SINGAPORE, July 12 -- Singapore's public hospitals are reportedly elevating the standard of patient meals by partnering with top chefs and established food brands to offer more nutritious and appetising options, challenging the stereotype of bland hospital food.

The Straits Times reported that at Alexandra Hospital, for example, a new "Featured Chef Menu" was developed by Michelin-starred chef Emmanuel Stroobant of Saint Pierre, in collaboration with the hospital's culinary team.

"Hospital food is often associated with blandness or lack of variety, but I believe with a little creativity and attention to detail, it can be transformed into a delicious, healthy experience that complements the healing process," Stroobant was quoted saying....