August 2019

Anglican Senior Centre (Woodlands), SACS’ fourth senior activity centre, provides a place for seniors living in the neighbourhood to be mentally, socially and physically active.

Something Old Something New, a social enterprise thrift shop, is co-located with the Centre.

April 2019

Anglican Senior Centre (Tampines), co-located with a social enterprise thrift shop, Something Old Something New, offers community spaces for elderly living in the neighbourhood to be engaged in various social-recreational activities. Basic support and befriending services are available at the centre.

St. Andrew’s Adult Home (Sengkang), Singapore’s first purpose-built long-term residential facility for adults on the autism spectrum, with a co-located Day Activity Centre started receiving residents. Respite care services are also available at the home.

11 February 2019

With the support of St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital, SACS started operating St. Andrew’s Nursing Home (Taman Jurong), a 290-bed nursing home, at Taman Jurong on 11 February 2019.

13 October 2018

The Ministry of Health appointed Singapore Anglican Community Services to operate Anglican Care Centre (Farrer Park), a transitional accommodation for persons in mental health recovery. It is the first of such a facility for adults and youths in Singapore.

25 May 2018

St. Andrew’s Senior Care (Tampines Central), part of Our Silver Hub, was officially opened. Housed within Our Tampines Hub, Our Silver Hub is a partnership with four other healthcare institutions to provide accessible and coordinated community healthcare and senior care services to the resident in Tampines.

St. Andrew’s Nursing Home (Queenstown), with a co-located senior care centre, St. Andrew’s Senior Care (Queenstown), was officially opened.

27 February 2018

St. Andrew’s Nursing Home (Henderson) was officially opened. This was St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital’s first nursing home with a co-located senior care centre, St. Andrew’s Senior Care (Henderson).

January 2018

SACS continues to strengthen its mission in caring for Singapore’s ageing population. SACS Centre (HillV2) was remodelled into Anglican Senior Centre (Hillview). The senior care centre provides general and enhanced dementia day care, maintenance day care, and community rehabilitation services for elderly residing in the neighbourhood.

13 October 2017

The Ministry of Health appointed Singapore Anglican Community Services to operate Anglican Care Centre (Farrer Park), a transitional accommodation for persons in mental health recovery. It is the first of such a facility for adults and youths in Singapore.

31 August 2017

Singapore Anglican Community Services commemorates 50 years of serving the community with the theme “Let Your Light Shine”.

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16

26 November 2016

SACS Senior Centre (Floral Spring), a senior activity centre in Yishun, was officially launched. The centre, renamed Anglican Senior Centre (Yishun) in 2018, is co-located with a social enterprise thrift shop, Something Old Something New.

30 July 2016

SACS was appointed by the Ministry of Social and Family Development in 2015 to run several senior services for our pioneer generation to age well in the community.

SACS Cluster Operator (Jurong East), renamed Anglican Cluster Operator (Jurong East) in 2018, looks after the social welfare and mental well-being of elderly living in Jurong East and Bukit Batok through Cluster Support and Senior Group Home services.

SACS Senior Centre (Golden Orchid), renamed Anglican Senior Centre (Jurong West) in 2018, a senior activity centre in Jurong West, encourages the elderly to be actively engaged in their community. Something Old Something New, a social enterprise thrift shop, is co-located with the Centre.

The two services were officially launched in 2016.

2016

SACS Psychiatric Services consolidated its various employment programmes for greater synergy. The Integrated Employment Services comprises the Employment Training Course (ETC), Employment Internship Programme (EIP), Employment Support Services (ESS), Employee Assistance Programme (EAP+) and Social Enterprises.

25 July 2015

The official opening of St. Andrew’s Senior Care (JOY Connect) marked SAMH’s first senior care centre.

23 July 2015

The Integrated Building, a collaboration between St. Andrew’s Community Hospital and Changi General Hospital, was Singapore’s first integrated facility focused on providing acute, subacute and rehabilitative care in wards that are acuity-adaptable and which have a common and innovative ward design aimed at better supporting the elderly patients.

November 2013

St. Andrew’s Nursing Home (Buangkok) commenced operations. It provides psychiatric long-term care. It is helmed by SAMH and supported by SACS.

18 October 2013

SAMH celebrated 100 years of service to the nation.

