Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple – NKF Dialysis Centre
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Bendemeer Road |  |
25 June 2016 |
This new dialysis centre at Kolam Ayer was made possible with a
generous donation of $2.3 million from the Kwan Im Thong Hood
Cho Temple. This new centre, with 26 stations, is the second NKF dialysis centre the Temple has sponsored, making them the first organisation to do so. In 1998, they sponsored one at Simei, which has 27 dialysis stations. Together, both Centres can benefit 318 needy patients.
From left: Mr Edmund Kwok, NKF CEO; Dr Tan Choon Kim, Chairman of
the Board of Trustees, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple; Guest-of-Honour
Associate Professor Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and
Information; and Mr Koh Poh Tiong, NKF Chairman
The needs of our society are diverse, ever changing and getting more complex. So I encourage more healthcare organisations, religious organisations and companies to work hand-in-hand with the community to serve the healthcare needs of society, especially the poor and needy. We need the “kampong spirit” of many helping hands to make us a more compassionate and caring nation.
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple remains
committed to supporting social causes to
improve the lives of the needy and help
encourage more people to stay healthy.
SCAL – NKF Dialysis Centre
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Yishun St 81 | |
31 July 2016 |
Raising funds through two charity golf tournaments and with a matching grant from the Government, the Singapore Contractors Association Limited (SCAL) brought in $1.9 million to make this centre in Yishun a reality. The centre has 14 dialysis stations that can benefit up to 84 patients. It is the first NKF dialysis centre to adopt a dual concept of an education and outreach centre where unlike other NKF dialysis centres, it is open to the public with health screenings, nutrition workshops and exercise classes. Moreover, it imbues the spirit of inclusiveness and community bonding among patients and residents. This is the second dialysis centre sponsored by SCAL with the first at Henderson in 1994, which later made way for housing redevelopment plans in 2011. NKF’s has renamed its dialysis centre at Woodlands Ave 5 the SCAL-NKF Dialysis Centre (Woodlands Branch) in gratitude of their longstanding support.
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs & Minister for Law and Er. Dr. Lee Bee Wah, MP for Nee Soon GRC (both centre), unveiled the plaque. The event was held in conjunction with Nee Soon South Community Club’s Community Health Fair
I find that there are more residents
undergoing kidney dialysis treatment
and quite often, I will have to write an
appeal letter for them to transfer to a
centre that is nearer to home ... Now
that it is just at their doorstep, it saves
them time and transport costs.
SCAL is happy to continue playing a role
in bringing hope to needy kidney
patients through this new dialysis
centre at Yishun.
