Martin Medical Centre is a family GP clinic on the ground floor of Block 111 Woodlands Street 13, about six minutes' walk from Woodlands MRT. Founded by Dr Christopher Martin in 1988, it has served the Woodlands community for decades with a mission to promote wellness and improve quality of life through a supportive, inclusive healthcare environment.
Consultations cover everyday illness and comprehensive check-ups, backed by lab tests and health screening packages for annual reviews or chronic condition monitoring. The clinic is a Healthier SG practice and offers a free first consultation on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday for residents enrolling with a family doctor. Services extend to wound dressing and negative pressure wound therapy, knee injections, work permit and pre-employment medicals, LPA, AMD and deputyship certification, plus aesthetics medicine and Kintaro microneedling.
Drs Christopher Martin and Benedick V. Lau run weekday morning, afternoon and evening sessions, with morning hours on weekends and public holidays. CHAS, Merdeka and Pioneer Generation subsidies, insurance, Baby Bonus and CDC vouchers are accepted.
Tucked under Block 111 on Woodlands Street 13, a six-minute walk from Woodlands MRT, Martin Medical Centre — known to many neighbours as 马丁医药中心 — has been part of everyday life in the neighbourhood since 1988. Founded by Dr Christopher Martin, the clinic is now in its fourth decade of treating coughs, wounds, chronic conditions and everything in between: a long-standing fixture in a corner of Singapore that has changed enormously around it.
The clinic states its mission plainly: to promote wellness and improve the quality of life for its community by fostering a supportive and inclusive healthcare environment. That means upholding high standards of medical excellence, safety and ethical practice — and, just as importantly, empowering patients with the knowledge and resources to make informed decisions about their own health. It is the kind of philosophy you hope for in a family doctor, and it shapes how the clinic operates day to day.
At its core, Martin Medical Centre is a general practice. A general consultation covers everyday illness and comprehensive health check-ups, with doctors providing personalised recommendations for a healthier lifestyle. For patients who want a more structured look at their health, the clinic offers lab tests and screenings, with packages designed around individual needs — whether that means an annual check-up or monitoring a chronic condition over time.
The clinic is also a Healthier SG participating practice. Residents looking for a family doctor can walk in on Monday, Wednesday or Sunday for a first consultation at no charge. Enrolment comes with a personalised Health Plan covering goals, advice and treatment, alongside regular health screenings and vaccinations. Patients earn Healthpoints after their first Health Plan consultation, and nationally recommended screenings and vaccinations are fully subsidised for Singapore Citizens.
A glance at the service list shows how much ground one heartland clinic covers. Wound care is a real strength: beyond routine dressings tailored to the type of wound, the clinic offers negative pressure wound therapy for more complex wound management. There are knee injections for troublesome joints, and medical examinations for work permit and pre-employment requirements.
The clinic also handles much of the paperwork of later life. Doctors here provide certification for Advance Medical Directives and Lasting Powers of Attorney, and assist with deputyship applications — practical services that save families difficult trips elsewhere. On the aesthetic side, aesthetics medicine consultations and Kintaro microneedling round out the offering.
Two doctors keep the clinic running. Dr Christopher Martin is on duty on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Thursday evenings, while Dr Benedick V. Lau covers Mondays, Wednesdays, Sunday mornings and the first Thursday session. Weekdays run in three sessions — 8.30am to 12.30pm, 2pm to 4pm, and 7pm to 9pm — while Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are morning-only, from 8.30am to 12.30pm. The clinic advises calling ahead to confirm public holiday hours.
Finding the clinic is simple. Woodlands MRT Exit 1 is a six-minute walk away, and bus 913 or 913M runs from Woodlands Interchange Berth 13. Appointments can be booked through the clinic's website, and enquiries are welcome by phone, email or WhatsApp.
Payment flexibility is another practical strength. The clinic supports CHAS, Merdeka Generation and Pioneer Generation subsidies, works with insurers, and accepts Civil Servant benefits, Baby Bonus and CDC vouchers — useful for a heartland practice serving families, seniors and working adults alike.
Nearly forty years in, Martin Medical Centre remains what a good neighbourhood clinic should be: close to home, broad in its capabilities, and run by doctors patients can get to know by name.