5 October 2012

Community Rehabilitation and Support Services (Yishun) was officially opened in 2012. Renamed Anglican Care Centre (Yishun) in 2018, the centre provides community intervention and day rehabilitation services to persons with mental health issues and their caregivers.

November 2011

St. Andrew’s Community Hospital joined the Eastern Health Alliance as a founding member together with Changi General Hospital, SingHealth Polyclinics and The Salvation Army PeaceHaven Nursing Home.

25 July 2011

Community Rehabilitation and Support Services (Pasir Ris) was officially opened in 2011. Renamed Anglican Care Centre (Pasir Ris) in 2018, the centre reaches out to persons with mental health issues and their caregivers through community intervention and day rehabilitation services.

27 March 2010

Since 2006, the Community Rehabilitation and Support Services (CRSS) programme has made counselling, training and support services accessible to persons with mental health issues and their caregivers at their place of residence.

The first CRSS centre was officially opened in Bukit Batok, together with the launch of Employment Support Services, a job matching, placement and support services for persons with mental health issues.

Today, CRSS (Bukit Batok), renamed Anglican Care Centre (Bukit Batok) in 2018, continues to journey with persons with mental health issues through community intervention and day rehabilitation services.

2010

St. Andrew’s Community Hospital launched a series of community initiatives including:

• A mobile medical service providing free primary care to communities-in-need.
• Community therapy services for residents with rehabilitative needs in Tanjong Rhu and Mountbatten.
• Therapy sessions for residents with rehabilitative needs in Kampong Glam.
• Occupational therapy for clients of Simei Care Centre as part of their mental rehabilitation therapy.

St. Andrew’s Autism Centre at Elliot Road was officially opened by President SR Nathan.

October 2009

SACS was the first mental health organisation in Asia to be accredited the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Since 2009, SACS Psychiatric Services has attained the three-year accreditation for the fifth time in 2021.

March 2009

Going the second mile, St. George’s Place was relocated to SACS Family Care Centre (FCC), a new and larger compound to serve more families in need. In 2018, FCC was renamed to Anglican Family Centre.

SACS Employment Support Services, supported by Temasek Cares, was set up to provide employment services that help persons with mental health conditions gain and sustain employment in the competitive job market.

24 April 2007

CITY Community Services was initiated by St. Andrew’s Cathedral in 2005 to meet the needs of disadvantaged primary school children and nurture good character in them with enrichment courses and after-school activities. Synergy with parishes was enhanced when CITY partnered with Singapore Anglican Community Services in 2007 to expand their service avenues to more needy children.

1 June 2005

PEACE-Connect Neighbourhood Link was the first concerted effort between Parishes and Singapore Anglican Community Services to serve the needy. PCNL served the elderly residents of Kampong Glam to help them age in place. PCNL adopted a new service model in operation as PEACE-Connect Senior Activity Centre (PCsac) from 2010 onwards.

In 2015, the Ministry of Social and Family Development appointed PCsac’s expansion as PEACE-Connect Cluster Operator to serve a greater pool of seniors through Cluster Support Services, Senior Activity Centres, and the Senior Group Home.

18 April 2005

St. Andrew’s Community Hospital moved to a purpose-built facility in Simei. It was the first community hospital to be connected via a link bridge to an acute-care general hospital – Changi General Hospital.

9 April 2005

Simei Care Centre (SCC) was the first and only purpose-built psychiatric care centre in Singapore. Modelled after an enterprise concept, the Centre’s facilities are designed for a comprehensive and effective recovery journey with residential and day rehabilitation services, social enterprises, a sheltered workshop and a clubhouse.

With the setting up of SCC, services from Elliot Road and Balestier Care Centres were consolidated for greater synergy. SCC was officially opened by Mr. S R Nathan, President of Singapore, in 2005. In 2018, SCC was renamed to Anglican Care Centre (Simei).

29 October 2004

With the expansion of the Anglican community services, it was timely to revise the constitution and strengthen its governing structure. Singapore Anglican Welfare Council was restructured and renamed Singapore Anglican Community Services to improve synergy with parishes and deliver more services to those in need.

It was officially launched by Mr. S R Nathan, President of Singapore, in 2006.

11 September 2004

St. George’s Place took up the baton of crisis refuge ministry upon the closure of East Coast Care Centre.

