KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH)
Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-kanak Kandang Kerbau (Malay)
竹脚妇幼医院 (Chinese)
கே கே பெண்கள் மற்றும் குழந்தைகள் மருத்துவமனை (Tamil)
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Street view of KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Map
Geography
Location100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899
Coordinates1°18′38.0″N 103°50′49.0″E / 1.310556°N 103.846944°E / 1.310556; 103.846944
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds830[1]
SpecialityWomen's and children's hospital
Public transit accessLittle India
History
Opened1858; 166 years ago (1858)
Links
Websitewww.kkh.com.sg

Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital (abbreviation: KKH) is the largest public hospital specialising in healthcare for women and children in Singapore, located at 100 Bukit Timah Road.[2]

From its humble beginnings as a small general hospital in 1858 to a 30-bed maternity hospital in 1924,[2] KKH has grown into an 830-bed hospital providing obstetric and gynecology, neonatology, and pediatric services.

Often referred to as "KK" amongst locals,[3] it is the birthplace of a sizeable proportion of Singaporeans, delivering over half of total newborns in the country as early as 1938.

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  3. ^ Auto, Hermes (17 October 2016). "From treating sex workers to maternity hospital: History of KKH | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.