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National University Hospital

Singapore, Singapore

National University Hospital (NUH) opened its doors to the public in 1985 as the first restructured hospital in Singapore. Since its inception, it has grown to become a 928-bed, tertiary acute-care hospital.

NUH is the first hospital in Singapore to be accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) in September 2004. Being accredited by JCI is a recognition of NUH’s commitment to provide a high standard of patient care. Patients can now receive greater assurance that they are receiving quality and safe care that meets internationally accepted standards.

NUH’s inpatient facilities include 26 wards, 19 operating theatres, 6 intensive care units, 22 clinical departments, 3 dental and 6 paramedical departments, 4 medical institutes as well as numerous specialist outpatient clinics and specialised service centres. It also has a comprehensive range of services available to meet the growing needs of our patients. In particular, NUH’s strengths lie in cardiac (heart), obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology (cancer), paediatrics (children), ophthalmology (eye), orthopaedic and gastroenterology services. NUH also runs a national liver transplant program which began in 1990.

Being the only university hospital in Singapore, most of the NUH clinicians also teach at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Their dual roles mean that these clinicians keep abreast of the developments in medical skills and technology as well as participate in such developments through relevant research from which new cures and treatments are then introduced to NUH patients.

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Joint Commission International

PROCEDURESPHYSICIANS
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery  
Coronary bypass surgery is open-heart surgery to improve blood flow by creating a new path to re-route blood and oxygen around a clogged artery or arteries. Healthy arteries and veins from other parts of the body (often a vein from the leg) are attached to the coronary artery above and below the blocked area, allowing blood to bypass the clog or diseased area to reach the heart muscle. If more than one artery is blocked, more bypass grafts are required.
Gastric Bypass  
Gastric bypass surgery makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine. You will feel full more quickly than when your stomach was its original size, which reduces the amount of food you eat and thus the calories consumed. Bypassing part of the intestine also results in fewer calories being absorbed.

Package Pricing includes:

  • Pre and post operative consultations
  • Surgery and all associated costs
  • 3-4 night hospital stay
  • 5-6 night local stay (total in-country stay of 8-10 nights)
  • Airport transfers
  • Transfers to and from all medical appointments
  • English-speaking concierge services
Heart Valve Replacement  
Heart valve surgery is performed to replace heart valves that are not functioning properly. The four heart valves control the blood flow between the four chambers of the heart.
Hip Replacement   Hip Arthroplasty
Total hip joint replacement involves surgical removal of the diseased ball and socket and replacing them with a metal ball and stem inserted into the femur bone and an artificial plastic cup socket.
Hip Resurfacing   Surface Replacement Arthroplasty
Hip Resurfacing, or Surface Replacement Arthroplasty, is a bone-saving and effective alternative to conventional Total Hip Replacement Surgery. This procedure, recently approved by the FDA, will allow a patient to lead a normal lifestyle, as compared to the restrictions that are usually imposed after Hip Replacement Surgery.
Knee Replacement   Knee Arthroplasty
Knee replacement surgery can be performed as a partial or a total knee replacement. In general, the surgery consists of replacing the diseased or damaged joint surfaces of the knee with metal and plastic components shaped to allow continued motion of the knee.

Package Pricing includes:

  • Pre and post operative consultations
  • Surgery and all associated costs
  • Hospital stay (per provider recommendation)
  • Local rehab stay (per provider recommendation)
  • 3 meals per day
  • Airport transfers
  • Transfers to and from all medical appointments
  • English-speaking concierge services
Lap Band Surgery   Gastric Banding
A gastric band device is introduced through tiny (1cm) incisions in the abdomen and is placed around the upper part of the stomach. The resulting pouch (or the "new stomach") dramatically reduces the functional capacity of the stomach. The band has a balloon from the inside that is adjustable and can reduce stoma size, thus prolonging the period of fullness. For an article on Bariatric procedudures overseas, click here.

Package Pricing includes:

  • Pre and post operative consultations
  • Surgery and all associated costs
  • 10 night local stay
  • Airport transfers
  • Transfers to and from all medical appointments
  • English-speaking concierge services
Shoulder Replacement   Shoulder Arthroplasty
Total shoulder replacement surgery is performed to remove all or part of the shoulder joint, and replace it with a prosthetic implant, usually to relieve arthritis pain or to fix severe physical joint damage.
Thoracic Surgery  
Thoracic surgery is performed in the chest (thorax) to treat organs or tissues which are injured or diseased, including the lungs, esophagus, trachea, pleura (membranes that cover the lungs), mediastinum (area between the two lungs), chest wall and diaphragm. Thoracic surgery is most often done to treat lung cancer, chest trauma, esophageal cancer, emphysema, and lung transplantation.
Vascular Surgery  
Vascular surgery involves diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases of the circulatory system (arteries, veins and lymphatics) system. Most often, the diseases are altherosclerosis – narrowing of the arteries, or thrombophlebitis – swelling of the veins caused by a blood clot. Surgeries include Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Carotid Endarterectomy, Vascular Access, Peripheral Vascular, and Endoluminal Treatment.
Dr. Uwe P. Klima
Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
Dr. Chuen Neng Lee
Chief, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
Dr. Huay Cheem Tan
Chief, Department of Cardiology
Dr. Charles Bih-ShiouTsang
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Eng Hin Lee
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Seng Gee Lim
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Dr. John Tam
General Surgery
Dr. Wei Keat Cheah
General Surgery
Dr. Jeffrey Low
Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Robert Seng Cheong Lim
Hematology-Oncology
Dr. Ning Chou
Neurosurgery
Dr. Eu Leong Yong
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. A. Ilancheran
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Paul Tec Kuan Chew
Ophthalmology
Dr. Seng Hock Quak
Pediatrics
Dr. Allen Yeoh
Pediatrics
Dr. K. Prabhakaran
Pediatrics
Dr. Hee Kit Wong
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