9 November 2002

Hougang Care Centre (HCC) was set up under the appointment of the Ministry of Health to rehabilitate long-staying patients from View Road Hospital.

Today, HCC, renamed Anglican Care Centre (Hougang) in 2018, continues to help clients work towards independent living and community reintegration through a modified clubhouse concept. Residential and day rehabilitation programmes are designed to support them in their recovery journey.

1998

St. Andrew’s Lifestreams was launched, providing training, education and counselling services.

23 November 1996

Balestier Care Centre was a re-establishment of a former state-run psychiatric rehabilitation facility, the Mandalay Day Centre. It provided residential and day care services to persons with mental health issues.

20 April 1996

Kallang Care Centre (KCC) took over the ministry of crisis refuge when Whampoa Care Centre closed in 1995. In addition to residential care, services were expanded to include after-school care and counselling.

In May 2000, the Land Office took back KCC premises and the refuge shelter was merged with East Coast Care Centre.

31 Oct 1992

St. Andrew’s Community Hospital officially opened (at the same site of the St. Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital). It was the first community hospital in Singapore and provided subsidised intermediate care for the elderly.

30 May 1992

East Coast Care Centre (ECCC) catered its services to men who sought refuge from crisis. Male clients with mental health issues were received from Whampoa Care Centre to improve the facilitation of their rehabilitative care.

Something Old Something New, a social enterprise thrift shop, was started in ECCC to provide vocational training for persons recovering from mental health issues.

In 1997, ECCC was converted into a family crisis shelter to meet rising demand. Male clients who required psychiatric rehabilitation were transferred to Balestier Care Centre.

17 February 1992

Elliot Road Care Centre (ERCC) opened its doors to women who needed refuge for psychiatric rehabilitation.

Female clients with mental health issues were transferred from Whampoa Care Centre to ERCC for more effective rehabilitation in a women-only facility.

11 August 1986

Whampoa Care Centre (WCC) started out as a residential refuge for women and children experiencing family crisis. A co-located sheltered workshop equipped the women with new skills to be economically self-sufficient.

In 1987, the Council discovered that many of the residents’ problems stemmed from undiagnosed mental health issues. WCC decided to shift its focus to psychiatric care to help them more effectively.

1982 – 1987

With the advent of public healthcare, the need for charity hospitals for children declined. Both St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital for Children and St. Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital eventually ceased operations. St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital Clinic continued with its outpatient services.

15 March 1980

St. Gregory’s Hall was officially opened in a parsonage of the Armenian Apostolic Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator to provide day care and counselling services to the elderly, victims of family crisis, and recovering drug addicts.

3 August 1968

The first Welfare Centre Building was built in St. Margaret’s School at Sophia Road.

31 August 1967

Mr. Francis Thomas was entrusted by the Dean of St. Andrew’s Cathedral to set up a pro tem committee in developing the Anglican welfare work.

In 1967, the Anglican Welfare Council (renamed Singapore Anglican Welfare Council in 1977) was inaugurated with the mission to “carry out community services and welfare work, amongst the elderly, the poor, the destitute and the aged sick, according to the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1952 – 1972

St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital opened two community outpatient clinics and grew to include new wards and specialist clinics.

1950s

Mrs. Catharine Eng Neo Thomas, a trained nurse and wife of the principal of St. Andrew’s School, Mr. Francis Thomas, started a free clinic in Potong Pasir to serve the needy villagers.

1946

Work resumed at both hospitals after World War II. St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital relocated to Tanjong Pagar and re-launched its services as a children’s hospital – St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital for Children. St. Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital resumed its services in Siglap.

Dec 1941

During WWII, St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital provided outpatient services during the Japanese occupation while St. Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital was used as a radar station.

28 Feb 1939

St. Andrew’s Orthopaedic Hospital was opened in Siglap. It was the first hospital of its kind to treat children with tuberculosis of the bones and joints. It had two wards with 30 beds each.

22 May 1923

The St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital for Women and Children was opened at Erskine Road. The hospital had 60 inpatient beds and an outpatient clinic.

18 October 1913

A small dispensary was opened at 220 Bencoolen Street by Dr Charlotte Ferguson-Davie, wife of The Right Reverend Charles Ferguson-Davie, the first Bishop of Singapore. More dispensaries were opened and demand for inpatient care was high.