Fortis Healthcare has opened a super-specialty hospital “Fortis Colorectal Hospital” (FCH) in Singapore to treat colorectal disorders. FCH, which is the first medical facility in Singapore and Southeast-Asia, will focus on education and research to improve the quality of colorectal disease treatment in the region. FCH is company’s first green-field hospital internationally and the 76th in global network.
Located along Adam Road, the 31-bed hospital, which entailed an investment of $70 million, was built over a year. The hospital will offer laparoscopic surgery and has a clinic that provides round-the-clock consultations and follow-up care for colorectal condition.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. In Singapore, it is the number one type of cancer affecting men and leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Over the last five years, more than 8,200 cases were diagnosed.
