News Releases
SINGAPORE, 20 AUGUST 2016 – Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH), a not-for-profit general tertiary care hospital, officially opens its second outreach medical clinic - Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic (MAOMC) at Agape Village. In addition to providing primary care services, the clinic also provides subsidised dental services to the disadvantaged at Mount Alvernia Outreach Dental Clinic (MAODC). The dental services is a result of a collaborative effort with KK Women's and Children's Hospital.
Fully funded by Mount Alvernia Hospital, this initiative grows out of a passion to help the vulnerable, needy and under-served who have limited or no access to primary healthcare services.
Mr Lee Suen Ming, Chief Executive Officer of Mount Alvernia Hospital said, “We are privileged to be able to serve the vulnerable, needy and underserved. By filling a healthcare gap and taking care of their basic health needs, the beneficiaries can have a peace of mind to focus on overcoming their personal struggles and rebuilding their lives for a better future.”
“It is also very satisfying to see our outreach services expanded to include a dental clinic to provide a wider range of services for the less fortunate. We hope the medical and dental clinic services will complement the various community facilities and services already available at the Agape Village to better reach out, engage and serve the community” he added.
The clinics will be working in partnership with organisations like the National Council of Social Service, Community Chest and SCORE, and other voluntary welfare organisations such as Family Service Centres, Senior Activity Centres and Caritas Singapore Member Organisations, to reach out and engage with their beneficiaries. Unlike other free public clinics, MAOMC and MAODC adopt a more targeted approach to reach out to people who have fallen through the safety net and who are most in need.
MAOMC will provide general practitioner consultation and medication for the management of common colds and flu, fever, diarrhoea and constipation, joint aches and pains, headache and giddiness and other acute illnesses. MAODC is equipped with full dental facilities including restorative instruments and dental hand pieces.
Members of MAOMC & MAODC will only pay a nominal fee of $5 for all outpatient medical services and $10 for dental treatments at the clinics. To become a member, applications can be submitted through the partner VWO organisations that will assess applicant’s financial status before making a referral for membership.
The first outreach medical clinic was set up at Enabling Village, Redhill last year in October.
Details of Operating Hours at Agape Village
Medical Clinic
Mon, Wed & Fri : 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Tue and Thu : 12pm to 5pm, 6pm to 9pm
Sat, Sun & PH : Closed
Dental Clinic
Mon – Fri : 9.30am to 1pm, 2pm to 5.30pm
Location
Agape Village, 7A, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh , #02-07, Singapore 319264
Tel | 62624312 (Medical) / 62624313 (Dental) Email | [email protected]
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Marketing Communications, Corporate Development
T : + (65) 63476633
M: + (65) 96267579
E: [email protected]
SINGAPORE, AUGUST 9, 2016 – A baby girl has been delivered at Mount Alvernia Hospital at 00:00:01 this morning on National Day.
Weighing a healthy 3.465kg, the SG51 baby girl was delivered naturally.
The baby is the first child for proud parents, Raymond Toh, 39, and Wong Ying Ying, 37. Raymond is self-employed and Ying Ying is working as customer service at nanotechology at FEI. They got married last year in February. Raymond is Singaporean while Ying Ying is Singapore PR.
“We did not expect our baby girl to arrive on National Day. I was at my gynae clinic yesterday for my medical review and my doctor told me I was already dilated. He said I should plan to come into the hospital anytime. We went home to bring my personal belongings and arrive at the delivery suite yesterday around 5pm yesterday. I was feeling excited and at the same time, worried as this is my first baby,” Ying Ying said.
She is full of energy and chatted about getting her little one dresses and ribbons for the hair.
Despite experiencing morning sickness throughout her pregnancy, Ying Ying kept up with her job as a customer service representative and managed with smaller meals. “I was also lucky to have a supportive boss and a friendly work environment. My boss hired a temp staff to job-shadow and helps me cope.”
“We are delighted and thankful that our little girl is finally here in time to celebrate National Day. Best of all, everyone will always remember and celebrate her birthday; countdown and fireworks every year!” said Ying Ying.
