Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital and Nursing Home
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Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital is a private hospital
in Singapore
. It opened in 1910.
Most of their patients come from the lower-income families whose hospital charges are subsidized by KWSH. They are therefore heavily dependent on the public's support and donations to meet their annual operating expenses of about S$16 Million. Therefore, donations are greatly appreciated.
To serve their clients better, they have adopted Total Quality Management (TQM) to improve their standards of care and customer service. In May 2006, they were awarded ISO 9001:2008 accreditation in areas of provision of In-patient Care, Out-patient care and Day Rehabilitation including Medical Services, Nursing Services and Para-medical Services.
Their 350-bed Nursing Home provides comprehensive and holistic medical and nursing care for the elderly whose medical conditions require long-term daily nursing care and /or who are without caregivers to look after them at home.
Their 50-bed community hospital section provides care for patients who are generally recuperating after a surgery or recovering from an acute medical condition.
1. Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy
2. Dietary & Pharmaceutical Services
3. Ambulance Services
Eligibility Criteria for Community Hospital:
Hospital
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in Singapore
Singapore
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. It opened in 1910.
Overview
Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (KWSH) is a charitable organization committed to providing quality healthcare to the sick and needy in Singapore. With a staff strength of more than 200 employees, KWSH occupies 14 blocks in a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) compound. Their facilities include an In-patient Department (IPD), an Out-patient Department (OPD), a Day Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) and a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Centre.Most of their patients come from the lower-income families whose hospital charges are subsidized by KWSH. They are therefore heavily dependent on the public's support and donations to meet their annual operating expenses of about S$16 Million. Therefore, donations are greatly appreciated.
To serve their clients better, they have adopted Total Quality Management (TQM) to improve their standards of care and customer service. In May 2006, they were awarded ISO 9001:2008 accreditation in areas of provision of In-patient Care, Out-patient care and Day Rehabilitation including Medical Services, Nursing Services and Para-medical Services.
Services
In-patient services available are a Nursing Home for the elderly and a Community Hospital section that provides step-down care for patients who need time to recuperate. Each is supported by a team of dedicated doctors, nurses and paramedical professionals.Their 350-bed Nursing Home provides comprehensive and holistic medical and nursing care for the elderly whose medical conditions require long-term daily nursing care and /or who are without caregivers to look after them at home.
Their 50-bed community hospital section provides care for patients who are generally recuperating after a surgery or recovering from an acute medical condition.
1. Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy
- Their licensed professionals provide a full range of physiotherapy, speech and occupational therapy programme.
2. Dietary & Pharmaceutical Services
- They engage professionals in these two areas to provide services for their patients.
3. Ambulance Services
- They provide in-house ambulance services for non-acute cases.
Eligibility Criteria for Community Hospital:
- All referrals must be from Restructured Hospitals only. Patients with stable medical and surgical conditions.
- Patients undergoing rehabiltation.
- Patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy.