An accountant by training and Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, Ms Margaret Lee has more than 20 years’ experience in the local public healthcare system, with expertise in healthcare management, finance and corporate services development.
As the Chief Executive Officer of SingHealth Community Hospitals, Ms Lee stewards the organisation’s efforts in establishing itself as a leading provider of sub-acute and rehabilitation care. Her guidance drives staff to adopt a new care model and deliver person-centred care to achieve patients’ health goals. Ms Lee also engages staff to foster an environment conducive for best practices and corporate governance, while maintaining financial effectiveness and sustainability.
Prior to her current appointment, Ms Lee was the Group Chief Financial Officer of the then-newly-formed National University Health System. She also served as Chief Financial Officer of National University Hospital, where she was pivotal in implementing IT systems and financial frameworks, and leading a successful financial turnaround.
Ms Lee has sat on the National Clinician Remuneration Committee and sub-committee as well as on various finance project committees set up by the Ministry of Health Holdings.
Currently, Ms Lee is a member on the Bowen Secondary School Advisory Committee. She is also SingHealth’s Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer (Regional Health System and Strategic Finance) and covering Director, SingHealth Office for Insights and Analytics.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Organisational Innovation In Intermediate Care – Sharing By SingHealth Community Hospitals
SingHealth Community Hospitals (SCH) is a new organisation set up in 2016 and comprises Bright Vision Hospital, Sengkang Community Hospital and Outram Community Hospital. The presentation will cover SCH’s experiences in the area of organisational innovation for the purpose of improving care delivery of its patients and operational efficiency. The sharing will also include the rationale and challenges of forming the new entity; the design of spaces and workflows in the hospitals to achieve integrated seamless care delivery; forming partnerships with key stakeholders including acute hospitals, primary and community partners to support patients across the care continuum; and bringing its people together to build SCH’s culture.
2. Panel Discussion : Fulfilling Careers For Administrators In Healthcare
The panel sharing and discussion aims to inspire the audience in finding fulfilling careers in the healthcare industry.
The panelists involved in the discussion are:
· Ms Joanne Yap, Group Chief Operating Officer, National University Hospital Singapore
· Ms Yen Tan, Chief Operating Officer, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
· Ms Margaret Lee, Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth Community Hospitals
· Mr Geoffrey Gui, Deputy Director, Organisation Planning & Performance, SGH
The panel discussion will be moderated by Ms Low Peck Kem, Chief Human Resource Officer/Senior Director (Workforce Development), Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office.
Through the sharing by each panellist on their career journey, the discussion offers insights and perspectives for the conference participants into career growth within the healthcare industry and how they too, can take charge of their career development