“It is with tremendous joy when we deliver a baby into this world. Arriving in time to celebrate our 51st birthday has added significance. In addition to celebrating 51 years of independence, this year marks the beginning of our new chapter as we set forth towards establishing another successful jubilee for Singapore. I wish the little one, mummy and daddy as well as all in the family good health and stay happy always,” said Ms Shirley Tay, Director, Nursing.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Marketing Communications, Corporate Development
T : + (65) 63476633
M: + (65) 96267579
E: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Founded based on Catholic values by the Sisters from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) in 1961, Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a not-for-profit 335-bed general acute care private hospital. Supported by over 1,450 accredited doctors and 150 specialist doctors on the campus, the hospital has tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
SINGAPORE, 6 May 2016 – Clinical Pastoral Care Counsellor Sister Christiane Chua, has been awarded the Healthcare Humanity Awards (HHA) 2016 for her commitment and dedication to Clinical Pastoral Care.
“Clinical pastoral care is compassionate healthcare. It is about giving your full attention to another person, listen to them to have good communication and rapport. We must give our patients and their family emotional support and uphold them as illness dampens the spirit. We need to give them our love and respect, in turn, they will trust us and they can then have better peace of mind knowing that we sincerely care. We work as a team with doctors and nurses to treat each patient as a person, not the illness,” she said.
In recognition of her life-long service and dedication to patient care, Sr Christiane is selected by The Courage Fund to receive the Healthcare Humanity Awards during the ceremony to be held on 6 May 2016 at Ci Yuan Community Club.
Sister Christiane has an extraordinary rapport with people. People from all walks of life and levels in society not only will take to her immediately but will go out of their way to keep in touch with her. A religious sister of the Infant Jesus (IJ) congregation, Sister Christiane first worked in the orphanage in the Infant Jesus Convent at Victoria Street looking after abandoned babies and nursing them back to health. From 1961, she started to look after the elderly sisters in the infirmary in the convent at Victoria Street. Nursing was her joy and love and continues to be till today albeit she is in a different role as a Clinical Pastoral Care Counsellor.
In 1989, together with Sister Bernadette, our last year’s HHA Honour Medallion winner, Sister Christiane is one of our pioneers of the Clinical Pastoral Care service in the hospital and in Singapore. For more than 25 years, she has provided compassionate healthcare being present to others, acknowledging their humanity and supporting their need, whatever that may be.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Marketing Communications
T : + 65 6347 6633
M: + 65 9626 7579
E: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Founded based on Catholic values by the Sisters from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) in 1961, Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a not-for-profit 335-bed general acute care private hospital. Supported by over 1,450 accredited doctors and 150 specialist doctors on the campus, the hospital has tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
By working in partnerships with various voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs), the clinic aims to deliver healthcare services to the underserved community.
SINGAPORE, 26 NOVEMBER 2015 ”“ Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH), a not-for-profit general tertiary care hospital, announces that its first community outreach medical clinic - Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic (MAOMC) - at Enabling Village is now fully operational.
Fully funded by the hospital, this initiative grows out of a passion to help those in need. Mr Lee Suen Ming, Chief Executive Officer of Mount Alvernia Hospital said, “The impetus to this initiative is derived from a realisation that not everyone has the means or resources to take care of their basic health needs, even if they know their health status through our community screening programme. The members from the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) are an example. A number of them still require help to reintegrate and to be gainfully employed before they can become self-sufficient. We decided to expand our cause by providing them with a familiar place where they know they will be treated for a small fee.”
“We are doing this, not only to help people when they are sick, but just as importantly, to enable them to maintain a quality of health so that they can enjoy all that life has to offer. It is our responsibility as a Catholic hospital. It is our mission.” added Mr Lee.
MAOMC will be working in partnership with organisations such as SG Enable, National Council of Social Service (NCSS), Caritas Singapore and SCORE to reach out and engage with their beneficiaries. Unlike other free public clinics, MAOMC adopts a targeted approach to reach out to people who have fallen through the safety net and who are most in need. More partnerships with other VWOs are in progress to include beneficiaries such as women or teenagers in pregnancy crisis, foreign workers and victims of human trafficking.
“We welcome the Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic as one of our valued partners in the Enabling Village. The clinic complements the various community facilities and services here. More importantly, Mount Alvernia Hospital's compassion to outreach to less advantaged members of the community is a testament to the spirit of giving and volunteerism that we hope to cultivate within the Enabling Village and beyond,” said Ms Ku Geok Boon, Chief Executive Officer, SG Enable.
