NUHCS Celebrates 15 Years As A National Heart Centre
To excellence in heart care and beyond!
PULSE Issue 42 | February 2024
Established in 2008 to meet
anticipated growing demand for
cardiovascular health services,
we crossed our fifteenth year in
2023 – a momentous milestone
as a National Centre in Singapore
specialising in the treatment of the
most challenging heart, lung and
circulatory diseases.
As we look forward to realise
our vision, we continue to unlock
innovations across clinical, surgical
and research fronts, towards
tackling cardiovascular diseases and
improving patient outcomes.
Through many firsts – such as
setting up of the nation’s first
neighbourhood specialty cardiac
clinic in Jurong Medical Centre
(JMC), and advancing Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
(UVATS)1
techniques that allows
for lung surgery to be performed
with just a single 3cm cut, we are
synergising the way forward in the
evolving field of cardiovascular
disease management.
Where research and care go hand
in hand, our researchers continue
to contribute to the international
body of cardiovascular research
with high-citation papers, with a
few also garnering international
accolades. As our people are hard at
work making things better for our
patients, the centre hopes to share this enthusiasm for patient care and
reach further by empowering this
sense of community.
Driven by a holistic approach,
our vision sets out how we strive
to balance the goals of bridging
academia and practice, while going
beyond providing treatment to
foster early diagnosis and healthier
living for the Singapore community.
"At the centre of everything
we do, it is about our people,
and our patients. A heartfelt
shoutout of thanks to every
staff member for your
commendable efforts both on
the frontlines and behind the
scenes; each of you has played
a part in shaping NUHCS into
a leading centre of excellence
today!"
We kickstarted our 15th year
anniversary by celebrating this
milestone with our people, who
have been the heartbeat of NUHCS
on this incredible journey.
Each making a unique difference
to patient care, our dedicated
team of doctors, nurses, allied
health professionals, patient service
associates, and support staff, came
together for our yearly dinner and
dance event on the evening of 28
April 2023, at the Conrad Centennial
Singapore.
Themed “Where Movie Characters
Come To Life”, the gathering was
kickstarted with various pre-event
fringe highlights, such as penning of
wishes for NUHCS’ journey of growth
on a commemorative booth, and
various group photo opportunities,
as the evening unfolded into
memorable moments of fun and
camaraderie!
The first major in-person event
since overcoming the COVID-19
pandemic as a healthcare institute,
the 2023 Dinner & Dance was an
important opportunity to honour
the awe-inspiring efforts and
resilience of our staff who fought
on the front lines of the national
healthcare challenge.
NUHCS senior leaders took the
lead in raising a toast to the hard
work and dedication of all staff,
while also shining the light on
their varied inspiring contributions
beyond their professional duties.
