SGH Hospital of the Future

As we move further into the 21st century, the sustainable delivery of safe, high-quality healthcare presents an unprecedented challenge.  Increasing demand on health services, reflecting an aging population with complex chronic comorbid diseases, is placing considerable strain on most health systems which were designed primarily for episodic acute illness in the past. ⁠SGH Hospital of the Future P...

What is value-based healthcare? Why does it require different ways of working and how will this affect healthcare providers, clinicians, nurses, and healthcare workers?   Professor  Paul van der Nat , an international expert in value-based healthcare, shares his experience on how value-based healthcare, where care is organised around the patient based on patient needs, future-proofs care, and how...

Professor David Bates, Medical Director of Clinical and Quality Analysis at Mass General Brigham (MGB), is a physician, biomedical informatician, and academic recognised for his research on leveraging health information technology (HIT) to enhance healthcare safety and quality, particularly with clinical decision support systems. In this SGH Hospital of the Future podcast, he shares about his rese...

Ever wonder what a clinical and molecular geneticist actually does? What are some of the biggest misconceptions people have about precision medicine and genomics?​ Find out in this SGH Hospital of the Future podcast, as Associate Professor  Goh Su-Yen  and Associate Professor  Tan Ee Shien  hear from Professor  Wendy Chung , Chief of Pediatrics,  Boston Children's Hospital , and Mary Ellen Ave...

Associate Professor Ross Clark discusses his two-decade collaboration with Singapore General Hospital, revealing how clinician-driven research and innovation transforms patient care through technology. His work has potential impact on population health and how we bring healthcare closer to our patient communities. Associate Professor Clark has a passion for developing technology for assessing phys...

Mass General Brigham (MGB)’s academic research enterprise includes one of the largest hospital-based research programs in the U.S., with more than USD2billion in annual research funding. The integrated health system generates over USD20billion in annual operating revenue, cares for approximately 2.5 million patients each year, and includes a managed care organization, outpatient facilities, and co...

Professor Dame Carol Black , British physician and academic, Rheumatology specialist, and international expert on systemic sclerosis, has held varied positions in Medicine since the 1970s. Join her as she shares insights from a lifetime of giving, making a positive difference, and effecting change through taking risks in her own career and stewardship with our SGH Hospital of the Future podcast ho...

Home provides familiarity, comfort and dignity in the recovery process. Recovering at home can significantly reduce the stress and anxiety often associated with hospital stays. It also supports emotional well-being and helps patients maintain mobility, as they are more likely to move around with appropriate supervision in a home environment. With the promise of better outcomes, lower costs and enh...

What do we mean when we refer to Digital Health? How will the future of healthcare systems around the world be significantly transformed by Digital Health? How will Digital Health challenge and fundamentally change existing healthcare frameworks and the future of healthcare? Join Professor Henrique Martins as he shares insights from his time at the the Portugal Ministry of Health where he was resp...

How can we foster a culture of innovation and provide continuous skill development and learning opportunities to overcome the challenge of resistance to emerging technologies? In this SGH Hospital of the Future podcast, we explore how we can build trust in and demystify new systems by engaging stakeholders early, ensuring inclusive access to training and support, demonstrating tangible benefits an...

Join us as  Jon J.P. Warner, MD   explains  Why Most Published Research Findings Are False , and that while surgeons conduct research to validate practices, high-reliability organisations like NASA and nuclear facilities take the opposite approach—actively seeking to disprove assumptions, knowing that errors can have catastrophic consequences. This contrast highlights why innovation is essential f...

As hospitals worldwide explore in-house medical device production, the University Hospital Basel has become a pioneer in developing patient-specific 3D printed implants. In this podcast, Dr  Neha Sharma , Deputy Head of the Medical Advanced Manufacturing (Swiss MAM) Research Group and the  3D Print Lab   at the  Universitätsspital Basel  (University Hospital Basel, USB), Switzerland, joins SGH&#39...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has an undeniable impact on healthcare in general, and radiology in particular. Starting in late 2017, Mayo Clinic’s Department of Radiology formed an enterprise-wide organisation to deliver AI algorithms into the clinical practice. The Framework for AI Software Technologies, or FAST is tasked with identifying, training, deploying, and monitoring AI models in Mayo’s ra...

Change is the only constant at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) which invests heavily in the pursuit of innovative ways to transform healthcare delivery, improve clinical outcomes, and empower healthcare workers. Join our podcast hosts Dr Lionel Cheng and Dr Goh Su Yen as they put SGH's new CEO Clinical Associate Professor Tan Hiang Khoon in the hot seat in the inaugural episode of SGH Hospita...