“One of the main beneficiaries we want to serve is the people with disabilities (PwDs) who are also financially needy. We are very fortunate to partner SG Enable to better reach out to and engage these PwDs.” said Mr Goh Hock Soon, Director, Corporate Development and Community Engagement, Mount Alvernia Hospital.
“The clinic at the Enabling Village is the hospital's first outreach clinic. We hope to set up a few more outreach clinics in different parts of Singapore over the next few years to bring our services closer to the beneficiaries.” added Mr Goh.
The clinic will provide general practitioner consultation and medication for the management of common colds and flu, fever, diarrhoea and constipation, joint aches and pains, headache and giddiness and other acute illnesses.
The clinic at Enabling Village is staffed with a registered nurse, doctors and is equipped with triage medical supplies and medicine. Members of MAOMC will only pay a nominal fee of $5 for all outpatient treatments. To become a member, applications can be submitted through the partner VWO organisations.
Details of Operating Hours
Mon & Fri : 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Tue, Wed and Thu : 12pm to 4pm, 5pm to 9pm
Sat, Sun & PH : Closed
Location
Mount Alvernia Outreach Medical Clinic
20 Lengkok Bahru #01-03 Singapore 159053
Tel | 64735100 Email | [email protected]
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
Mount Alvernia Hospital
T : + 65 6347 6633
E: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a 336-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. Founded in 1961 by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM), the hospital is supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors, with about 140 specialists based on-campus. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since the community outreach programme started in 2009, the hospital has provided health screening to more than 25,000 Singaporeans at the grassroots, many of whom were elderly and the less mobile. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
Additional bed capacity will cater to population's rising demand for quality healthcare services and reduced waiting time for inpatient admission.
SINGAPORE, 30 JULY, 2015 “ Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH), a general tertiary care hospital, announces the official opening of its new maternity ward as well as medical and surgical wards.
The new St Michael maternity ward is fully operational with eight single beds for expectant mothers. St Dominic ward, designed for medical and surgical patients, has 15 single rooms. The existing St Francis medical and surgical ward is also expanded with additional 10 new beds.
The well-equipped rooms have an area of 26 sqm each with in-suite wheel chair friendly bathroom. An integrated room facility control cum food and beverage ordering application can be easily accessed using a hand held mobile device by the bedside. The same device can be used to access the Internet and patients' personal social media sites. There is also a common pantry in the ward for the patients' family and visitors' use.
”As we added more specialists to our campus following the launch of our new medical centre last year in October, we are preparing for increased inpatient admissions and are ramping up capacity to meet these rising needs,” said Lee Suen Ming, Chief Executive Officer of Mount Alvernia Hospital.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
Mount Alvernia Hospital
T : + 65 6347 6633
M: + 65 9626 7579
E: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a 303-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. Founded in 1961 by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM), the hospital is supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors, with about 130 specialists based on-campus. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since 2009, the hospital launch its community outreach programme to provide health screening and health check-ups to elderly folk and grassroot communities who do not have easy access to regular healthcare services. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
SINGAPORE, April 27, 2015 “ A trained nurse and midwife, Sister Bernadette, age 76, dedicated her life to healthcare and had served generations of patients since 1966 through the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM).
In recognition of her life-long service and dedication to patient care, she is selected by The Courage Fund to receive the Healthcare Humanity Awards Honourable Mention Medallion from President Tony Tan Keng Yam, who is also the Patron-In-Chief of The Courage Fund, during the ceremony held on 27 April 2015 at Matrix Auditorium @ Biopolis.
She was one of the first few local Sisters who joined Mount Alvernia Hospital after it was opened in 1961. She was trained and worked as a nurse and midwife before moving on to be trained to work as a Clinical Pastoral Care counsellor in the 1980s. Prior to Mount Alvernia Hospital, Sister Bernadette did nursing at the old Mandalay Road Hospital isolation ward for tuberculosis patients in 1957.
Being a missionary and a trained healthcare worker, she melds both vocational qualities in her present role in Clinical Pastoral Care. ”Pastoral Care is the language of being human and relating as honestly as possible. As a pastoral caregiver, I need to be confident, warm, caring, understanding and non-judgmental; leading the patients to wholeness and healing. I feel privileged to be able to provide pastoral support during the patients' most difficult times,” said Sister Bernadette.
