Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

A scar-free alternative to conventional thyroid surgery

(From left) Shazwani Sazali and Anu Mary Abraham were offered scarless thyroid surgery which would avoid a visible neck scar.

Hospital staff who help patients find jobs receive Healthcare Humanity Award

Healthcare Humanity Award winners (from left) Yvette Choo, senior occupational therapist from Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Yishun Community Hospital; Heidi Tan, senior principal occupational therapist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Tess Hng, TTSH principal medical social worker; and Chella Sim, senior medical social worker with KTPH and YCH.

CGH, SGH, NUH lauded as AI innovation leaders in ranking of world’s best smart hospitals

At 17th, Changi General Hospital was the highest placed Singapore hospital in Newsweek’s World Best Smart Hospitals 2027.

Healthcare system outage: Services fully restored, investigations ongoing

An announcement at the pharmacy at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital pharmacy about the outage on Oct 13.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic student club uses art to help senior patients as part of recovery

The paper mosaic artworks, currently on display in Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, were inspired by Singapore’s food heritage.

New scheme offers patients in Jurong with serious organ failure more help at home

(From left) Loving Heart community health head Elaine Ho, Loving Heart volunteer Germaine Soh and Ranjit Kaur, a care connector under the new scheme.

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital’s ICUs to go tapless to reduce water use, safety risks

To reduce contamination risks while cutting water and energy usage, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital has removed traditional water taps and sinks in 44 of its 74 adult ICUs.

Hospital nurse puts best foot forward to help runners at BYD S’pore International Marathon presented by adidas

Keith Fung, a senior staff nurse at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, has applied to be a medic runner at the Singapore International Marathon. It is a new role introduced by the organisers.

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital’s new audiometry booths cut the wait for hearing tests by half

Head of Audiology at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital Remy New demonstrates a hearing test using a portable audiometry booth at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on June 19.

Medical Mysteries

Wired for relief: Man gets electrical pulses in spine to block pain from rare, debilitating condition

Strolling around the grounds of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) with his doctors (left) Low Shiong Wen, who heads the Neurosurgery, and anesthetist Harinda Goonesekera (right). Slow walk was something Arshad could not do two years ago.

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