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Announcement: Board of Visitors, Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital (KLSCH)

Oct 22, 2023
Announcement: Board of Visitors, Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital (KLSCH)
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We are glad to announce the appointment of the members of KLSCH Board of Visitors. This Board is comprised of five distinguished members who will play a pivotal role in advancing the hospital's vision and enhancing patient care by connecting the members of public to the services provided KLSCH.
The Board Members are:
1.Dato' Khoo Boo Leong (Chairman)
2.Dato' Dr Lim Boon Sho
3.Dr Chuah Sen Thye
4.Mr Krishnan Vadivelu
5.Mr Kek Boon Wei
The first meeting of the Board of Visitors Committee took place at our hospital on 21 October 2023. During this meeting, our Medical Superintendent, Dato’ Dr Teng Hock Nan thanked all the Board members for taking up the responsibilities and challenges in assisting KLSCH to serve the community better. The CEO of KLSCH, Dr Thor Teong Gee, presented an introduction to our hospital's operations, services, facilities, ongoing healthcare initiatives, and the hospital expansion project that is going to kick off very soon.
The Board of Visitors Committee serves as a bridge between KLSCH and the community. Their involvement and commitment will contribute to enhancing our ability to serve you better, strengthening the bond between our hospital and the public.
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the members of the Board of Visitors Committee for their commitment to the KLSCH. Together, we will make a positive impact on the well-being of our community.
Thank you for assisting us to serve the needy.


Photo caption (Left to right:) Dr Chuah Sen Thye, Mr Krishnan Vadivelu, Dr Thor Teong Gee, Dato’ Dr Teng Hock Nan, Mr Kek Boon Wei, Dato' Dr Lim Boon Sho, Dato' Khoo Boo Leong at the Board of Visitor Meeting

“Bring Back The Brightness” Cataract Surgery Campaign

Aug 25, 2023
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Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital (KLSCH) and Guang Ming Daily’s Guang Ming Charity Fund launched the “Bring Back The Brightness” Cataract Surgery Campaign.

 

KLSCH is glad to receive RM100,000.00 donation from Guang Ming Charity Fund as the medical and surgical fees for 50 patients who need cataract operation.

 

Patients who are diagnosed or suffering from cataract are welcomed to apply for the fund by filling up the application form and send it back to KLSCH. Applicant must be a Malaysian with monthly income of not more than RM2,000.00 or OKU, resident from non-for -profit old folks or handicapped homes, or individual who is receiving monthly welfare aid from the authority.

 

Successful applicants will be scheduled for outpatient examination and scheduled for cataract operation in KLSCH commencing mid-September 2023 (if cataract operation is indicated).

Please click the link below to download the application form:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Og4hvYxeLvkRF8YpL1Ls7k_F5T38SaP/view?usp=sharing
 

For more information, please contact Ms Goh at 012-4543113 or email: chgoh@klsch.my 
You can also reach Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital at 04-2999333.

 

Cancer Awareness Campaign 2.0

Jun 21, 2023
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Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital has launched Cancer Awareness Campaign 2.0.

This time our screening project focus on two common cancers, which are Nasopharyngeal Cancer and Colorectal Cancer.

We believe that prevention and early detection are key to saving lives, and our screening project plays a vital role in achieving this.

So don't miss out on this opportunity to prioritize your health. Join us in the fight against cancer and let's work together to ensure a healthier future.

 

