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Singapore public healthcare services recover after network disruption
A network connectivity issue disrupted some public healthcare services in Singapore on Tuesday, Oct 13.
It affected services including call centres, visitor registration and billing enquiries, and some patients faced longer waits or payment problems.
Synapxe said there was no indication the disruption was a cyber incident.
Services began coming back online at about 3pm, and all affected services were restored by 4.37pm.
By the afternoon, most patients at the institutions visited said appointments and medication collection were largely proceeding as usual, though some reported longer waits.
The disruption temporarily affected patient-facing services, but most patients later experienced limited impact.
A network connectivity disruption affected some services at public healthcare institutions in Singapore on Tuesday, Oct 13.
The disruption began at about 7.10am and led to longer waits and payment problems for some patients.
Affected services progressively came back online from about 3pm, and all services were restored by 4.37pm.
Most patients interviewed later in the day said their appointments and medication collection were largely unaffected.
Synapxe said there was no indication that the disruption was a cyber incident.
- Who
- Singapore’s public healthcare institutions and their patients were affected.
- What
- A technical issue disrupted network connectivity and some services, including patient-facing services.
- When
- Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026, from about 7.10am; all services were restored by 4.37pm.
- Where
- Public healthcare institutions across Singapore.
- Why
- A technical issue affecting network connectivity caused the disruption. Synapxe said there was no indication it was a cyber incident.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A technical issue affecting network connectivity began disrupting some services.
Affected services began progressively coming back online.
Synapxe said all services had been restored.
- Disruption began
- About 7.10am on Oct 13, 2026
- Services restored
- 4.37pm
- Cause
- Technical issue affecting network connectivity
- Cyber incident
- Synapxe said there was no indication of one
- Affected area
- Public healthcare institutions across Singapore
What people are saying
slightly longer than usual
Sources
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