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  Tan Tock Seng Biography (Philanthropist) — Infoplease.com
Tan Tock Seng was a prosperous Singapore businessman of the early 1800s, known particularly for his generosity to the poor.
He contributed heavily to the 1844 construction of a new hospital for the indigent, which was then named Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
After Tan's death in 1850 his son Tan Kim Ching continued the family's support for the hospital, which continues as one of Singapore's most prominent medical centers.
www.infoplease.com /biography/var/tantockseng.html   (209 words)

  
  Tan Tock Seng Hospital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The new 15-storey Tan Tock Seng Hospital was marked as a historic institution on 25 July 2001.
Tan Tock Seng died in 1850 at the age of 52.
The hospital's name was changed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital and, in 1861, it relocated to new premises on the corner of Serangoon Road and Balestier Road.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tan_Tock_Seng_Hospital   (547 words)

  
 Tan Tock Seng - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tan Tock Seng (Simplified Chinese: 陈笃生, Traditional Chinese: 陳篤生; pinyin: Chén Dǔshēng; 1798-1850) was a Singaporean merchant and philanthropist.
The hospital was later shifted to Tan Tock Seng Road because the building at Pearl's Hill was too small to cater to enough patients and it was too old.
Tan also contributed money to the construction of the Taoist Thian Hock Keng Temple at Telok Ayer in 1842, the place of worship for the settlers from the Fujian province of China.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tan_Tock_Seng   (367 words)

  
 Journey to Singapore's Yesteryears - Historical Landmarks - Tan Kim Seng Fountain
Tan Kim Seng was willing to part his fortune in order for Singapore to be a better place to live in.
He was the second Asian, after Tan Tock Seng, to become a Justice of the Peace in 1850 and his advice on Chinese affairs was frequently sought after by the British.
Tan Kim Seng donated a generous sum of money to support the construction of a system to provide piped water to the town.
itclub.vs.moe.edu.sg /cyberfair2003/landmarks/tankimseng.html   (401 words)

  
 JOHNS HOPKINS-NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CENTRE IN SINGAPORE TO RELOCATE TO TAN TOCK SENG ...
JH-NUH IMC operates as a private hospital within the National University Hospital (soon to be moved to Tan Tock Seng Hospital) offering its local and international patients the latest cancer care and research under the management and standards of Johns Hopkins.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital was established in 1844 through the generosity of Mr Tan Tock Seng and other 19th century local philanthropists to provide proper medical care to the sick poor.
It encompasses the main hospital complex at Jalan Tan Tock Seng and three other campuses: the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) 1 and 2 and the TTSH Rehabilitation Centre at Ang Mo Kio Hospital.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org /Press_releases/2004/11_10b_04.html   (937 words)

  
 Channelnewsasia.com
SINGAPORE : Tan Tock Seng Hospital will be the centre for patients in the event of a flu pandemic, and its systems were tested on Friday in Exercise Sparrowhawk II.
Said Dr Tay Seow Yian, senior consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, "One of the most important lessons we learned during SARS was that we had to segregate our patients into risk categories: low risk and high risk.
Tan Tock Seng will be able to handle about 1,000 in-patients, if there is a flu pandemic.
www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/singaporelocalnews/view/220512/1/.html   (544 words)

  
 Singapore judicial caning, April 2003 - CORPUN ARCHIVE sgj00304
The assailant, Seng Inn Thye, was jailed for five years and ordered to be given four strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to the attempted murder of Madam Leong Mei Chan.
Madam Leong was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital with stab wounds to her face, neck, back and chest.
Explaining why Seng was in a rage, Mr Ang said while they were married, he had paid most of the expenses, such as for the flat, his wife's fertility treatments and the adoption.
www.corpun.com /sgj00304.htm   (1582 words)

  
 Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, established in 1844, is one of the oldest hospitals in Singapore.
First set up at Pearl's Hill helped by a generous donation by a wealthy philanthropist, Tan Tock Seng, the hospital moved to Balestier Plain, then to Moulmein Road and finally to its current premises at Jalan Tan Tock Seng.
Offering services in 17 clinical disciplines and equipped with the state of the art facilities and equipment, it is currently the second largest hospital in Singapore.
infopedia.nlb.gov.sg /details/SIP_70_2004-12-24.html   (80 words)

  
 TODAYonline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A nurse tests personal protective equipment on Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng (R) during the flu pademic exercise at Tan Tock Seng hospital in Singapore.
Singapore has begun a two-day simulation of a flu pandemic in a large-scale exercise involving its international airport, a border crossing to Malaysia and several hospitals.
At the public Tan Tock Seng Hospital, one of seven hospitals participating in the drill, staff were on alert as if a real crisis had occurred.
www.todayonline.com /articles/131947.asp   (717 words)