MyStroke Hospital, MyStroke patient

Nov 21, 2022
MyStroke Hospital, MyStroke patient
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本院一名脑中风病人在One Hope Charity & Welfare - 大山脚瑶池金母慈善基金会协助下筹得医疗费,已成功进行机械性血栓术(Mechanical Thrombectomy),目前正逐渐康复中。63岁的李先生为一名罗里司机,本身患有高血压,据李先生女儿转述,父亲从上周开始行为举止变得异常,说话无语伦次、无法站立和走路,她怀疑父亲中风,于是在本月11日把父亲从霹雳巴里文打送入本院急诊室。经过CT脑部检查及专科医生诊断后,证实李先生患脑血管阻塞中风,需要紧急进行机械性血栓术,惟这项治疗所需費用不菲。李先生家境清寒,无法负担一笔医疗费。本院联络了大山脚瑶池金母慈善基金会,并获得该会为李先生助筹所需医疗费。李先生在完成机械性血栓术,成功清除脑积血。他在本院留院观察数日后,情况稳定,已出院回家休养。本院于今年9月加入MyStroke Hospital提供急性脑中风医疗服务以来,已接收了多名中风病人,李先生是第一位在本院协调下,获得大山脚瑶池金母慈善基金会援助,并成功完成机械性血栓术的病患。在此感谢大山脚瑶池金母慈善基金会给予李先生的帮忙,也祝愿李先生康复越来越好。
Our hospital stroke patient, get help from One Hope Charity & Welfare with fundraising for mechanical thrombectomy. This patient is now recovering gradually. Mr. Lee, a 63-year-old lorry driver, suffers from high blood pressure. According to Mr. Lee’s daughter, she noticed that her father was behaving strangely since last week, his speech was slurred, couldn't stand and walk. The family quickly sent him to our hospital, from Parit Buntar, Perak. After a brain CT scan and the doctor's diagnosis, confirmed he had a cerebral vascular blockage. He urgently needed a mechanical thrombectomy. But Mr. Lee cannot afford high medical fees. Our hospital approached One Hope Charity & Welfare, and get them help for Mr. Lee. After a mechanical thrombectomy procedure, the blood clot in his brain has successful removal. After several days of observation in our hospital, Mr. Lee was turned to stable condition and has been discharged from the hospital. Since our hospital joined MyStroke Hospital to provide acute stroke services in September, Mr. Lee is the first stroke patient who gets help from One Hope Charity & Welfare with fundraising. It’s very grateful to One Hope Charity & Welfare. We wish Mr. Lee gets better to recover.

KLSCH Team home visit to Peace & Harmony Home

Nov 7, 2022
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It’s a very special and meaningful day, our KLSCH team visited the Peace and Harmony Home, on 6th November 2022.
Our medical team includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists and physiotherapists, total of 40 people participated.
Peace and Harmony Home cares for 36 residents, with a host of illnesses among them, hence regular health screening is important for them.
On this visit, our doctor conducts a medical assessment for the residents, and a physiotherapist leads the resident in physiotherapy, pharmacist assists with medication arrangements.
We are glad to be able to use our medical expertise to help those in need.
We will continue outreach to groups of underprivileged people, spread our love and care for the community.
2022116这一天早晨特别有意义,本院组织了包括专科医生、护士、药剂师及物理治疗师等40人的医疗团队到访菩提馨园
菩提馨园目前约有36名院友,当中超30长者患有慢性疾病,本院因此安排了专科医生为他们会诊,进行医疗评估
此外,物理治疗师也带领着一众长者进行物理治疗运动;药剂师们则协助整理药物
为慈善医疗的一份子,我们非常高兴和乐意运用专业医疗知识来帮助有需要的人,亦会持续散播爱与关怀到社区

Launching of Cancer Screening Fund

Oct 26, 2022
Launching of Cancer Screening Fund
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Speech from Ven Jit Heng

A few months ago, KLSCH just celebrated its first anniversary. At the same time, the Hospital also embarked on working very closely with National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) in the areas of public education and awareness, screening and diagnosis of cancer among the public.

 
Many people always think that cancer is an incurable disease. Actually, this is not absolutely true.
 
Many a time, whenever a person presented with the symptoms that are suggestive of underlying cancer, and is unfortunately confirmed as cancer after undergoing immediate screening and diagnostic tests, the disease is curable if treatment is initiated at the very early stage.
 
However, most people often have to fight with phobia and denial of the possibility of having cancer, aggravated by the fact of financial constraints, they may delay the screening procedures and tests. Hence, they miss the opportunity of treating the disease at an early stage.
 
The vision of KLSCH is to provide quality and yet affordable tertiary medical care to the public especially those who are from the middle and lower income groups. Under the spirit of compassion, we are working diligently to bring hope and care to our patients and their family members.
 
We are working hard by leveraging the resources, professional knowledge and services as well as experience to materialise the formation of this cancer screening fund.
 
We are blessed to have the support from Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lim Gait Tong who has pledged to donate RM100,000.00 to this Fund. I am sure that the good deed from Tan Sri Lim will benefit the public who are financially challenged and at the same time facing the possibility of suffering from cancer.
 
The CEO of KLSCH Dr. Thor reported that various departments in KLSCH is now ready to handle the application from public for this Fund from today onwards.
 
Meanwhile, KLSCH is planning for its expansion project. This is to inform you that oncology related treatment will be an area and discipline that we will pursue further.
 
I would like to thank the members of the press and media for coming to our hospital and events very often of late to cover the programmes and activities in the interest of the public.
 
We will continue to serve the public by embracing the core values of compassionate, committed and caring.

