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  1. As we are aware, this was raised recently with much promotion... Did you have one and how did it affect you, either Blue or Orange. Please provide feedback. Thank you
  2. Two-year old boy diverts international plane! A plane with 315 passengers on board had to do an emergency landing on its way from Amsterdam to Singapore on 3 Jan 2016.(GMT) because of a 2.5 yr old boy. My wife and I were on board KLM Flight KL835 which departed from Amsterdam to Singapore at about 10 pm on 3 Jan 2016 (GMT). We just took off at 8.50 pm (GMT) and we were barely 1.5 hr into our 12 hr flight back home when the drama unfolded. I was taking something from my bag in the overhead luggage compartment to prepare for some much needed sleep when I heard a faint voice asking if there was a doctor around. A few seats behind us, I saw an anxious mother carrying an unconscious little boy, about two and a half years old. This was like déjà vu. Am I dreaming? Mental pictures of the dramatic resuscitation of the little boy who almost drowned in Temasek Club on 8 November 2015 flashed in my mind. Mouth to mouth resuscitation? Not again! I quickly went over and told her I am a doctor. The little boy appeared limp in his mother's arms. Quickly, I took the child and laid him on his side on an open space next to the emergency exit. "What happened to him?" I asked as I bent down to hear and feel if there was any breathing. "I don't know. Suddenly, he is not responding," she answered weakly. She looked terribly worried. I checked his vital signs and they were still strong. Thank God, the boy was just unconscious. No need for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Phew! The efficient KLM crew brought the Resus Kit and we quickly administered oxygen on him. He felt warm to the touch and a reading revealed he had a high temperature of 38.6 degree Celsius. I knew I had to cool him down quickly but his thick layers of clothes weren't cooperating. " Do you mind if I cut away his shirt?" I asked. "Yes, yes, please do whatever it takes, " his mother pleaded. But what was I thinking? I realized there may not be any scissors on board. I tried again and finally managed to take off his thick clothing. The crew brought the ice cubes I requested. I proceeded to give him a tepid sponge to bring down his fever. His temperature came down after 30 min of sponging and he started to cry. A good sign. . The child probably became unconscious after throwing a febrile fit during the flight. I found a pulse oximeter in the Resus kit. It worked on my finger but it was too big for the little child. By this time, an elderly male Caucasian doctor (looking very smart in his suit) and a young Asian doctor arrived on the scene to offer assistance. The lady doctor said she is an ICU specialist. The elderly male doctor said he an Internist. I struggled to hear him with all the commotion going on. The lady doctor asked if I was a doctor and about my area of expertise. I told her I am a family doctor, a general practitioner in Singapore. "Oh, then you are the best person to handle this kind of case"' she told all the anxious onlookers. Both of them discussed the boy's condition between themselves while I continued to sponge the boy with cold wet wipes placed all over his chest, neck and forehead. The two doctors concurred that given the long flight ahead, it was best to evacuate the boy at the nearest airport. By now, the boy's temperature had subsided. He started fussing, irritated by the cold wet wipes. "Okay, mummy, you can have your son back ... but please continue to sponge him." I told his mother who looked visibly relieved at this time. The captain explained the situation and told everyone he needed to make an unscheduled landing at Bucharest airport because of the boy's condition. The plane took another 30-40 minutes to dump fuel and we finally made an emergency landing at Bucharest airport in Romania for the boy to be evacuated to the hospital. It took another 4 hours for the plane to refuel while the 315 passengers waited patiently despite the obvious inconvenience caused. Most were hungry, tired and worn but no one made a disapproving sound. 65,000 liters of fuel dumped for emergency landing. Four hours of waiting by 315 passengers. Many passengers must have missed their connecting flights. That is how much it costs if someone falls sick at the most untimely moment in the air. But what is more important than the safety and wellbeing of the little boy? The Captain kept everyone updated regularly and thankedeveryone for their patience and understanding. I must compliment him and his crew for their professionalism and KLM for putting the safety and well being of the passengers as their priority. My wife and I chased the northern light from Iceland to Tromso in Norway. What can be more exciting than catching of the elusive "green lady"? But life loves to surprise us. This 12-hour direct flight became a 17-hour medical adventure in the sky. An adventure that may have given the green lady a run for her money. We were all tired when we landed in Singapore at 7.45pm (GMT +8) but KLM crew and the captain deserved a thumb up. I wrote a few lines of feedback to show my appreciation to the passengers , the captain and especially the male crew member William during the prolonged flight. Well done KLM. Thank you to the rest of the passengers. And let's pray for the boy's speedy recovery. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/saving-lives-on-land-and-in-the-air https://www.facebook.com/DrLowLeeYong/posts/909127299122651 http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/boy-3-almost-drowns-doc-saves-him-turning-him-upside-down http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/3-year-old-boy-nearly-drowns-in-pool-but-was-revived-after-doctors-perform#xtor=CS1-10 https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes/posts/10153205478852115 This doctor saved a drowning boy last year and now he saved this boy in flight. Great doctor indeed
  3. Let me cut it short. My aunty sat a taxi and was involved in an accident. She suffered some concussion and impact. Was admitted to hospital. My concern now is, is she able to claim her medical bill resulting from the accident. How much and what benefits will she be entitled? wad class of ward can she stay in? She can;t tolerate the heat in Class C wards. how can she go about claiming? engage a lawyer or leave it to the taxi company? can she claim for loss of income since she cannot go to work? read http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?showtopic=2644240 for accident details.
  4. Dear all, I have a friend who have some supply of feeding milk(for adult as meal replacement) and syringe. Is there any non profit organisation or people my friend can donate to. Please advise and PM are welcome. Thanks Rustyz
  5. I saw this article on forbes and what this company is pursuing very interesting, could literally revolutionize the medical testing industry. What makes it more interesting is the CEO apparently got the idea while doing an intern in Singapore on a project to find Sars in patients. http://www.mercurynews.com/michelle-quinn/ci_26147649/quinn-meet-elizabeth-holmes-silicon-valleys-latest-phenom Quinn: Meet Elizabeth Holmes, Silicon Valley's latest phenom By Michelle Quinn [email protected] POSTED: 07/15/2014 06:11:39 AM PDT6 COMMENTS| UPDATED: 5 MONTHS AGO Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford in 2003 as a 19-year-old to start Theranos, a company now poised to disrupt the medical diagnostic test market. She spoke about the company's vision at their headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday afternoon July 3, 2014. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Karl Mondon ) Silicon Valley, much like baseball, has its share of phenoms, those up-and-comers who demonstrate extraordinary promise. Meet the latest: Elizabeth Holmes. The 30-year-old Stanford dropout turned paper multibillionaire has quietly worked for 11 years on her startup, which aims to give all of us better information about our bodies in a quest to revolutionize how we manage our health. "If people can really begin to understand their bodies, that can help them change their lives," she said during a recent interview at the Palo Alto headquarters of Theranos, a mix of the words "therapy" and "diagnosis." Over the past year, Holmes has embraced a more public profile, recently snagging the cover of Fortune magazine in what bore all the hallmarks of a carefully orchestrated media push. Her board includes a Who's Who of American political influence -- former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, former Defense Secretary Bill Perry, a couple of former U.S. senators, a Marine general. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is one of her investors. FAMILIAR QUALITIES Holmes' drive to change the world has a familiar ring here. She may actually do it -- or not. It's always hard to know in Silicon Valley whether the hype matches the reality. Advertisement The tech industry has seen phenoms before. They are typically young, bold and single-minded with boundless ambition. Think Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg. What often distinguishes great leaders are qualities like determination and persistence, but something else too, said Bob Sutton, a Stanford engineering school professor and co-author of "Scaling Up Excellence." "They believe they are destined to do something special," he said. Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford in 2003 as a 19-year-old to start Theranos, a company now poised to disrupt the medical diagnostic test market. She spoke about the company's vision at their headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday afternoon July 3, 2014. