In 1952, the Sisters were given an opportunity to start a private hospital to bring nursing care and services to the population.

[2] After Singapore gained self-government and the 1959 Singaporean general election, the matching grant from the colonial government was cancelled.

The Sisters had to adjust their plans to cater for a 60-bed hospital instead of 200 but would be fully equipped to provide medical, surgical and maternity care.

[4] Staffing was done entirely by the Sisters who were professionally trained as nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, radiographers, laboratory technicians and other support services.

This provided improved outpatient facilities, a new delivery suite, a third labour ward, a specialised nursery for premature infants and two more operating theatres.

With the seaport bustling with activities at that time, the Sisters also regularly went out to the anchored ships to drive blood donation from visiting seamen.

During the early years after independence, government focus on expanding medical services in primary healthcare was to improve hygiene.

In July 1965, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew officially opened a new 5-storey wing, which brought the total number of beds to 127.

Clinical support staff received training and skills upgrading with attachments at leading international institutions.

MAH scored a first as a private healthcare initiative by beaming the procedure live from the operating theatre to be viewed in a separate training area.

The following year, MAH added 24-hour outpatient clinic services to fill the gap when extended hours in Singapore public sector polyclinics were discontinued In October 2010, MAH opened the Alvernia Parentcraft Centre for ante-natal care, childbirth education and newborn baby care.

It housed additional diagnostic imaging facilities, a bigger health screening centre, more operating theatres and patient beds.

The new medical centre D was finally completed and officially opened by Minister of Health, Gan Kim Yong in October 2014.

This new 17,490sq m new facility not only provides additional medical suites, but also expanded car park space for the hospital.

Several outreach activities were extended to overseas community organizations in Indonesia and Vietnam through charity events and free health screenings.