释日恒长老致词
几个月前,刚渡过营运一周年的极乐寺慈善医院,早在几个月前,便积极的和马来西亚癌症协会携手合作,在癌症的教育与醒觉,还有检验和诊断的这几个重要的环节给予病人专业的服务和投入。
 
或许,很多人都认为癌症是不治之症,其实,这不尽然。
 
很多时候,如果如果病人一有疑似癌症的症状时,若能即刻就医,在最短的时间里完成检验和作出诊断,然后进行适当的医疗,痊愈的可能性是蛮大的。
 
然而,在面对患上癌症的阴影和恐惧的人们,除了会讳疾忌医,也会因为自身的财务状况的拮据,而造成延迟检验和诊断,错失了病从浅中医的黄金时段。
 
极乐寺慈善医院的建立,就是秉着为贫苦和不幸的民众,提供优质又负担得起的专科医疗的服务。我们以佛教慈悲为怀的精神和指导思想,尽我们所能,给病人以及病人的家属,带来多一份的希望,关怀和祝福。
 
我们努力的结合各方的资源,专业知识和经验,因缘具足下,成就了今天的这个癌症检验慈善基金的推展了。
 
今天,最为难得的是,我们得到了发林集团董事主席兼总裁丹斯里林玉唐先生的慷慨解囊,乐捐马币十万令吉,成立这项癌症检验慈善基金。丹斯里林玉唐先生的善举,令人赞叹。我可以肯定,这项基金将会给面对经济困难的民众,莫大的帮助。
 
我们的慈善医院的首席执行员涂仲仪医生向我汇报,医院里的相关部门已经做好了准备,如何有效的把这基金的效益,就从今天开始,惠及需要的民众。
 
此刻,我们极乐寺基金会正积极的筹办我们的医院扩建计划。癌症医疗这一专科,将是我们的慈善医院承诺要重点发展和开拓的部门和科系。
 
今天的一小步,是极乐寺慈善医院具有历史性的一刻。
 
感恩媒体朋友,这几个月一直往我们的医院跑,采访我们医院的慈善,医疗和医疗教育相关的活动和项目,幸苦大家了。
 
我们慈善医院将秉着“以慈为先,无慈不走”的信念,抱着“慈爱,承诺和关怀“的核心价值,服务社区和民众。
 
在过去的一年里,医院的全体医护人员,除了积极的执行我们的慈善医疗职务,也开始接触相关可合作的单位和机构,群策群力,尽量结合一切的资源和人力,旨在把慈善医疗做得更深,更广和更有效率。
 


Kek Lok Si Blood Donation Campaign

Oct 26, 2022
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On 8/10/2022, the blood donation campaign organised by our hospital and YMM Penang was successfully completed!
This campaign received enthusiastic responses from all ethnic groups, 61 units of blood were collected during the four-hour campaign to provide Penang General Hospital.
This is the first blood donation campaign since our hospital was in operation, we are grateful to every person involved in this campaign, including our KLSCH staff, volunteers from YMM Penang, nurses and staff from Penang General Hospital.
Thank you to all blood donors. We appreciate your dedication in donating blood for saving lives!
极乐寺慈善医院今天完成了开院营运以来的第一场捐血活动!
本次活动获得各族同胞热烈响应,在短短4小时内共计84人报名参与,成功捐输了61袋血浆予槟城中央医院。
非常感谢所有捐献爱心及宝贵血液的人士,谢谢与本院联合筹办今次捐血活动的青运槟州分会(YMM Penang)的志工、槟城中央医院的医护人员以及本院的工作人员。

Announcement of recent Management Team

Oct 3, 2022
Announcement of recent Management Team
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We would like to announce the recent streamlining and promotions for our management team as below:
 
Medical Superintendent (MS): Dato’ Dr Teng Hock Nan
Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Dr Thor Teong Gee
Person-in-Charge (PIC) : Dr Ruth Ng
Director of Nursing (DON): Ms Quah Hsi Ching
Chief Operating Officer (COO): Ms Constance Yeap Ai Khim
Chief Financial Officer (CFO): Ms Janice Chow Kuan Wei

The management team group photo
Front row from left: Ruth Ng, Teng Hock Nan, Thor Teong Gee
Back row from left: Janice Chow, Quah Hsi Ching, Constance Yeap
 
院长:拿督丁福南医生 
首席执行员 :涂仲仪医生 
医院负责人 :吴如德医生
护理总监 :柯诗晴女士
首席营运长:叶爱琴女士
首席财务长:周君慧女士
 
极乐寺慈善医院管理层合照
前排左起:吴如德、丁福南、涂仲仪
后排左起:周君慧、柯诗晴、叶爱琴

KLSCH launching of MyStroke Hospital

Sep 30, 2022
KLSCH launching of MyStroke Hospital
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KLSCH is going another milestone by joining the MyStroke Hospital networking. This particular advanced treatment for acute ischemic stroke is very specific and invlove various specialities. It involves a very costly medication that is used to lyse the blood clots and if necessary certain suitable cases may need further intervention that demands highly qualified specialists and skill to remove the blood clot. Tertiary medical care that involves modern technology and medication is almost very costly especially those involve lifesaving procedures and treatment. We are pleased that One Hope Charity and Welfare which is very well established and reputable NGO is committed to offer the financial aid to those who are medically indicated but facing financial constrains. Offering quality and affordable tertiary medical service to public from middle to lower income groups is the noble vision of our hospital.

