Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Historic site

About

This hospital was founded in 1844 by Tan Tock Seng, a philanthropic Hokkien Chinese pioneer, for the poor and destitute. Here, several firsts in Singapore's medical history were achieved.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Tan Tock Seng Hospital中文 陈笃生医院한국어 탄톡셍 병원日本語 タン・トク・セン病院 Wikidata Q7682145; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2021-03-05
Planning area
Novena URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources: see the official site NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Official site
ttsh.com.sgWikidata
Data
/api/sight/tan-tock-seng-hospital.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Novena · Exit A The exit nearest this place, 58 m in a straight line (station 131 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Sinaran Drive entrance of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433

Area

Balestier 778 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Novena Church Church · 231 m away Masjid Abdul Hamid Mosque · 444 m away Leng Ern Jee Temple Temple · 769 m away Tai Pei Yuen Temple Temple · 818 m away Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall Museum · 843 m away Burmese Buddhist Temple Temple · 865 m away

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