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) ( Karl Mondon ) In that respect, Holmes is cast from the same mold as Jobs et al. She launched the company, she told me, after "thinking about what is the greatest change I could make in the world." Holmes, who hates needles, zeroed in on blood tests as a starting point. If blood tests were easier, cheaper and more convenient -- Theranos aims to put a lab within a mile of any city dweller -- people could take multiple tests over time and see signs of a disease or condition before it's too late, Holmes argues. She recalled the death of her uncle, whose skin cancer progressed rapidly to brain cancer. "You look at something like that and it doesn't make sense," she said softly. "If it was caught in time, it's a completely manageable condition." To that end, Theranos has devised software and hardware so that with just one pinprick of blood, critical medical tests can be run more cheaply and more conveniently. In September, Theranos and Walgreens announced a deal to open Theranos "wellness centers" at one Walgreens in Palo Alto as well as 20 stores in Phoenix. The goal is to expand to all 8,200 Walgreens stores nationwide. Theranos' main revenue stream is payment from customers or their insurance providers for lab tests. The company has other revenue streams through its long-term strategic partners, which it declined to discuss. With Theranos, Holmes is taking on the $70 billion U.S. blood-testing industry dominated by companies such as Quest and LabCorp. But she says her aim is something bigger, creating a new market called "consumer health technology," which Holmes describes as engaging and empowering people about their health. "Here in California, I can go and buy a gun and shoot myself but I can't order a vitamin D test because I might do something quote 'clinically dangerous,' " she said. "We feel strongly over time that this has to change." Shultz, who meets weekly with Holmes to discuss the business, described Theranos as "on the cusp of a real movement in preventive medicine." "What Elizabeth is doing is important in diagnostics, that the more you are able to spot something before it occurs, the more you can do something about it," he said. 'CRITICAL PIECE' Theranos faces numerous regulatory, logistical and market challenges, said Eric Lakin, an analyst with DeciBio Consulting, a market research firm. Still, the potential is great. "With current efforts to realize the dream of personalized medicine, Theranos may play a critical piece in this puzzle," he said. "But as with all puzzles, it often takes time to collect these pieces and put them together in a meaningful way." Holmes' background is right out of the phenom playbook. Growing up in Texas, Holmes taught herself Mandarin and launched a business in high school selling C++ compilers to Chinese universities. She applied for her first patent while at Stanford, where she majored in chemical engineering. In the summer before her sophomore year, she went to Singapore to work at the Genome Institute on the SARS virus. Then she dropped out of Stanford to begin working on Theranos, using the money her parents had saved for college for the business. "She may be the female Mark Zuckerberg that Silicon Valley has been waiting for," said Vivek Wadhwa, a professor and researcher at Stanford and Duke and a lecturer on entrepreneurship. "She started when she was young, defied the odds and built a great technology, and is doing good for the world." Tim Draper, the venture capitalist, said Holmes, who was friends with his daughter growing up, is the first entrepreneur he knows who kept quiet about her business for so long "so that the competition wouldn't get a chance to start." "She had a winner and knew it," he said. His firm DFJ Venture was the first to invest. In recent years, Theranos' head count has mushroomed to about 500 employees, up from 100 in 2010. It took over the former offices of Facebook at the Stanford Research Park. Holmes has raised $400 million, valuing the entire company at $9 billion. She has a 50 percent stake, leading Forbes to call her "the youngest woman to become a self-made billionaire." As for her gender, Holmes, who wears all black suits and heels and speaks in a deep, soft voice, has never allowed herself to think of it as an issue, she says. But she knows people are paying attention. "If I can show that in this country, a 19-year-old girl can drop out of school and build something like this," she said, "then other women should be doing it."
  6. As per above. Have pain in right wrist sometimes and thinking of going the TCM route (acupuncture, herbs). Would appreciate any info from those who have consulted the sinsehs at TTSH or Rafles Hospital.
  7. Hi all. I plan to CPF to pay my bank loan for my new house . May I know what if my medical for Home Protection Scheme From Cpf is being rejected due to medical ? Does that mean I cannot buy the house any more or it is just that I still can proceed with the purchase but only without medical coverage that all? Anyone will encounter this?
