Ren Ci Hospital

Ren Ci Hospital (Chinese: 仁慈医院) is one of the first few charity healthcare institutions in Singapore to provide affordable healthcare and rehabilitative services in Singapore. Established in 1994, Ren Ci Hospital currently has three facilities Ren Ci Community Hospital, Ren Ci @ Ang Mo Kio and Ren Ci @ Bukit Batok St. 52.[1] Besides government subvention, Ren Ci Hospital also relies heavily on public support and donation.

Ren Ci Hospital
Ren Chi Hospitals
Geography
LocationSingapore
Coordinates1.326062°N 103.850967°E / 1.326062; 103.850967
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeCommunity hospital
Religious affiliationBuddhist
History
Opened1994 (1994)
Links
Websitewww.renci.org.sg
ListsHospitals in Singapore

The hospital's CEO Shi Ming Yi performed stunts to help the patients to raise funds in the annual charity programme on Channel U since the first charity programme started in 2003.

Loh Kum Mow, a Singapore millionaire who died in December 2016 at the age of 89, divided his fortune in four. After his death he bequeathed large sums of money to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities, Ren Ci Hospital and Bo Tien Welfare Services Society. Ren Ci Hospital received close to S$840,000.[2]

Incident

In 2007, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the hospital is under investigation for 'possible irregularities in certain financial transactions'.[3] An audit found that the charity had made interest-free loans amounting to a few million dollars to various companies since 1996. There were discrepancies between what the charity recorded it lent and what the companies involved recorded as having borrowed. As the charity's Institute of Public Character (IPC) status was due to expire during investigation, it was not renewed.[4] It regained its IPC status on 5 August 2008.

In 2009, Ming Yi was convicted on four charges for misappropriating Ren Ci funds, making unauthorized loans and giving false information to the Commissioner for Charities.[5]

References
  1. "Organisation Structure". Ren Ci Hospital. Ren Ci Hospital. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. "'Stingy' millionaire donates S$3.35 million from S$20 million fortune to charity after his death". TODAYonline.
  3. Chong, Chee Kin. "10 Charges against Ming Yi". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. "Ren Ci under probe after MOH found financial irregularities". Channel NewsAsia. 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. "Former Ren Ci head, ex-aide Raymond Yeung found guilty of forging payment slips". ChannelNewsAsia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
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