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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.
Address: Mistri Wing 17 Third Hospital Avenue Singapore 168752
City: Singapore City
Country: Singapore
Contact Number: +65 6236 7438
Fax No: (65) 6227 3562
Email address: ims@nhc.com.sg
Website www.nhc.com.sg
Number of Doctors: 60
Bed: 185
Languages: English
Qualifications:
NHC successfully re-accredited by JCI
Medical Excellence, Genuine Care
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.
To be a renowned organization at the leading edge of medicine, providing quality healthcare to meet our nation's aspirations.
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.
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
A/Prof Koh Tian Hai Medical Director,Department of Cardiology MBBS, MMed Int Med)
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
Evacuation/Return to Home Country
We will coordinate with the international medical assistance agencies if you need to evacuate to Singapore for treatment. Likewise, we can assist with the return-to-home country arrangements to ensure that you have a safe journey home.
Follow-up Care
We will assist you with follow-up care arrangements, including arranging for the next follow-up appointment, rehabilitation, and provision of medical devices and special therapy.
Based on the initial treatment recommended by the specialist, we will provide you with a cost estimate for your outpatient and/ or hospital stay.
To ensure that you and your relatives’ needs are well taken care of, we also provide other services to make your stay here hassle-free and more pleasant.
Accommodation
We will help you find a hotel or service apartment located within 2 km of National Heart Centre at attractive corporate rates, which best suits your needs and budget,
Airport Transfer
We can help to arrange for airport transfer using limousine, ambulance or taxi so that you have a smooth journey.
Visitor Information
Information on recreation and entertainment in Singapore such as where to eat, shop and go for sightseeing will be provided upon request.
