NUHS@Home, the National University Health System’s (NUHS) innovative hospital-at-home programme, is expanding its reach to provide hospital-level care to more patients in the community. Celebrating its fifth anniversary on 3 October 2025, NUHS announced that the programme now includes referrals from community care teams and selected nursing homes in Singapore’s western region.
Since its mainstream launch in 2024, NUHS@Home has cared for approximately 200 patients referred from the community, addressing conditions such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections. This expansion allows more patients to receive necessary care without hospital admission.
The programme, which began in September 2020 with three virtual beds, has grown to 100 beds and aims to quadruple to 400. To date, nearly 7,000 patients have benefitted, saving over 42,000 hospital bed days. Dr Stephanie Ko, NUHS@Home Lead, highlighted the programme’s success, stating, “NUHS@Home was first developed as a community-based alternative to staying in the hospital.”
NUHS@Home now offers over 30 care pathways, including post-transplant and post-operative care. Recent expansions include services for bone marrow transplant patients and post-surgery recovery. Future plans involve extending services to mental health and paediatrics, with a goal to integrate more nursing homes by 2027.