  8. Had my newborn there and have a unpleasant experience yesterday. Went there to bring my wife and baby back yesterday ( 2 Nov '12 ). As usual, carpark was crowded and have to opt for valet parking. Left instruction my car was keyless entry with push start. Wanted to explain how it works..the guys just brush it off no problem. Since its the 2nd time i use their service, i believe they may have experience. Called back an hour later say steering wheel locked. ( i had a tiny tweak on the key system ). No problem, i went down thinking since its my fault for not explaining well. To my horror. I say my beige car seat (bottom) stained with pen inks and tear. Quickly moved the car away as i was blocking someone's car. Request to talked to the manager (Its a malay guy). Came, took a look at my car.. says cannot be left by them. Many mistakes. 1) Told me all their guys dont put their pen behind their buttocks. (Then proceed to explain to me even if pen put behind also wont write on the seat. I told him i very confirmed no markings before that. 2) I said fine, if you prove to me all your drivers pocket got no holes( since all their drivers wearing jeans, without holes in their pocket, it will be true that the pen wont write)..i apologise to you. I treat it as my mistake. He laugh it out says fine, you go check lor. 3)Told me only got 2 drivers, one malay and 1 chinese. I checked the malay driver and politely apologised. Then checked the chinese guy. True enough, there was hole on his pocket. The manager saw it and told me again blah blah cannot be lar. Now very angry, i saw the pen that the driver was holding, Told him i go write on my seat now, if its the same ink, what you going to say. Again, he laugh it off saying not possible. 4) Went there, i really wrote on my seat. Proved to him, he again say any pen can do this, i told him you still want to deny, why not i send it to foresenic and check? 5) Gave me the WTF look, ask me go polish come back claim from him. I asked him, are you going to acknowledge the mistake, he still die die say i trying to fleece him off and this was not the first time someone trying to fleece him. Tell me he himself driving a wrx( as if i care) and he very confirm leaving a pen on the buttocks wont draw on the seat. i told him why not we put a penknife on the pocket see if it cuts the seats when sitting down. He still show me the angleof the buttocks when sitting down, wont happen one lar. (His pocket is those very low type ) Decided to walk away. no point argueing. I am going to Thomson medical and stomp this. Actually, wont be so piss if he acknowlege the mistake and we move on from here, ( i believe i should be able to remove the stains, minus the small cut. ) What pisses me is i already showed him so many evidence and he still says i going to fleece him off.
  9. Recently I get frequent headaches (not the severe throbbing type); no giddiness. Not sure if it is due to stress or late nights or due to the whiplash injury I suffered 1 year ago (specialist already diagnosed me as chronic) - still having neck pain. Kinda of freaked out when I watch "On Call 36 Hours" showing on SCV weekdays 9pm seeing how headache symptoms suggest possible brain tumors. Should I go for CT scan? I think it is very expensive? Can use Medisave? Is it bad for health to do CT scan?
  10. Anyone know where to go for GOOD tcm and also VALUABLE for money? I sprained my left ankle during basketball yesterday. Thanks
  11. WTF. This country people always jump bail. Our miw must have very very good tie with them. ================================= http://www.tnp.sg/content/two-romanians-jump-bail Two Romanians jump bail May 18, 2012 - 1:51am By: Shaffiq Alkhatib Two foreigners, both Romanians, have jumped bail after they were charged in court on Feb 21 with dishonestly receiving stolen property. Kindergarten teacher Iulia Anamaria Dobrin, 31, and her friend, businessman Cristian Bogdan, 35, are accused of receiving 99 boxes containing items such as cigars and perfumes. It is alleged that they had also received 35 packets and cartons of cigars and cigarettes. They were due to be in court on March 6, and their lawyer, Mr Peter Fernando, made an application for them to leave Singapore between Feb 27 and March 5. It was granted and the pair were released on court bail of $30,000 each. But they were still in Romania on March 5, citing medical reasons.
  12. Have not visited kk for years and with my 5yrs old Sonny having high fever up and down for more than a week with 3 times gp visit, decided to drop by kk and holy s--t.. $90 already... (use to be like $65 or $70??)... And the best part, written on the receipt garmen grant is only $10.... meaning Singaporean kid is only paying $10 lesser than others?.. No wonder they say raising kid is expensive...
