SingaporeHEALTHCARESERVICES--------------------------------------------------------------------------------TITLE:HEALTHCARESERVICESSUBJECTCOUNTRY(IES):SINGAPOREPOSTOFORIGIN:SINGAPORESERIES:INDUSTRYSECTORANALYSIS(ISA)ITAINDUSTRYCODE:HCSDATEOFREPORT(YYMMDD):990401DELETIONDATE(YYMMDD):020401AUTHOR:TONGMEEMIENAPPROVINGOFFICER:STEPHANJ.HELGESENOFFICER'STITLE:DEPUTYSENIORCOMMERCIALOFFICERNUMBEROFPAGES:22INTERNATIONALCOPYRIGHT,U.S.&FOREIGNCOMMERCIALSERVICEANDU.S.DEPARTMENTOFSTATE,1999.ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDOUTSIDEOFTHEUNITEDSTATES目录：SUMMARY........................................................................................................................................1Singaporehas23hospitals,ofwhich10areoperatedbytheMOH..................................................2A.MARKETPROFILE市场情况...................................................................................................3HealthCareReforms...........................................................................................................................6HospitalServices.................................................................................................................................7HealthCareExpenditure.....................................................................................................................8B.COMPETITIVEANALYSIS（竞争态势）.............................................................................12MountElizabethHospitalisthebestknownhospitalinthe............................................................13C.END-USERANALYSIS............................................................................................................14D.MARKETACCESS...................................................................................................................14SUMMARYSingaporehasbuiltasoundhealthcareinfrastructuresinceitsindependencein1965.Despitethissuccess,theSingaporeGovernmentcontinuestofacemanychallenges.Theseinclude:-arapidlyageingpopulation-changinghealthneedsofthepopulation-increasingcostofprovidinghealthcare-risingexpectations/demandforbetterandmoresophisticatedhealthservicesSingapore'shealthcareserviceiscomparabletothoseofdevelopedcountries.Withapopulationof3.1million(1997),thepercapitagovernmenthealthcareexpenditurein1997wasUS$300.In1996,thepercapitatotalhealthcareexpenditure(publicandprivate)wasUS$745.Thisisabovetheaverageforcountriesinthesurroundingregion.Singapore'shighstandardofhealthcareserviceisrenownedinAsia.PatientsfromtheregionhaveusedSingapore'sfacilitiesalthoughthecurrenteconomicdownturnhasaffectedtheinflowby10%.NameslikeSingaporeGeneralHospital,NationalUniversityHospital,MountElizabethHospital,andGleneaglesHospitalarewellknownintheregion.TheMinistryofHealth(MOH)playsadominantroleindevelopingthehealthcareserviceinSingapore.Itisinstrumentalinestablishingstandardsandensuringthattheindustryisfinanciallysound.Singaporehospitals,bothpublicandprivate,areassuredofhealthybalancesheetsduetotheMOH'sprudentplanningforhealthcarefinancing.Becauseofrisingmedicalcostsandanageingpopulation,theSingaporegovernmentdrewupguidelinesonhealthcaretoaddresstheincreasingburden.Basedonthe"1993WhitePaperonAffordableHealthCare",theMOHhasimplementedseveralpoliciesonhealthcarefinancingoverthepastfewyears.Oneofthepolicies(knownasCASEMIX),announcedinNovember1998,w...