”Sister Bernadette is an inspirational role model who is always and ever willing to go beyond her normal duties to offer care and comfort to the sick,” said Mr Lee Suen Ming, Chief Executive Officer of Mount Alvernia Hospital. ”We hope her conviction and enthusiasm, like all the pioneering sisters who devote their life to serve the sick, will inspire our younger healthcare workforce to carry on the legacy of patient caring.”
Recognizing her patients' vulnerabilities, she walks with her patients throughout the healing process. It begins with ensuring a peaceful state of mind, finding an emotional balance and finally physical recovery. At times when patients are at the hospital without family or friends, she becomes the ”family” to them.
Sister Bernadette relates the story of a young couple from Myanmar who nearly lost their baby. She journeyed with the patient, supported them through that very dark and frightening time of their life. Thankfully their baby boy was safely delivered after an emergency operation. The couple came back to the hospital to thank Sister Bernadette and even brought a visiting priest from Myanmar who was in Singapore for a retreat to witness their joy and comfort of having had Sister Bernadette by their side every step of their journey.
The needs and comfort of patients have always come first for Sister Bernadette. There were many occasions when she would wake up late at night to take care of the patients in need even though her shift was already over. She would also visit other patients who had been discharged but were still unwell and recovering at home.
”I remember seeing a retired civil servant in his sixties. On the first visit, we did not talk much. I called in the next few days and we gradually got to know each other. He talked to me at different times about his life; both the good and the bad. It helps him sort out many things in his own mind and recognised his part in all that had happened in his life. Step by step, he began to reconcile with his past. Through the visits, I sensed that he needed something deeper and asked if he would like to see a priest. When he said that he would, I arranged for one of the local priests to talk and pray with him. This proved to be the turning point. His family visited him often and he lived out his remaining days at peace with himself and his family.”
”My work is a great source of joy and enrichment for myself personally. I hope to be able to enjoy this special privilege for as long as I can,” she added.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
Mount Alvernia Hospital
T : + 65 6347 6633
M: + 65 9626 7579
E: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Founded based on Catholic values by the Sisters from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) in 1961, Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a not-for-profit 303-bed general acute care private hospital. Supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors and 130 specialist doctors on the campus, the hospital has tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since 2009, the hospital has an active community outreach programme of providing free health screening to the needy, elderly and the less mobile. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg .
Main contribution will come from hospital staff and board members; in addition to doctors and partners.
SINGAPORE, MARCH 4, 2015 “ For their 54th anniversary celebration on this day, Mount Alvernia Hospital announces that their staff will be launching a fund raising event internally to support Yusof Ishak Professorship Fund. The staff aims to collect S$24,000 by the end of June this year.
The contribution will come mainly from the hospital staff, doctors, management and the Board of Directors. Visitors to the hospital can also make a contribution through the collection box located at the hospital lobby.
To launch the event, 355 hospital staff, Sisters from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood and doctors, dressed in ethnic attire, participated in a mass walk starting from the entrance of the hospital at Thomson Road and ending at its Marymount Road entrance. For this event, the hospital is officially inducted into the Singapore Book Of Records for setting a new record for the ”Largest Mass Walk In Ethnic Attire”.
The ethnic attire donned by the participants reflects Mount Alvernia Hospital's core values and spirit of treating everyone in the hospital - be it staff, patients, their families and visitors - with the same respect, dignity and compassion.
The Guest-of-Honour for the event was Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport, and Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC.
”It is a meaningful experience when we get together on our anniversary for a mass walk in ethnic attire to launch a staff fund raising event for the Yusof Ishak Professorship Fund,” said Lee Suen Ming, Chief Executive Officer. ”It is our way of commemorating our ethos to Serve All With Love, started by the hospital's founding Sisters from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood.”
”It is very encouraging to know that the practical support we are providing today will benefit the professorship's teaching and research work in further understanding of multi-ethnicity and multi-culturalism for an inclusive and progressive society.”
