RHEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Companies in this section deliver healthcare services by medical doctors and health professionals, as well as residential care and social assistance activities.
Singapore healthcare landscape spans public and private acute hospitals, specialist medical clinics, GP polyclinics, dental surgeries, diagnostic imaging centres, and clinical laboratories.
Social services encompass nursing homes for elderly residents, day care centres, disability support services, and child welfare social work agencies.
Commonly Registered Businesses
Key SSIC 2025 ActivitiesMost frequent business registrations, commercial entities and popular sub-classes in Section R:
Clinics and general medical services (Western)
General practitioner (GP) medical clinics providing primary ambulatory patient healthcare
Acute hospitals
Tertiary and acute hospital healthcare facilities with 24/7 emergency and surgical capabilities
Dental clinics
Dental surgeries providing general and specialized orthodontic and oral healthcare
Medical laboratories
Diagnostic clinical pathology, medical biochemistry, and microbiological analysis testing
Nursing and personal care facilities
Residential nursing homes providing 24-hour nursing supervision and assisted living
Social services for the elderly
Elderly day activity centres, community care services and senior welfare programmes
Official SingStat Definition & Scope
This section includes the provision of health and social work activities. Activities include a wide range of activities, private or public. It includes:
•health care provided by trained medical professionals in hospitals and other facilities, including outpatient settings
•residential care activities that still involve a degree of health care activities
•social work activities without accommodation and any involvement of health care professionals
This section also includes social work activities with accommodation, such as temporary homeless shelters.
Cross-References & Exclusions (Classified Elsewhere)
- • child care centres providing pre-primary education services, see 85100
- • non-medical diet and slimming services, see 96022