  13. I'm in HK now and had to send my partner to a private hospital, HK adventist hospital, for some food allergy problem. Rashes, itch and all that. Since it's a private hospital, I thought it's gonna to cost alot. Nothing is cheap in HK anyway, right? Worse is that this hospital is situated at the Peak area, high up with all the expensive residential area where the tourist maps don't even show. That who know HK will know this area. Anyway we went there at A&E, they called it "urgent care" at 1am. I thought they will charge midnight surcharge and all the crap. Quick summary, my partner got one injection and given 3 medications. The total bill is only S$160. Everything in with consultation charge. Now I been to our SGH, TTSH before and compared to this HK hospital, they r considered expensive. I rem SGH A&E admission charge already $70 basic. Already considered as subsidy charge. U add up the med cost and GST, it will cost over 100 bucks. So what subsidy are we talking about here? The best thing is we were attended by all 100% HK nurses and doctor. No FT s--t..... Even the admission clerk is HK.
  14. I really wonder, which insurance company KBW got it from? Stayed in 1st class hospital ward and just need to pay S$8 after deducting from medisav? Anyone who has friends or relatives had heart operation before and can share with us how much they paid ( With & Without insurance). I really hope KBW is willing to show us his medical bill for his heart operation, see how the doctor charge. If he is paying lesser than other Singaporeans, it is corruption, if he is paying higher than other Singaporeans with the same operation, I think his doctor trying to " over charge "him as he is rich, he should then go to the opposition party to see Mr Chiam or Mr LTK, they will help him "write letter" to the hospital and request an investigation
  15. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1112396/1/.html http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_637948.html
  16. Feb 16, 2011 Anwar's trial: Medical form states sodomy was 'attempted' KUALA LUMPUR - MOHD Saiful Bukhari Azlan's medical proforma (form) stated that he was subjected to 'attempted' sodomy, the High Court heard on Wednesday. Hospital Kuala Lumpur Emergency Care Specialist Dr Khairul Nizam Hassan, when cross-examined by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's counsel Karpal Singh, agreed that the proforma stated 'attempted' sodomy and 'attempted' oral sex. 'So, there could not have been penetration. It says here, it's attempted,' Karpal said, grilling Dr Khairul on Wednesday. However, Dr Khairul maintained that Mr Saiful never used the word 'attempted' when he was interviewed by the doctors. In the proforma, which was made available to the press on Wednesday, it was also noted that there was 'full penetration', with 30 minutes of coitus. PKR adviser and Datuk Anwar, 63, is on trial for allegedly performing carnal intercourse against the order of nature on Saiful at a condominium unit in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, between 3.15pm and 4pm on June 26, 2008. -- THE STAR/ANN Attempted but not successful.
  17. Hi all, How many years after an accident will an accident claim (i.e. medical) be considered void? How many years will an insurance company hold in record for a potential claim before finally reinstating back the NCD to the insured party? If eventually the retention amount and record show there is no claim (after X years), will the insured party obtain back in cash difference between no NCD and with NCD amount every year since the claim was not paid out and thus the NCD status should remain status quo in the first place? In other words, paying for car insurance with zero NCD but after X years, no claim, but NCD had been taken away to safeguard a potential claim. Please give your views and advice.
  18. SINGAPORE : SingHealth's Group chief operating officer, Dr Wong Yue Sie has died after developing a massive stroke. He was 49. SingHealth says that despite emergency surgery after his stroke last Friday, Dr Wong succumbed to the severity of the condition yesterday, without regaining consciousness. He is survived by his wife, Mdm Choy Sok Cheng, 47, and two teenage daughters. In a statement, SingHealth's Group CEO Professor Tan Ser Kiat said that they have've lost a gifted clinician leader and a selfless individual who made time for anyone who needed him. He adds Dr Wong has left a lasting legacy for his family, colleagues and staff. Among other things, Dr Wong had been the Chief of the SAF Medical Corps. In 2008, he was seconded to Ren Ci Hospital as its chief executive officer upon the request of the Ministry of Health. One critical task he faced was the completion and opening of the Ren Ci Community Hospital. -
  19. hi bro, I just got hit by a van driven by an old uncle, i was driving straight along Thompson road, when reaching Thompson medical ctr, there is this silver van exited from thompson medical ctr hit into my car, end up my left read was badly damage, just wondering, whether anyone was there to witness, this happened at around today 12 Oct at around 18:20, my ride is a less than 1 yr old mazda 5, feel really heart pain expecially i was driving very slow and out of sudden it hit my back. Can any kind bro who saw this be my witness? thanks in advance.