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
T : + (65) 63476633
Email: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Founded based on Catholic values by the Sisters from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) in 1961, Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a not-for-profit 303-bed general acute care private hospital. Supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors and 130 specialist doctors on the campus, the hospital has tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since 2009, the hospital has an active community outreach programme of providing free health screening to the needy, elderly and the less mobile. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
Media Programme
| Time | Activity |
|
8.00am |
Assembling and arrival of participants |
|
8.30am |
Arrival of Guest of Honour (GOH) |
|
8.40am |
Opening Address by Sr Jane Bertelsen |
|
8.50am |
GOH flag off walk |
|
9.15am |
End of Mass Walk |
Singapore, January 1, 2015 “ A baby girl has been delivered at Mount Alvernia Hospital at 8.04am this morning on New Year's Day.
Weighing a healthy 3.568kg, the SG50 baby girl, Della Wu, was delivered naturally.
This baby is the second child for proud Singaporean parents, Jack Wu Guo Wei, 34, and Fanni Yang Zihui, 32. They have a boy age 2. Jack is an investment analyst and Fanni is a lecturer at ITE College Central. They got married in 2010.
”We did not expect Della to arrive on New Year's Day. We were having dinner at an Italian restaurant at around 6.45pm last night when the contraction started. But we had time to watch the New Year countdown on television and came to labour ward around 3.30am.” Jack said.
”We are thankful that our precious little girl is one of the first jubilee babies to arrive! For a start, her birthdays will always be celebrated by many all over the world; literally a countdown and fireworks every year.” says father, Jack.
”I wish for my little girl to be healthy, bright and kind. I nicknamed her my little muffin and her brother, my little cookie. Both are my sugar rush!” exclaims mother, Fanni.
”It's always a tremendous joy when we deliver a new baby into this world. A baby born in this special year as Singapore celebrates 50 years of independence has added significance. It is both a time to remember and appreciate the pioneers who laid the foundation for nation building 50 years ago and a time for many Singaporeans to look forward to the next 50 years.” said Goh Hock Soon, Director Of Corporate Development, Mount Alvernia Hospital.
As the hospital's first SG50 baby, Director of Nursing, Ms Grace Koh, presented an ”˜ang pow' as blessing to the little one, Singapore Golden Jubilee Baby Gift 2015 from the government, POSB Smiley Gift Bag, a commemorative medallion from Mount Alvernia Hospital and Nestle to both parents Jack and Fanni.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
T : + (65) 63476633
Email: [email protected]
Singapore, 29 December 2014 - Mount Alvernia Hospital, a private general acute care hospital in Singapore, is deploying a wireless temperature monitoring system in its pediatric wards, the first hospital in Singapore to deploy such a system for use on children. It is also deploying a mother-infant matching system in its maternity wards.
The temperature monitoring system monitors a patient's body temperature continuously without nurses' intervention and alerts nurses to abnormal readings. It will be used primarily to monitor children who have fever. This system will not only help to enhance patient care but also help to reduce nurses' workload by obviating the need for nurses to take hourly measurements manually.
The mother-infant matching system automatically detects whether a baby given to a mother is the correct baby and then alerts the mother accordingly. This system will give both mothers and caregivers added peace of mind.
Both systems are supplied by Cadi Scientific, a Singapore company that designs and develops radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions for use in healthcare.
Read news on http://wirelesshealthcare.blogspot.sg/2014/12/mount-alvernia-hospital-deploys-rfid.html.
- Eight-storey building with over 50 medical suites and a new outpatient laboratory
- Mount Alvernia Hospital to bring in more specialists and to expand existing specialties
Singapore, 20 October 2014 “ The new Medical Centre D at Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) officially opens today by the Minister for Health, Mr Gan Kim Yong, and blessing by the Most Rev. Archbishop William Goh.
The new eight-storey building will house over 50 medical suites, covering a wide range of specialties like cardiology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, neurology, obstetrics and gynaecology. The new building will allow MAH to expand its existing pool of specialists and to bring in new specialties to better cater to the healthcare needs of the patients in the future.
”It is imperative as a hospital that we must have the latest facilities and the best doctors in the various specialties. This will enable us to offer the best treatment for our patients”, says recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, Mr Lee Suen Ming.
The new outpatient laboratory in the medical centre is also designed with patients' comfort and convenience in mind. The laboratory features dedicated patient resting areas and child-friendly play areas to enhance patients' experience when they undergo laboratory tests.
The building also provides 350 car parking lots, including designated lots for the disabled, to enhance accessibility to the hospital for patients, their families, visitors and doctors.
