New Dialysis Centre at
Bukit Panjang Will Benefit More
Patients in the West

NKF patient Mr Pang Tong Toon, 62, looks forward to saving close to $800 a month in transport fees once a new NKF dialysis centre in Bukit Panjang is up and running at the end of this year.

Mr Pang, who lives at Bukit Panjang, currently goes for dialysis thrice weekly at NKF’s dialysis centre in Simei as all the dialysis centres in the west are full. Being wheelchair-bound due to an injury after a fall, Mr Pang has to take a taxi to and from his home to Simei thrice weekly. The taxi fare costs as much as $30 each time. His wife, who works in a factory, also has to take half-day leave three times a week to accompany him for treatment.

The new NKF dialysis centre at Bangkit Road will bring greater convenience to kidney patients staying in the west. The brick-laying ceremony was held on 28 June 2015 for this new centre, which will have 16 dialysis stations that will benefit 96 needy patients.

“My house at Jelapang Road is very far from my current dialysis centre at Simei. My wife has to take leave to accompany me to dialysis thrice weekly using a taxi. Not only are the travelling expenses very high, I often feel very tired from the travelling. When I dialyse at this new centre at Bangkit Road, it will be much easier on me and my wife.” Kidney patient Mr Pang Tong Toon, 62

“The residents and grassroots leaders in the Bukit Panjang constituency are all very supportive of having a new dialysis centre as it means greater convenience for the kidney patients living in this area. We are always on the lookout for ways to improve the lives of the residents.” Mayor of North West District and MP for Bukit Panjang constituency Dr Teo Ho Pin, who was Guest-of-Honour at the brick-laying ceremony

	“All our current dialysis centres in the west are operating at full capacity. There are more than 150 patients residing in this area but who are currently receiving treatment from dialysis centres in other areas in Singapore. This new centre will greatly ease the patient crunch in the centres in the west and provide more relief to the patients.” NKF Chairman Mr Koh Poh Ting