Mount Alvernia Hospital

Mount Alvernia Hospital is Singapore's only not-for-profit private general acute tertiary care hospital, founded on 4 March 1961 by the Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM). The hospital's origins trace to 1949, when a small group of FMDM Sisters arrived in Singapore to serve as nurses at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Over a decade, the Sisters saved their earnings to fund the establishment of a Catholic hospital dedicated to serving all races and religions with compassion.

Located at 820 Thomson Road opposite MacRitchie Reservoir in central Singapore, the hospital occupies a serene, leafy campus that distinguishes it from the busier urban hospital environment. The hospital operates 353 beds and is supported by nearly 400 on-campus specialist doctors and over 1,480 accredited medical professionals spanning 28 specialties. The hospital manages more than 60 specialist clinics across its campus and two adjacent Medical Centres.

Driven by its Christian mission and the guiding principles of the Catholic Church, Mount Alvernia Hospital delivers compassionate, holistic care regardless of race, religion, or nationality. The hospital's not-for-profit status means that surpluses are reinvested into improving facilities, staff training, and patient care rather than distributed as shareholder dividends. This philosophy is reflected in its strong reputation among Singaporean families, particularly for maternity, children's health, and cancer care.

Mount Alvernia Hospital's maternity programme is one of the most popular among private patients in Singapore, and the hospital is consistently recognised for warmth, personalised nursing care, and positive patient experiences.

Mount Alvernia Hospital provides comprehensive specialist care across 28 medical and surgical specialties, with particular strength in maternity, paediatrics, oncology, cardiology, and general surgery.

The hospital's Maternity Centre is highly regarded among Singapore's private hospitals, offering antenatal care, delivery suites, postnatal wards, and neonatal services. The Paediatric department covers general paediatrics and paediatric subspecialties. The Oncology Centre provides cancer diagnosis, medical oncology, and surgical oncology services, supported by a Chemotherapy Day Centre.

Other key specialties include Anaesthesia, Cardiology, Dental and Oral Health, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Gerontology, Gynaecology, Haematology, Hypertension Management, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Nephrology, Neurology, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Pain Management, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Radiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, and Rheumatology.

The hospital's two Medical Centres adjacent to the main building house private specialist consulting rooms, extending the breadth of outpatient specialist services available on campus. Both centres are tenanted by consultants across a wide range of disciplines, making Mount Alvernia Hospital a comprehensive one-stop private specialist hub.

Mount Alvernia Hospital's 353-bed campus features modern medical facilities maintained to the highest standards expected of a premium private hospital in Singapore. The hospital is equipped across multiple areas of clinical excellence.

The Delivery Suite Complex offers private birthing rooms, water birth options, and dedicated labour, delivery, recovery, and postpartum (LDRP) rooms allowing mothers to remain in the same room throughout the birthing process. The Neonatal Unit provides care for premature and sick newborns. The hospital's operating theatres are equipped for all major surgical specialties including laparoscopic, robotic-assisted, and cardiac procedures.

Diagnostic imaging includes MRI, CT, PET-CT (via partner arrangement), digital mammography, ultrasound, and digital X-ray. The Clinical Laboratory provides comprehensive haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, and anatomical pathology services. The Chemotherapy Day Centre offers infusion services for cancer patients in a supportive outpatient environment. The hospital's pharmacy is a full-service inpatient and outpatient pharmacy with compounding capabilities. The two campus Medical Centres extend the hospital's specialist outpatient footprint.

The peaceful Thomson Road location opposite MacRitchie Reservoir is considered a therapeutic asset, providing patients and families with access to greenery during recovery and reducing the urban stress typically associated with hospital visits.

Mount Alvernia Hospital provides dedicated international patient services through the Mount Alvernia Hospital International Centre (MAHIC), supporting patients who travel to Singapore from across Southeast Asia and beyond.

The MAHIC team assists with pre-arrival planning including appointment scheduling, medical record review, and treatment planning consultations with specialist doctors. Communication support is available in English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, and Bahasa Melayu, reflecting the hospital's significant patient base from Indonesia and Malaysia. Additional interpretation can be arranged for Tamil and other languages.

International patients commonly visit Mount Alvernia Hospital for maternity and obstetric care, cancer treatment, cardiac services, orthopaedic surgery, and paediatric care. The hospital has a strong reputation among Indonesian and Malaysian patients in particular, who appreciate the personalised private hospital environment combined with Singapore's world-class medical standards.

Post-arrival services include dedicated international coordinators, insurance processing, accommodation referrals near the Thomson Road campus, and discharge planning with telemedicine follow-up consultations for patients returning to their home countries.

Mount Alvernia Hospital is licensed by the Ministry of Health Singapore and adheres to MOH's stringent regulatory standards for private hospitals, covering clinical governance, nursing staffing ratios, infection prevention, and patient safety practices.

As a private hospital with a not-for-profit mission, Mount Alvernia is governed by a Board of Directors and a Mission and Ethics Committee that ensures the hospital's operations remain aligned with Catholic health ethics and compassionate care principles. The hospital's specialist doctors hold Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (FAMS) and equivalent international qualifications.

The hospital has received Singapore's Healthcare Humanity Award and has been consistently ranked among the top private hospitals in Singapore for patient satisfaction by independent surveys. Mount Alvernia Hospital is accredited by the Singapore Medical Council for clinical training posts and participates in continuing medical education for its resident and visiting medical staff. The hospital's laboratory holds ISO accreditation for diagnostic laboratory services, and its nursing staff are registered with the Singapore Nursing Board.