DESCRIPTION
The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHC) is a 185-bed national and regional referral centre for cardiovascular diseases. A one-stop facility with the largest heart specialists group in  Singapore, NHC treats complex cases and sees the highest volume of heart patients locally. Each year we handle over 90,000 outpatient consultations, 6,000 interventional and surgical procedures and 9,000 inpatients. Our outcomes for heart attack treatment, balloon angioplasty with stenting and bypass surgery have been shown to be equivalent to international standards. NHC is the first heart centre outside USA and in Asia to receive the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) since 2005, which is an assurance for safe and quality patient care for our patients.
The National Heart Centre Singapore is part of SingHealth, the eastern cluster of public healthcare institutions in Singapore. Its members include 3 Hospitals (Singapore General Hospital, Changi General Hospital, KK Women's and Children's Hospital), 5 National Specialty Centres (National Heart Centre Singapore, National Cancer Centre Singapore, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore National Eye Centre, National Neuroscience Institute) and a network of primary healthcare clinics. HIGHLIGHTS
Vision & Mission:
Vision
To be a renowned organization at the leading edge of medicine, providing quality healthcare to meet our nation's aspirations.
Mission
The National Heart Centre is dedicated to providing excellence in healthcare as the national and regional referral centre for cardiovascular disease through cost-effective and best care possible at the best value. This will be achieved through our clinical services, teaching, research and training.
Awards and Recognitions:
- NHC and SGH jointly performed Asia's first-ever heart and liver transplant
- A multi-disciplinary team from the NHC's Heart and Lung Transplant Unit and SGH's Liver Transplant Service successfully performed the first-ever combined heart and liver transplant in Asia in early April 2009.
- National Heart Centre Singapore performed Asia's first percutaneous aortic valve replacement procedure
- The National Heart Centre Singapore became the first in Asia to introduce the Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement in February 2009, a minimally invasive procedure to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis and are not suitable for the conventional open-heart approach
- NHC established Singapore's First Homograft Bank
Quality:
Compassion – We treat our patients and customers with courtesy, respect and dignity and ensure their privacy. We treat individual patients and customers, as we ourselves would like to be treated.
Communication – We listen, understand and provide information to meet the needs of our patients and customers. We value and act promptly on our patients’ and customers’ feedback.
Commitment – We anticipate our patients’ and customers’ needs and offer assistance to the best of our ability. We take ownership of every opportunity to meet our patients’ and customers’ expectations or requirements.
Collaboration – We provide assistance and support to our colleagues, business partners, and all others concerned for the well-being of our patients and customers.
Consistency – We ensure our patients and customers experience quality care and excellent service at every encounter.
List of Specialties /Departments:
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia
- Cardiac Radiology
TREATMENTS
Cardiac Surgery
- Conventional coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- Off-pump/ beating heart surgery
- Heart valve heart surgery
- Surgery for congenital heart disease
- Maze surgery for abnormal heart rhythm
- Left ventricular reconstructive surgery (also known as Dor or Saver surgery)
- Heart transplantation for patients with end-stage heart disease
European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation
Thoracic Surgery
- Lung resection for tumours
- Minimally invasive thoracoscopic procedures
- Lung volume reduction surgery
- Lung transplantation
Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Surgery
- Thoracic aorta surgery
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
- Surgery for acute and chronic arterial disorders
- Creation of arterio-venous fistulae for dialysis
Mechanical heart assist device
- Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
- Biventricular assist device (BIVAD)
- Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
National Cardiovascular Homograft BankThe first Singapore’s national homograft bank was established in February 2008. A new programme under the National Heart Centre (NHC) Singapore and supported by the Ministry of Health (MOH), the National Cardiovascular Homograft Bank (NCHB) aims to create an available supply of cryopreserved heart valves, vascular tissue and tracheal homografts for transplantations. This will reduce our heavy reliance on dwindling, expensive overseas sources in the long term in order to meet our patients’ needs. Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging
- Multi-slice cardiovascular and thoracic computed tomography
- 1.5 T cardiovascular MRI including magnetic resonance angiography
Interventional Peripheral Radiology
- Diagnostic angiography and right heart cardiac catheterisation
- Peripheral and aortic angioplasty, fibrinolysis and stent implantation
- Advanced neurovascular intervention including coil embolisation
DOCTORS
- Dr Aaron Wong, Department of Cardiology, MBBS, MRCP
- Dr. Felix Keng MBBS, M MED (Int Med), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(London), FAMS(Cardiology), Certificate Board of Nuclear Cardiology
- Dr K Gunasegaran, Department of Cardiology MBBS, M Med (Internal Medicine)
- Dr Ching Chi Keong, Department of Cardiology MBBS, MRCP (UK)
- Dr. Chan Wah Hak Nien-Shen Charles, MB BCh (Ireland), MRCP (UK), FAMS, FRCP (Edin)
- Prof. Wong Keng Yean MBBS, M Med (Paed)
- Dr Kenny Sin Yoong Kong, Cardiothoracic Surgery MBBS, FRCS (Edinburgh), RVPI, FAMS
- Dr. Cheah Foong Koon, Cardiac Radiology MBChB (Edin), MRCP (UK), FRCR
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