The new building was completed in April this year, and 34 specialist clinics have been serving the patients since July. Medical Centre D is part of MAH's infrastructure enhancement plan to increase capacity and to meet the demands of a growing and ageing population in Singapore. It also signifies the commitment of MAH to provide holistic patient-centric services at affordable rates.
”Our key focus in the past has been on maternity and paediatric care, and this will remain as one of the hospital's core focus moving forward. But in view of the rapidly ageing population in Singapore, we will also be designing and re-aligning our services and facilities to better meet the needs of the ageing population in future. As a hospital, we hope to support our patients throughout their entire life journey”, says Suen Ming.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
T : + (65) 63476633
Email: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a 303-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. Founded in 1961 by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM), the hospital is supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors, with about 130 specialists based on-campus. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since the programme started in 2009, we have provided health screening to more than 25,000 Singaporeans, many of whom were elderly and the less mobile. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
SINGAPORE, OCTOBER 1, 2014 “ Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) today announced the official appointment of Lee Suen Ming as Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, effective 1 October 2014.
He will be focusing on delivering the hospital development plans and continue the Hospital's mission by building on the solid foundation that the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) Sisters and many other staff had laid for the Hospital over the last five decades.
Suen Ming brings a great mix of leadership in banking and finance as well as in healthcare delivery, operations and business development. He earned his engineering degree from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine on a DBS scholarship. He received his MBA in 2007.
After 9 years with DBS, he joined the healthcare industry and spent the majority of his time at Tan Tock Seng Hospital where he led several hospital development projects. This includes building an off-site Ambulatory Care Centre, expanding surgical capability with robotic surgery, and setting up the Sports Medicine and Surgery Clinic.
Suen Ming joins the Hospital from Singapore Power where he was the Managing Director in Finance.
”His outstanding leadership and community involvement skills, combined with a track record of success are a welcome addition to Mount Alvernia Hospital's family of physicians, clinical and non-clinical hospital staff. We look forward to another exciting chapter for Mount Alvernia hospital under the new leadership.” Said Phillip Tan, Board Chairman, Mount Alvernia Hospital.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
T : + (65) 63476633
Email: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a 303-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. Founded in 1961 by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM), the hospital is supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors, with about 130 specialists based on-campus. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since the programme started in 2009, we have provided health screening to more than 25,000 Singaporeans, many of whom were elderly and the less mobile. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
Patients and visitors can view artworks lining the corridors of the new medical centre at Mount Alvernia Hospital.
SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 - As part of its social engagement project, ”Art @ Mount Alvernia”, Mount Alvernia Hospital today announces the opening of the gallery curated with artworks by youths from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS), School of Design & Media, ITE College Central and Haig Girls' School The project was conceived to provide a platform for youths to showcase their artistic talents as well as to explore their interpretations of and communicate common values of peace, love, hope and joy.
”We are very fortunate to receive close to a hundred artworks from the youths through this project,” says Mr Goh Hock Soon, Director, Corporate Development, Mount Alvernia Hospital. ”We believe that the students involved in the project took the time to deeply reflect upon the values of our hospital as this could be seen through the thoughtful composition of the artworks we received.”
The artworks were meant to provide cheering warmth and to evoke a sense of calmness and peace to patients and visitors of the hospital. As a not-for-profit hospital founded on Christian values, this initiative goes back to Mount Alvernia Hospital's heritage and legacy of community outreach and service.
Artist from Haig Girls' School contributed bright and colourful artwork titled ”Floating Away”, hoping to convey hope and cheer in patients of the hospital.
”Art is a powerful tool to influence our moods and has the ability to heal and soothe the soul,” says Patrick Yee, published author and illustrator of more 100 children's books and art counsellor to some of the youths involved in the project. ”The youths did a good job in defining the theme and thinking up a concept which conveys that idea.” Aside from acrylic on canvas, Patrick Yee worked with students at Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore and their teachers to include sand art and finger painting techniques to create texture to the finished artwork.
”Spring Vibrance”, a textured painting contributed by students from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore.
Eric Lee, Section Head, Visual Merchandising, School of Design & Media, ITE College Central shares, ”This project presented a good opportunity not only for these youths to share and contribute their works with the public but also to lift the ambience in a medical centre where pain is closely associated with.”
