Raffles hospital loo choon yong biography

Raffles Medical executive chairman, Dr Loo Choon Yong, reminisces about his medical journey, and reveals how to maintain the competitive edge in healthcare.

All photos from Raffles Medical Group

The following is the first of a two-part feature on Raffles Medical Executive Chairman, Dr Loo Choon Yong, which was published in the Nov 2013 edition of SMA News.

It is republished with permission from the Singapore Medical Association.

Dr Loo Choon Yong was awarded Businessman of the Year 2012 at the Singapore Business Awards 2013 ceremony in April last year. Although the Executive Chairman of Raffles Medical Group proudly received this award, he was initially apprehensive that the award could cause the misconception that Raffles Medical Group was more profit driven than patient-driven.

But to those who knew him, it should come as no surprise that Dr Loo is rightfully one of the top businessmen in Singapore, having displayed fine business acumen since his childhood days, coupled