EAST Shore Hospital, renamed Parkway East yesterday, is planning to double its capacity by building a new, five-storey annexe that will house more than 100 beds.
The extension will bring the number of beds in the hospital to 220, up from 118 now, and should be ready in a few years' time.
The new beds will be spread equally among maternity, surgical and medical treatment wards.
But even before approval for the extension is given, the hospital is already looking around for space to expand further.
Parkway East's chief executive officer, Dr Michael Tan, has begun a search for space adjoining or near the hospital at Joo Chiat Place for further growth, as he expects the new annexe to hit capacity within four years of its opening.
Parkway East, the oldest of Parkway Holdings' three hospitals here, has long been regarded as the poor cousin to the Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth hospitals, both of which are located downtown.
[SOURCE: http://www.straitstimes.com]
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