Former Thong Chai Medical Institution

Former Thong Chai Medical Institution, Singapore

Former Thong Chai Medical Institution

Historic site

About

Home to the first free traditional Chinese medical clinic for the poor in Singapore, the Former Thong Chai Medical Institution testifies to the Chinese pioneers' spirit of mutual assistance and their generosity towards the poor and needy.

National Heritage Board, National Monuments (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Former Thong Chai Medical Institution中文 新加坡同济医院한국어 옛 통차이 의료원日本語 シンガポール同済医院 English: National Heritage Board; other languages: Wikidata Q7085211; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
National Monument National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Singapore River URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/former-thong-chai-medical-institution.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Clarke Quay · Exit B The exit nearest this place, 68 m in a straight line (station 260 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps 50 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059803

Area

Clarke Quay 296 m from the centre of the area Chinatown 446 m from the centre of the area Civic District 677 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Hong Lim Park Park and garden · 141 m away Omar Kampong Malacca Mosque Mosque · 170 m away Read Bridge Bridge · 201 m away Family Justice Courts Architecture · 276 m away Clarke Quay Quays and piers · 296 m away Tan Si Chong Su Temple · 336 m away

Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.