Established in January 2008, the National University Health System (NUHS) is a joint venture between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Ministry of Health Holdings. NUHS groups the National University Hospital and the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry under a common governance structure to create synergies to advance its tripartite mission of excellence in clinical care, translational clinical research and education. These include training a cadre of healthcare providers and scientists whilst conducting research that focuses on bringing solution to this region's major healthcare challenges.

Leveraging a versatile and experienced team of clinicians, researchers and educators, the NUHS aims to provide the best of clinical care by applying the knowledge and findings of our research to benefit of our patients, while delivering top-notch medical education and training to produce Singapore's next generation of doctors, dentists, nurses and healthcare professionals.

About National University Hospital
The National University Hospital (NUH), a member of the National University Health System (NUHS), is a tertiary specialist hospital that provides advanced, leading-edge medical care and services. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities as well as dedicated and well-trained staff, the NUH is a major referral centre that delivers tertiary care for a wide range of medical and dental specialties including Cardiology, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery. It is the principal teaching hospital of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
With combined resources (from the teaching hospital and NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry), the NUH will be able to meet the healthcare needs of patients, train future generations of doctors more effectively, and help develop solutions to our healthcare problems through research.

Backed by substantive expertise and experience, the NUH was chosen by the Ministry of Health to develop two new national specialist centres, the National University Heart Centre, Singapore and National University Cancer Institute, Singapore to meet the growing need for cardiac and cancer treatments.

In 2004, the NUH became the first Singapore hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation, an international stamp for excellent clinical practices in patient care and safety. It was also the first hospital in Singapore to receive a triple ISO certification concurrently for Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems in 2002.

For further information on National University Hospital, please visit the hospital web site at www.nuh.com.sg