Artists from School of Design & Media, ITE College Central describes a patient's positive outlook after recovery in this painting named, ”Imagination”.
The acrylic on canvas paintings will be on display along the walkways of the new Medical Centre D on levels five, six and eight and is free for public to view during the Centre's opening hours, 8am to 5pm on Mondays to Fridays, and 8am to 12 noon on Saturdays.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
T : + (65) 63476633
Email: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a 303-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. Founded in 1961 by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM), the hospital is supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors, with about 130 specialists based on-campus. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since the programme started in 2009, we have provided health screening to more than 25,000 Singaporeans, many of whom were elderly and the less mobile. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
SINGAPORE, AUGUST 9, 2014 “ A baby has been delivered at Mount Alvernia Hospital at midnight today on Singapore's 49th birthday.
Weighing in at a healthy 3.41kg, the National Day baby boy, Logan Lim, was delivered naturally and born in the year of the horse, according to the Chinese zodiac.
This baby is the first child for proud Singaporean parents, Brandon Lim, 37 years, and Emmeline Lee, 36 years.
”Being Singaporean, our precious boy will get to enjoy fireworks on his birthday every year,” says father, Brandon Lim. ”His mother is also born in the year of the horse so we'll have two horses in the family now.”
”It's always a tremendous joy when we deliver a new baby into this world. A baby on Singapore's National Day has an added significance as the nation celebrates our 49th year of independence,” said Goh Hock Soon, director of corporate development, Mount Alvernia Hospital.
For media queries and interview requests, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Corporate Development
T : + (65) 63476633
Email: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a 303-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. Founded in 1961 by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM), the hospital is supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors, with about 130 specialists based on-campus. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since the programme started in 2009, we have provided health screening to more than 25,000 Singaporeans, many of whom were elderly and the less mobile. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
July 21, 2014 --- Basic health check ups are available for all visitors to Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) booth at the Singapore's largest health exhibition, Health & You. Jointly organized by The Straits Times Mind Your Body and LOHAS, the health section of Lianhe ZaoBao, the details of the event are as follows:
Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre
Halls 401 “ 403, booth B29
Date : 16-17 August 2014
Time : 10 am to 7 pm
Health & You 2014 is an excellent platform for MAH to promote health and wellness to all Singaporeans from all walks of life and of all ages.
”This event is an extension of our community outreach to reinforce health messages and to increase the public's awareness of the latest health and wellness trends,” said Goh Hock Soon, director of corporate development, MAH. ”By helping Singaporeans know more about their personal health status, they will become more health conscious and more motivated to learn about the benefits of preventive healthcare.”
Information about the levels of health screening as well as various surgical and medical specialty healthcare offered by the hospital are available for participants at the booth. A total of 400 health check-ups are expected to be conducted onsite.
Visitors can also learn more about health, nutrition and wellness by attending a talk on "Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart" conducted by Ms Janice Chong, Hospital's dietician. There is also a session on ”Caring for your Baby” conducted by Ms Kang Phaik Gaik, senior lactation consultant from MAH's Parentcraft Centre.
For more information, please contact:
Joyce See
Senior Manager, Marketing Communications
T : + (65) 63476633
ӬEmail: [email protected]
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) is a 303-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. Founded in 1961 by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM), the hospital is supported by over 1,200 accredited doctors, with about 130 specialists based on-campus. MAH is the only private hospital in Singapore providing dedicated Clinical Pastoral Care as part of holistic care for patients and their families. Since the programme started in 2009, we have provided health screening to more than 25,000 Singaporeans, many of whom were elderly and the less mobile. For more information, please refer to our website at www.mtalvernia.sg.
Enhanced Facilities are a Response to Patients' Feedback
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) today launched the Alvernia Parentcraft Centre, a one-stop centre for parents of newborn babies.
The Alvernia Parentcraft Centre offers parents the convenience of a one-stop centre to cater to all their needs in preparing for childbirth and in caring for the newborn. MAH has been offering personalised consultation and advice by visiting each and every patient at their wards, going to their homes upon request and advising them over the phone. With rising demand from patients and parents/parents-to-be, there is a need for a full-fledged Parentcraft Centre. The Alvernia Parentcraft Centre features a cosy lobby and mini library offering a wide range of breastfeeding resources including parenting guides, books and reference materials on parenting and nursing.
