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Healthcare at a glance

Overview of our healthcare system

Last updated 7 March 2025

Healthcare capacity

12,000

public hospital beds

19,200

nursing home beds

26

polyclinics

1,400

CHAS GP clinic

Total healthcare workforce

120,300

healthcare workers

Community care for seniors

223

active ageing centres

15,000

home care places

Healthcare expenditure

$16.8b

Government Health Expenditure (2022)

Population health

75 yrs

Health Adjusted Life Expectancy at Birth (Source: Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021)