Why we should not name the government restructured hospital in Jurong after the late Mr Ng Teng Fong?
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| Ng Teng Fong HospitalMay 14th,2011 | Tags:Dr Tan Cheng Bock,Government Restructured Hospital,Ng Teng Fong Hospital | Category:Government Hospitals,My Views,Video Collections 16 comments to Ng Teng Fong HospitalLeave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. | CategoriesPresidential Candidate Tan Cheng Bock Broadcast 18 Aug 2011 (English)Presidential Candidate Tan Cheng Bock Broadcast 18 Aug 2011 (Mandarin)Message to voters in EnglishMessage to voters in MandarinMessage to voters in MalayMessage to voters in TamilMessage to voters in TeochewMessage to voters in CantoneseMessage to voters in Hokkien | |||||||||
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Dr Tan,I think the main issue here,and for many more similiar donations to come,is the immature state of Singapore’s donations sector. Asia as a whole is not very structured to “rewarding”donors. Most choose to be anons,otherwise are mentioned in speeches,have name etched on a donors’board.
The American style of donation soliciting (some call it development,some call it advancement) has been introduced to Singapore for only less than 10 years. Already we see NUS medical faculy “bought”for about 10 mil.
Our society is moving towards sectoral maturity without requisite knowledge,information and operator maturity. This is a big problem. I would venture as far to suggest the focus of the economy for the past decade having a hand in this issue. I tend to agree with Tan Jee Say on developing the Service Sector. Without re-focusing our human resources,many sectors will be malnuroished even as we roar ahead with economic development.
When people accumulate a lot of gilt (gold),they will feel the guilt. When they feel the guilt,they donate selfishly to wash away their guilt. They feel bad for the ways and means that they have made a lot of money.
So,how do you make society remember a man whom the majority of people do not know. Just donate and ask them to name the hospital after your name.
One selfish act leads to another. The root of all this is the ego. Frankly,we don’t care under whose name the hospital is named after because the government who govern the people have decided.
So,it is so unfortunate that you feel strongly about this and the rest of the board feel that you are the black sheep. Well good luck,at least i hope you have left the hospital,let the rest of the herd to run it.
Hi Dr Tan
I am a recently retired GP and I fully support your stand against naming Jurong Hospital NTF Hospital. I also salute you for resigning from the board when it contradicts your convictions. This is another example of how “money talks”in the development of health care in Singapore.
MOH has lost its focus on providing good affordable health care for the ordinary citizen. All restructured hospitals seems only concerned with the bottom line. Decrease C class beds,priority bookings for paying patients,attract foreign patients ( have you seen some o the ads ? )The development costs of these palatial hospitals are funded by our taxes. Costs keep escalating etc
Ther are many other issues I want to voice but this is enough for now.
I fully support your stand on naming Jurong Hospital NTF Hospital.
Hi dr KSY,
Thanks for your support.There is not enough step down care because of over emphasis on hospital care.
Thank you Dr Tan for taking a stand. This,i believe,is not a trivial matter. My sense is that sadly,the PAP has lost its moral compass. Sorry for being so direct.
Good to be frank and honest .
sorry,last line should read,I fully support your stand AGAINST NAMING jURONG hOSPITAL ntf HOSPITAL
Dr Tan,my salute to you for standing firm on doing what you strongly believe in.
I hope our leaders and the various agencies do not conveniently mimic what is done in US and replicate here –in the various fields. In the financial sector,we had seen the ridiculous pricing model of internet business promoted by the US investment bankers. Subsequently,at least one internet analyst had been sued. In the mini-bond crash,why have the authorites here allow such instruments to be sold. Very complex even to professionals,how can lay people ever understand the implications. Why the authorites with their resources and scholars not prevent these from being introduced here. In other areas such as in medical care –focus should be more on preventive care –proper diet,lifestyle,managing stress and so on and not be reliant on on drugs that tend to treat symtoms and not deal with the causes. No amount of fiddling to the medisave,medishield or whatever will be sufficient to cope with the future costs of medical care at the rate chronic illnesses are developing and the prohibitive costs of surgery and treatment of chronic illnesses. The human body must be viewed as a proper whole,various organs are not distinct,separate organs but are inter-connected as shown in Chinese medicine. We need a more holistic approach to healthcare and not loading our bodies with various drugs and vaccines.
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What about the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital,which was so named in acknowledgement of the S$125 million donation made by the late hotelier’s Khoo Teck Puat family?
I don’t really know the details. If NTF is donating the entire cost of building the hospital or at least 80% of it,the guess we should name it after him. However if he is donating a small percentage and the state the rest,then I can think of people who are better citizen models than NTF. They should be honored before NTF.
I really appreciate your opinions in this matter,Dr Tan.Its a matter to late in the case of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.I was an employee with Alexandra Hospital and to be honest there was some discontent on the ground towards the naming of the hospital before we made the move.
We were even more disappointed when we realised that the amount contributed (abt $125 million?) was not even put into the building of the hospital but was channeled to the general hospital fund.
And as you said,Transparency is a key issue towards naming of a public institution of any kind.
I agree! I agree! I agree!
Why cant the monies be used to reward the staffs or donate to the poor personally to minimise the level of greed.
Dr Tan was a board member of Jurong General Hospital and not Yishun General Hospital. He attracted the media coverage on this issue by quitting his Board appointment.
His stance on Yishun General Hospital is the same,the donation there also pales in comparison with the overall construction costs. Therefore,the naming of the entire hospital after the late Khoo Teck Puat is also not appropriate.
Hi Dr Tan,
Interesting Fact for you,I posed this question to my mum and grandma yesterday,“Which Tan you know and want him to be our next president ?”Their answers are “Tan Cheng Bock”the doctor who worked in Lim Chu Kang before,i never expected them to know who is Tan Cheng Bock at first and seems like it is me a 28 yrs old youngster who do not know anything about you.
I do not know whether you still remember the poor people you treated before in Lim Chu Kang but my grandma,uncles and aunties,parents who lived in Ama Keng in the past still remember you as that nice and friendly doctor who have treated them before when they are sick for free even though they have very little to pay you.
We have since being relocated to Bukit Panjang in the 1990s after the goverment banned pig farming and we would be glad to meet you again,and so if you happen to be campaigning in the west,please do remember to dropped by Bukit Panjang to say hi as those people that you have helped before still haven’t forgot your kind deeds.
On my grandma behalf,she can’t read neither english or chinese but she do recognize your face though,will the voting slip be displaying the photos of candidates in the PE ? If not,it will be very hard for old people to vote for you Dr Tan.
Best Regards,
Han Zhong