  
 Jurong / Northern / Sembawang / Yishun / Woodlands General Hospital
The population there is growing and the nearest hospital for its people is Tan Tock Seng.
The new hospital, a campaign promise at the 2001 General Election, will save Yishun residents the long ride to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which is about 40 minutes away when traffic is heavy.
"When I was discussing this with the CEO of Tan Tock Seng Hospital in a light-hearted manner, he said our 'fengshui' was very good, the location is best, so all patients flock there," he said.
www.geraldtan.com /medaffairs/hospitals-jgh_ngh_ygh.html   (3982 words)

  
 textually.org: Tan Tock Seng Hospital links agreement with Nokia
Tan Tock Seng Hospital links agreement with Nokia
Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore has become the first hospital in the world to ink an agreement with Nokia to use mobile technology in hospital settings, reports Channel News Asia.
Looking ahead, Tan Tock Seng Hospital will test the use of 3G phones to monitor patient wounds.
www.textually.org /textually/archives/2006/01/011368.htm   (202 words)

  
 BioMed Central | Abstract | Clinical and epidemiological predictors of transmission in Severe Acute Respiratory ...
Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Disease Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore
We used epidemiological and clinical data on probable SARS patients admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Using a case-control approach, index patients who had probable SARS who subsequently transmitted the disease to at least one other patient were analysed as "cases" against patients with no transmission as "controls", using multivariate logistic regression analysis.
www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2334/6/151/abstract   (324 words)

  
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This simple yet symbolic event was marked by the signing of Prof Tan Chorh Chuan, Director of Medical Services MOH, on the Declaration imprinting Singapore’s support for the Global Declaration on Parkinson’s Disease.
Essentially the Global Declaration calls for the commitment to provide patients with Parkinson’s Disease access to appropriate and affordable medical care and treatment; to encourage partnerships between scientists, doctors and healthcare workers to improve the care of patients with Parkinson’s Disease; and to raise public awareness of Parkinson’s Disease.
The forum is organized by the Parkinson's Disease Society of Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National Neuroscience Institute, to endorse the Global Declaration on Parkinson's disease.
www.parkinsonsingapore.com /link/links.html   (1023 words)

  
 Lim Bo Seng Biography (Soldier/World War II Figure) — Infoplease.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lim Bo Seng is a national hero in Singapore for his resistance to Japanese forces during World War II.
A native Chinese who moved to Singapore as a child, Lim led efforts to raise funds to help China fight Japanese invasion in the late 1930s.
Tan Tock Seng Biography (Philanthropist) - Biography of Tan Tock Seng, Founder of Tan Tock Seng Hospital
www.infoplease.com /biography/var/limboseng.html   (213 words)

  
 SARS: experience from the emergency department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore -- Seow 20 (6): 501 -- Emergency ...
SARS: experience from the emergency department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Emergency Department, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore, 308411; eillyne\[lowbar]\seow{at}ttsh.com.sg
Two were admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and one of
emj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/20/6/501   (2816 words)

  
 The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the 17th paragraph it is written: "The lack of any caregiver assigned to treat SARS patients at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore becoming ill is a good example, since one-third of all SARS infections are estimated to have originated in the hospital environment."
Reasons: I would like to stress that Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore has done a remarkable job in preventing new infections between patients and doctors due to its vigilance and stringent preventive measures.
It is a disservice to Singapore and Tan Tock Seng Hospital to say that the "lack of caregivers assigned to treat SARS patients at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore becoming ill is a good example" as your edited piece coveys.
www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20030506.F05   (315 words)

  
 Prevalence of Parkinson disease in Singapore: Chinese vs Malays vs Indians -- Tan et al. 62 (11): 1999 -- Neurology
Prevalence of Parkinson disease in Singapore: Chinese vs Malays vs Indians -- Tan et al.
L.C.S. Tan, Venketasubramanian, and A.K.Y. Tan) and Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit (Dr. Krishnamoorthy), National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore; Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine (Drs.
Sahadevan and Chin), Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
www.neurology.org /cgi/content/abstract/62/11/1999   (276 words)

  
 Tan Tock Seng Hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A crossed cheque should be made payable to "Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd" (non-transferable cheque will not be accepted).
Proposed Replacement of 1 unit of Vacuum Steam Sterilizer and Overhaul and Maintenance of 1 unit of Existing Vacuum Steam Sterilizer at CSSD, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Please contact Philip Tan at 6357-8839 for any queries pertaining to the above tender.
ttsh.com /new/tenders/tenders.htm   (3411 words)