  20. Hi Any doctors around? I would like to seek some preliminary advice... Recently for 1 week I have been experience frequent bouts of dizziness. Whenever I lie down & get up, my head start to spin - like to going to faint liao. And this only happens recently only. I never got such thing before. Is it due to low blodd pressure? Or stress? Or exhaustion? Or even the worst scenario i.e. something in brain? Can advice if I should go to see GP first or go to do some checkup at hospital or where? HELP PLEASE
  21. Hi all, my medical review is due soon (after 2 years) anyone knows any good specialist to recommend (fractured my arm previously).... for permanent downgrade pm me if u got one. many thks
  22. Our Mini-Star have always touted that the Sinkie have 'First World standard' medical treatment....the best within the Asean region...if you could pay for it. If one where to say...'the treatment I need, cannot be provided within Sillypore, then you better have the means to pay for an overseas treatment. Or else do with what you have in Sillypore. I have yet to see more examples of the local hospitals...private or re-structured, waiving hospitals and professional bills for those who genuinely can't pay them but need expensive specialist care and treatment. THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS THE AREA THAT NEEDS ADDRESSING! Not one who says , that they need oversea treatment and go round asking for donation for it. To set a precedent for such issue...would be a bad example. Then where is the line to draw, on who is MORE genuine in need of an expensive OVERSEAS medical treatment and who should just do with what you have locally? Please contribute constructive posts.
  23. Today was a super dark day. I am 28 years old, 2.5 years ago, i hurt my back while doing IPPT shuttle run... and subsequently, i got a 'slipped disc'. I was referred to Changi Hospital for specialist examination, but the 'senior' orthopedic was Super uncaring and asked me take some painkiller and look for him 2 months later. I resorted to looking for a specialist in a private Hospital near my house. I took a MRI and found out the disc was budging into my nerve like a big pimple. The MRI scan shows the herniation is at L4/L5. I was advised for open surgery immediately. After the surgery, it felt better but the pain was still niggling. I often get muscle cramp and pain radiating down. I tahan for very long. Find this doc again and he told me it is normal, never ask me to take post MRI scan. Keep telling me to swim more and charge me his expensive specialist bill i trusted him But the pain was getting worse, I decided to seek a different opinion from another specialist (pain management), took a post MRI scan. Discovery - my L4/L5 is still budging against my nerve like a big pimple!!! and My L5 lamina bone was cut to operate on the disc. This specialist and my general physician both said it should be operated from L4 and not L5. They said i have little choice, I need to do another a 2nd open surgery.... with no more L5 bone to support, i most likely need to be fixed with metal n screws. I spent so much money to be screwed? super dissapointed I am going to confront this private hospital specialist tomorrow and lodge a report with the hospital management and medical council. If all fail, i will engage a lawyer. Anyone with experience in this?
  24. is this salary reasonable, too high or too low how to balance charity organisation goal to lower administration cost and attract good staff IN THE special report, 'Medical charities the best paymasters' (March 30), Dover Park Hospice was mentioned as having paid its former medical director a salary range of $200,000 to $250,000 per year. Mr Paul Chan, in his letter last Tuesday, 'It can't be about top dollar for top talent', brought up the issue of good governance of publicly donated funds to these (medical) organisations. We have always been transparent with our salary costs and would like to shed more light on the salary paid to our former medical director. She was also the chief executive officer of Dover Park Hospice until her resignation in July last year. This means she was working full time with us and was responsible for hospice operations. She also oversaw medical governance of the hospice. Her salary package was below what would be paid to someone in a restructured hospital of her seniority and with similar responsibilities. She has since left Dover Park Hospice and has returned to work with a restructured hospital. It is always difficult to find qualified people to be our medical directors. We currently have a service agreement with Tan Tock Seng Hospital whereby our medical director is assigned and paid for by the hospital. Dover Park Hospice has all along been fortunate to have staff who are dedicated to our cause and share our vision. In the past, we have had medical directors who worked for free or lower than market rates. We wish we could always count on such individuals to come forward. But when they are not available, we have to pay market rates to secure their services. Teo Siew Hong (Ms) Chief Operating Officer Dover Park Hospice
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