Founded in 1910 by a group of Cantonese merchants, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital started as a free hospital for newly-arrived Cantonese immigrants.
In 1973, the constitution of the Hospital was amended and from 1974, the hospital admits in-patients from all ethnic groups. Kwong Wai Shiu is a fine example of a communal hospital that has since opened its doors to the needy of all communities in our multi-racial and multi-cultural country.
The current main Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital building dates from the 1950s. It stands on the site of the second Tan Tock Seng Hospital before the latter moved to its current location. See if you can identify the three colonial buildings that were originally built for the old Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Visit the hall of the administration section of the Hospital where photographs of the founders of the hospital are prominently displayed.
The area is also known as Rumah Miskin, or Poor Man's House, as Tan Tock Seng Hospital was meant to serve the poor.