Image Caption: Liaw Yit Ming, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation Healthcare (L) and Paul Kan, Country Head, SME Banking (Emerging Enterprise), UOB, sign MoU

Foundation Healthcare Holdings (FHH), Singapore’s largest multi-specialty private healthcare group and founding member of the Health Connective  Programme, entered a strategic partnership with UOB to provide tailored banking, insurance, and digital solutions for healthcare providers who are part of Health Connective. Through this partnership, more than 650 healthcare providers will gain access to a suite of solutions tailored to address financial, business protection, and operational needs of healthcare  providers.  

UOB will provide 'Merchant Terminals for comprehensive payment acceptance', 'Cash Management Solutions' and 'Tailored Clinic Insurance Packages'. These offerings represent the initial phase assistance available to Health Connective Programme members. Launched in October 2024, the Health Connective Programme aims to improve health  outcomes and elevate the quality of care through closer collaboration between family  physicians, general practitioners (GPs), specialists, and allied health professionals. Today, the  Programme supports a growing network of more than 650 healthcare providers across Singapore. 

“The Health Connective Programme was created to remove friction across the healthcare journey - not just in clinical care, but across the business and operational realities faced by healthcare providers,” said Liaw Yit Ming, Chief Executive Officer of Foundation Healthcare Holdings. “As the founding member of the Programme, FHH is committed to building a  connected, sustainable private healthcare ecosystem. Through our collaboration with UOB, we  are extending this ecosystem beyond healthcare delivery to provide members easier access to  tailored financial and digital solutions so they can operate more efficiently and focus on what  matters most - patient care.” 

“We understand Foundation Healthcare’s patient-centric priorities and designed a comprehensive  suite of financial solutions to address the needs of their healthcare stakeholders. Our purpose built solutions aim to manage operational risk, strengthen operational efficiency, and business resilience for its growing network of over 650 healthcare providers across Singapore,” said Paul  Kan, Country Head, SME Banking (Emerging Enterprise), UOB.  

Foundation Healthcare Holdings (FHH) is Singapore's largest multi-specialty private healthcare group, dedicated to transforming and strengthening the healthcare ecosystem through  collaboration, innovation, and patient-centered care. Through strategic partnerships and  technology-enabled care coordination, FHH makes private healthcare more sustainable,  accessible, and affordable by eliminating operational inefficiencies. FHH’s growing ecosystem  encompasses more than 100 in-house specialists across 16 specialties, alongside a portfolio of  ambulatory surgery centres and ancillary services.