Mr Khoo Chow Huat, Mount Alvernia Hospital's CEO said, ”The Alvernia Parentcraft Centre is a result of a thorough review of Mount Alvernia Hospital's maternity facilities following feedback received from patients and the public. We have, over the years, been known for our Parentcraft and lactation consultancy, and are seeing a rise in demand for this service both from patients within and outside of MAH. The new Parentcraft Centre within MAH will allow us to better meet this need. With a one-stop centre that provides a comprehensive range of services, we hope to give, especially first-time parents, the confidence and support they need in caring for their newborn.”
The Alvernia Breastfeeding Mothers' Support Group is one of the best examples of how the Parentcraft Centre was designed with patients in mind. The Alvernia Breastfeeding Mothers' Support Group grew out of a need for first-time parents to support each other during their nursing years.
In designing the new Centre, care was taken to ensure that nursing mothers who shared a common goal could come together, support one another and tap into the vast array of resources at the Centre.
Mount Alvernia Hospital champions the importance of providing professional quality care in taking care of newborn babies. Dr Ho Hon Kwok, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, HK Ho Women & Fertility Clinic at Mount Alvernia Medical Centre said, ”I'm pleased with the setting up of the Mount Alvernia Parentcraft Centre. This will be the nexus for all those involved with the care of the nursing mums to come together with their expertise under one roof. It is a significant milestone in the postnatal care of women for Mount Alvernia Hospital. I congratulate Mount Alvernia Hospital on this success.”
The Alvernia Parentcraft Centre is staffed by a team of six full-time Parentcraft/lactation consultants. Services provided by the Centre include:
- Antenatal Consultation
- Childbirth Education
- Breastfeeding (1-1 Consultation or Group)
- Personalised Consultation on Newborn Care/ Bathing Baby
- Bottle Feeding and Weaning classes
- Healthy Weaning Diet for Baby classes
- Baby Massage Class
- Personalised Home Care Service
- Confinement Nanny / Caregiver Training
- Alvernia Breastfeeding Mothers' Support Group
Minister of State for Community Development, Youth & Sports Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Guest-of-Honour at the opening ceremony said, ”The hospital stay is an important touch-point for a mother and father of a newborn “ especially if they are first-time parents. I am heartened that Mount Alvernia Hospital has made it a priority to provide new parents with a dedicated resource centre and crucial care support. Such support will ease the young parents into their new roles, so that they enjoy the experience of parenthood. This complements my Ministry's efforts of putting in place policies, infrastructure and programmes to make Singapore the best place for families and children. ”
Mount Alvernia Hospital has also published ”Successful Breastfeeding “ A Practical Guide” a comprehensive local publication on breastfeeding in Singapore. Written by Mount Alvernia Hospital's Senior Lactation Consultant Ms Kang Phaik Gaik, the guide provides parents a wealth of information on breastfeeding, from the technical do's and don'ts to the common misconceptions surrounding breastfeeding.
Mr Khoo added, ”What is valuable about this publication is the local Singapore context that it gives to breastfeeding. Sister Kang's many years of experience and rich knowledge can be found in this book which we hope all mothers can benefit from. It also demonstrates Mount Alvernia Hospital's commitment to support the government's pro-family policy; to look beyond the immediate clientele of patients to reach out to all Singapore parents.”
The book was launched at the opening of the Alvernia Parentcraft Centre.
For more information on the Alvernia Parentcraft Centre, please call 6347 6641 or email [email protected]
- END -
About Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital (MAH) was the first private hospital in Singapore founded in 1961. Today, Mount Alvernia is a 303-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres. The hospital is supported by over 1,000 accredited doctors, with about 100 specialists based on-site. More medical suites will be built and the pool of doctors is expected to grow when MAH celebrates its 50th anniversary next year. MAH has an established reputation for obstetric, gynaecology and paediatrics services and is a winner of the Singapore Prestige Brand Award 09 (Heritage Brand) with a unique brand promise to Serve All With Love.
Award recognises Hospital's heritage and vision to lead the industry in compassionate and high quality holistic healthcare.
Working mothers speak up and unite in a mass synchronized breastfeeding event at Mt Alvernia Hospital on 2 Aug 2008 in conjunction with Breastfeeding Awareness Month.