18 Apr 2010
2010
A leader in transplant services
SGH successfully performed three complex transplant operations — Asia’s first combined heart and liver transplant, a kidney transplant for Singapore’s oldest living donor aged 75, and a dual kidney transplant using both kidneys from a deceased donor over the age of 60.
Online health portal
SingHealth launched Healthxchange, a one-stop online health-care portal that gives Singaporeans easy access to comprehensive and reliable healthcare information tailored for Asians through interactive platforms.
A leader in robotics surgery
Since performing the region’s first robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer in 2001, surgeons at SGH Campus have performed more than 500 surgical procedures using the da Vinci robotics system. In April 2010, SGH added the latest generation da Vinci Si dual console surgical robot to support minimally invasive surgery across a broad range of clinical specialties.
2009
Laparoscopy at KKH
KKH doctors were among the first to remove corneal and ectopic pregnancies, and perform a hysterectomy through single port laparoscopy that is done through an incision as narrow as two centimetres in the navel. KKH was also the first in Singapore to remove choledochal cysts in children through laparoscopy.
Humanitarian aid
The SingHealth Humanitarian Relief Programme
was launched to consolidate the efforts of SingHealth’s medical expertise and staff volunteers who provide medical aid, sustainable community recovery and reconstruction aid to victims of calamities in the Asian region.
2008
Chronic disease management
SingHealth first launched the Delivering On Target (DOT) programme that achieved improved clinical outcomes for diabetics in 2005. Its success led to its extension as the national DOT programme that provides quality and cost-effective care for those suffering from chronic diseases.
Cutting-edge dental imaging
The National Dental Centre introduced the new cone beam CT scanner that generates improved three-dimensional images of patients’ jaws, teeth and surrounding soft tissue to enhance treatment planning for patients undergoing dental implants and corrective jaw surgeries.
2007
Digitally integrated operating suite
The world’s first state-of-the-art digitally integrated operating suite housed in SGH’s major operating theatres allows surgeons to perform more complicated surgical procedures in less time with improved patient outcomes.
2006
Family Physician Clinic
SingHealth Polyclinics started the Family Physician Clinic for patients with chronic diseases. There is longer consultation time and greater patient-doctor engagement.
2005
Clinical breakthroughs
National Cancer Centre Singapore defined the global standard in treating locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) with a randomised clinical trial showing benefit for adding chemotherapy to radiation. It also performed the world’s first successful sibling blood stem cell transplant and upfront T cell immunotherapy for advanced NPC.
2004
‘Tooth-in-eye’ surgery
Eye surgeons from the Singapore National Eye Centre and a dental team from the National Dental Centre successfully collaborated to restore vision to the most severe cases of corneal and ocular surface patients by implanting a tooth in the eye.
2002
Changi Sports Medicine Centre
The Changi Sports Medicine Centre is now the largest multidisciplinary Sports Medicine Centre in Singapore. It actively champions sports safety development and provides medical coverage for high profile events such as the Formula 1TM SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.
Drug eluting stent
The National Heart Centre Singapore introduced the revolutionary drug eluting stent that prevents re-narrowing of arteries by releasing an antibiotic. This benefits diabetic patients and those whose arteries are naturally small.
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