New Jurong, Sengkang hospitals, new Punggol polyclinic
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Mar 4, 2011 - Straits Times
By Salma Khalik
FIVE of the older polyclinics will be upgraded and a new one will be built in Punggol; the subsidy cap for implants will double from $500 to $1,000; and a new specialist centre for geriatric care will be set up.
These are some of the improvements to healthcare Singaporeans can look forward to with the nearly $7 billion the Government is pumping into the sector in 2011.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Friday painted his masterplan for the next five to 10 years. The goal: to transform healthcare here 'to be among the best in the world'.
The top priority is to build up long-term care with more and better quality community hospitals, nursing homes and home healthcare.
The objective, he said, is so elderly people with chronic ailments 'have a good quality of life and avoid having to be hospitalised'. For those who do need hospital care, two new general hospitals will be built in Jurong and Sengkang, each with a community hospital next door.
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election ploy again.
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Mar 4, 2011 - Straits Times
Ng Teng Fong Hospital coming up in Jurong
By Jaime Ee
JURONG General Hospital will be renamed the Ng Teng Fong Hospital after the family of the late property tycoon donated $125 million to the hospital slated to open in 2014.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced the name change in Parliament on Friday and called the donation a 'big boost to our effort to provide high quality healthcare for Singaporeans living in the west'.
The hospital is fully funded by the Government but private donations provide additional assistance to needy patients, besides funding other worthy services, he said.
The 700-bed hospital is the first regional hospital in Singapore to be integrated with a community hospital - the 286-bed Jurong Community Hospital - right from the start.
Mr Foo Hee Jug, chief executive of JurongHealth, which runs the two hospitals, said the donation will be used to set up the JurongHealth Fund to support needy patients, staff training, facility enhancements and research.
In a statement on Friday, Mr Philip Ng, son of the late tycoon, said the gift served to give back to the Singapore community as well as leave a lasting memory of his father.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
election ploy again.
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wats tat cow doin ?
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NTF not really a philatrophist like Khoo Teck Puat. Can't understand why must name for him.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
NTF not really a philatrophist like Khoo Teck Puat. Can't understand why must name for him.
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Originally posted by SevenEleven:
$125m$125m just to buy some consciences.
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conscience is cheap
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Wrong forum leh... shouldn't this be under "E******* Strategy"?
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Originally posted by AYYX:
Wrong forum leh... shouldn't this be under "E******* Strategy"?
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
NTF not really a philatrophist like Khoo Teck Puat. Can't understand why must name for him.
when these guys were about and kicking, they didn't splash the dough into philantropy.....these are contributions from the family's estate, could be tax deductibles they are looking for...
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Originally posted by dukedracula:
when these guys were about and kicking, they didn't splash the dough into philantropy.....these are contributions from the family's estate, could be tax deductibles they are looking for...
NTF wanted to be remembered as a "good" person; cheap shot for Sg no 1.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
NTF wanted to be remembered as a "good" person; cheap shot for Sg no 1.
i don't these guys personally so can't comment what they were but it's true that many hold on to their purse strings tight while alive, few are like gates or buffet who like seeing how their money can benefit others.................
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