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Technology will also play a larger role in medical care.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon help medical teams diagnose patients, prescribe care pathways, analyse scans, and highlight anomalies. It will also generate medical records by listening to doctor-patient conversations. Sensors and algorithms will track patient movements to ensure safety. Robotic surgery could also become more affordable with lower equipment costs, better efficiency, and consolidation of case volume.

There'll also be a shift towards community-based healthcare.
Mr Ong said acute and community hospitals, family doctors, nursing homes, hospices, and other care providers will work more closely to support patient recovery, rehabilitation, and smoother transitions. NUH will expand its role in active ageing centres & provide clinical, preventive care through its health posts in the community. 

Partnerships may also extend to fitness coaches, coffee shops, and hawker centres to promote healthier lifestyles.He said, “In other words, I believe in the next 10 years, there will be a decisive shift away from hospitals to the community in giving care.”