If anyone thought of hospitals as haunted, it is seldom that people would question why. Some believe that though the dead may be gone, their spirits still linger. It is no wonder that when we think of haunted places, hospitals are among the first few spooky spots that come to mind.

Here in Singapore, the most popular haunted hospital is the Old Changi Hospital. OCH was not intended to be a hospital when first built – the British were planning for it to be a military location. It was later converted to a military hospital where all wounded soldiers and civilians were attended to. When the Japanese Occupation ended, it was converted back to a public hospital, with a military ward on the third level.

When the hospital operations were replaced by the new Changi General Hospital, OCH was isolated and left vacant. Haunted stories started emerging, with some visitors claiming to have sighted apparitions of soldiers and prisoners-of-war. Security guards of the site were no strangers to door slamming and unknown screaming in the middle of the night either. It is also a common belief that visitors should enter in groups of even numbers. Should the group be of an odd number, someone will inevitably find themselves with a new ‘partner’ when they leave the compounds.

While there are other haunted hospitals, OCH has gained notoriety. Its years of vacancy and easy accessibility to public have allowed curious locals to wander in and experience what OCH has to “offer”.