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Nursing Home to provide rehabilitation services for patients with long-term debilitating conditions, and training for caregivers. Medical and nursing services, as well as lifestyle activities are provided. The aim was for patients to be fit enough to return home and integrate back into the community.
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St. Andrew's Community Hospital's Home Care Service attended to the nursing needs of patients residing in the east. These patients were discharged from acute care hospitals or community hospitals and usually have medical histories of strokes, fractures and multiple diseases. Common nursing care
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were transferred to SACH for rehabilitation and continuing medical care. SACH and CGH are connected by a covered link bridge. This close proximity helps facilitate better coordinated and integrated care for SACH patients through the sharing of medical records and clinical support services, and
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on medication, diet and lifestyle, how to monitor their condition and look out for signs of deterioration, helping them stay healthy for as long as possible. Those who needed more help would receive further guidance and support in between medical visits.
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by providing services for patients with long-term conditions. Services included eye screening, foot screening, health monitoring and education about diet, lifestyle and medication. The first centre, located in
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and healthy lifestyle activities, which aim to intervene early to delay the onset of chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
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The Health Management Unit is set up to assist patients who need help to manage their long-term conditions. These patients received advice from nurse
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Transitional Care helps to bridge the gap between hospital and home for patients with complex or multiple care needs. It aimed to stabilise,
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and management, through to ongoing care. It developed a range of integrated care programmes for the people of eastern Singapore.
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Hopkins, Liza; Chamberlain, Daniel; Held, Fabian; Riley, Therese; Wang, Jean Zhou Jing; Conte, Kathleen (25 January 2021).
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Guided by its vision, "Towards seamless quality care – together", it sought to gradually reshape Singapore's model of
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Wai Leng, Chow; Jundong, Jiang; Li Wei, Cho; Joo Pin, Foo; Kwong Ming, Fock; Chen, Richard (September 2014).
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The Eastern Health Alliance was focused on delivering a range of healthcare services, from early detection,
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Reinhard, Susan C.; Given, Barbara; Petlick, Nirvana Huhtala; Bemis, Ann (2008), Hughes, Ronda G. (ed.),
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The Eastern Health Alliance was officially launched on 18 November 2011 by founding members
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for feeding, wound care, dressings, and removal of stitches after a surgery.
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Changi General Hospital-St. Andrew’s Community Hospital partnership
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Satkunanantham, Kandiah; Lee, Chien Earn (13 November 2015).
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provided to them included changing their urinary catheters;
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to meet the challenges of a growing and ageing population.
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In Jan 2018, the Eastern Health Alliance merged with
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