  
 Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc.
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Oct. 3, 2005 -- NovaVision, Inc. today announced Singapore's Tan Tok Seng Hospital (TTSH) is the first medical institution to offer NovaVision VRT(TM) Vision Restoration Therapy(TM) (VRT), a promising therapy offering hope to patients left partially blind by a stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
The medical device was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2003 and is currently available at TTSH and major eye institutes and rehabilitation centers in the United States and Germany.
"As a renowned vision center, the Eye Institute at Tan Tock Seng Hospital is an ideal partner to expand access to VRT throughout Singapore to help improve the quality of life for patients suffering vision impairment caused by stroke and TBI."
www.tullisdickerson.com /news_article.cfm?ID=663   (758 words)

  
 WHO | Western Pacific: the battle against SARS in Singapore
The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome – or SARS – worldwide resulted in 8439 cases and 809 deaths in 25 countries.
This photo essay illustrates how staff at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore tackled the emergence of SARS.
The battle against SARS at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
www.who.int /features/2006/heroes/wpro/en   (139 words)

  
 News item No22 -Advisers to Singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Advisers to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Professor John Boyages and Dr Owen Ung have been invited to be advisers to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
The BCI Treatment Protocols for Clinicians are currently being used in the same centre.
www.bci.org.au /public/news/publicnews22.htm   (84 words)

  
 ☞ tanning - tan tock seng   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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SINGAPORE : Tan Tock Seng Hospital loses about 500 overalls every year, at the cost of S,000.
www.tanning-n-tanning.info /tan-tock-seng.html   (425 words)

  
 museum roundtable: tan tock seng hospital heritage museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
museum roundtable: tan tock seng hospital heritage museum
The hospital is the only Singapore hospital named after a person and started by an act of philanthropy.
Honouring the legacy of founder Mr Tan Tock Seng, the museum features narrative displays, salvaged historical objects and a time capsule.
rmbr.nus.edu.sg /roundtable/ttsh.html   (73 words)

  
 Summer 2000 Rx Exchange Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In October pharmacist Hsueh Ni Chen made her first trip to the United States to train with VCU School of Pharmacy faculty and students.
A pharmacist at Singapore’s Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Chen’s goal was to learn about geriatric management and pharmacist-run ambulatory clinics.
This may be due to the extensive training they have undergone with Pharm.D. programs.” In addition to counseling patients at the dispensary, Chen trains student pharmacists and sees patients in Tan Tock Seng’s anticoagulation clinic.
www.pharmacy.vcu.edu /Alumni/Summer2003/11_Singapore.html   (561 words)

  
 Effects of Inhaled Furosemide on Exertional Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Ong et al. 169 (9): ...
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Research Unit, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Kian-Chung Ong, M.B.B.S., F.A.M.S., F.R.C.P., Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of inhaled
ajrccm.atsjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/169/9/1028   (367 words)

  
 Randomized controlled trial of nutritional supplementation in patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis and wasting -- ...
From the Department of Infectious Diseases (NIP and Y-KC), the Clinical Research Unit (AE), and the Tuberculosis Control Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine (CBEC), Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan
Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, from November 2000 to July 2002.
www.ajcn.org /cgi/content/full/80/2/460   (3752 words)

  
 Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore - Job Opportunities at Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore - Job Opportunities at Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Established in 1844 as Singapore’s first public hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital still maintains its tradition of providing excellence in healthcare for all.
With a new building opened in 1999, an expanded complement of 1,200 beds, state-of-the-art facilities and committed staff, the hospital continues to enhance its reputation as a provider of quality and affordable healthcare for the people of Singapore and the surrounding region.
www.pss.org.sg /main/content/view/410/2   (269 words)

  
 Acquisition of W135 meningococcal carriage in Hajj pilgrims and transmission to household contacts: prospective study ...
Travellers' Health and Vaccination Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433,
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital,
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/325/7360/365   (856 words)

  
 Eye - Abstract of article: Resolution of severe macular oedema in adult Coat's syndrome with high-dose intravitreal ...
The authors declare that they have no financial or proprietary interest in the products mentioned or described in this paper.
The Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Correspondence: SCB Teoh, The Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Republic of Singapore.
www.nature.com /eye/journal/v20/n2/abs/6701828a.html   (245 words)

  
 Tan Tock Seng Hospital - National Healthcare Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Tan Tock Seng Hospital - National Healthcare Group
• Main hospital at Jln Tan Tock Seng
Alexandra Hospital • National University Hospital • Tan Tock Seng Hospital • Institute of Mental Health/ Woodbridge Hospital
www.nhg.com.sg /ttsh.htm   (134 words)

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