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Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run accident in Jurong West; police looking for driver

The driver left the sceThe driver left the scene before the police arrived, and the woman had been taken unconscious to hospital, said the authorities.
The driver left the sceThe driver left the scene before the police arrived, and the woman had been taken unconscious to hospital, said the authorities.

1,000 patients at Jurong public hospitals to benefit from AI, precision medicine in next 5 years

The JurongHealth Fund successfully raised $1.4 million through the eight-month long campaign, which ended with a dinner on Oct 16.
The JurongHealth Fund successfully raised $1.4 million through the eight-month long campaign, which ended with a dinner on Oct 16.

Different paths, one calling: 3 nursing leaders receive President’s Award for Nurses

All president's nurses: (from left) Assistant Director of Nursing at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital Clarice Wee, Deputy Director at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Yvonne Yap, and Assistant Director of Nursing at National University Hospital Cindy Chua, at the President?s Award for Nurses ceremony at Gardens by the Bay on July 25, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
All president's nurses: (from left) Assistant Director of Nursing at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital Clarice Wee, Deputy Director at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Yvonne Yap, and Assistant Director of Nursing at National University Hospital Cindy Chua, at the President?s Award for Nurses ceremony at Gardens by the Bay on July 25, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

New programme by Ng Teng Fong General Hospital to tackle allergic rhinitis

azrhinitis22 - From left : Adj A/Prof Ng Chew Lip, 41 Senior Consultant, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (ENT), NTFGH with his patient Ryan Lim, 21, who has spent years managing allergic rhinitis, often waking up congested a fatigued. Photo was taken at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on July 22 , 2025.

Story about Ng Teng Fong General Hospital launching a national $4.6 million AI-driven platform to transform the management of allergic rhinitis, asthma, tinnitus, and other chronic diseases.

ST Photo : Desmond Wee
azrhinitis22 - From left : Adj A/Prof Ng Chew Lip, 41 Senior Consultant, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (ENT), NTFGH with his patient Ryan Lim, 21, who has spent years managing allergic rhinitis, often waking up congested a fatigued. Photo was taken at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on July 22 , 2025.

Story about Ng Teng Fong General Hospital launching a national $4.6 million AI-driven platform to transform the management of allergic rhinitis, asthma, tinnitus, and other chronic diseases.

ST Photo : Desmond Wee

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