Ambulance Service

Sep 17, 2022
Ambulance Service
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Commnecing 12 September 2022, our hospital A&E Department staffs will actively participate in the 999 ambulance networking services with Hospital Pulau Pinang for Penang Island. Our ambulance will be seen on the road more frequently as we provide such services to community.

MOU Signing Ceremony with AIMST University

Sep 14, 2022
MOU Signing Ceremony with AIMST University
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Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital has a great opportunity collabrate with AIMST University especially in the areas of healthcare, education, training and research. The MOU shows our commitment in sharing resources in the community to accomplish the missions of our organition. With this MOU, the medical students from AIMST University can look into having their clinical and elective postings in our hospital. The consultant specialists from our hospital will be appointed as the adjunct lecturers of AIMST. Likewise, the clinicians from AIMST will be invited as visiting consultants in our hospital. Our Hospital will be sending nursing students to AIMST to pursue DIploma in Nursing course and existing nurses for post basic training.

The 130th Anniversary Celebration & The Grand Opening Ceremony of Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital

Jun 7, 2022
The 130th Anniversary Celebration & The Grand Opening Ceremony of Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital
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经历三任卫生部长,极乐寺慈善医院圆成开幕!

极乐寺慈善医院是全马首间佛教医院,由极乐寺基金会资助,经过十年努力终于落成,于2021年7月18日开始营运,12月22日举行圆成开幕,是家非营利私人医院,不分种族与宗教,开放给所有大马公民。

医院董事主席日恒长老感谢三位卫生部长,即丹斯里廖中莱、拿督斯里苏巴马廉医生及现任部长凯利的协助下,慈善医院得以落成,提供一個安寧照護的醫院,減輕更多病人的負擔。

出席者尚包括医院董事兼慶委會主席拿督斯里黃得軒局绅、檳州首席部長曹觀友、我国衛生部副部長拿督諾阿茲米、前衛生部長丹斯里廖中萊、前衛生部長拿督斯里蘇巴馬廉的代表拿督西瓦、中國駐檳城總領事魯世巍、升旗山區國會議員黃漢偉、檳州行政議員章瑛、阿依淡州議員黃順祥、马来西亚佛教总会继程法师、医院院長拿督丁福南医生等。

Having gone through three Ministers of Health, the Kek Lok Si Charitable Hospital was finally launched officially!

The Hospital is the first Buddhist hospital in Malaysia, fully funded by the Kek Lok Si Foundation. It was set up and completed after ten years of hard work.

The Hospital started its operations on July 18, 2021 and was officially opened on December 22, 2021. It is a non-profit private hospital open to all Malaysian citizens regardless of race and religion.

Venerable Jit Heng the Board Chairman of the Hospital, thanked the three Ministers of Health, namely Tan Sri Liow Tiong Lai, Dato' Seri Dr. Subramaniam and the current Minister Tuan Khairy Jamaluddin for their assistance and approval given to the charitable hospital, which aims to alleviate the financial burden of more patients seeking healthcare treatment.

Among those who were present at the opening ceremony were Hospital Director and Chairman of the Celebration Committee, Dato' Seri Ooi Teik Heng, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, Deputy Minister of Health Dato' Azmi, former Minister of Health Tan Sri Liow Tiong Lai, representative of former Minister of Health Dato' Seri Subramaniam, Dato' Siva, Chinese Consul General in Penang Lu Shih Wei, Member of Parliament for Bukit Bendera Wong Hon Wai, Penang Executive Councillor Chong Eng, Air Itam State Assemblyman Joseph Ng, and the President of the Malaysian Buddhist Association, Venerable Jicheng of the Malaysian Buddhist Association and Hospital Medical Superintendent Dato' Dr. Teng Hock Nan.

医院新任总营运长 New Chief Operating Officer on board

May 18, 2022
极乐寺慈善医院宣布聘请涂仲仪医生加盟为医院总营运长。

涂医生于2021年11月1日走马上任,接替因个人健康理由提早解约的前任总营运长黎耀广。

涂仲仪医生出生于槟州,1996年毕业于马来西亚理科大学医学系。随后于2012年与2014年分别考获家庭护理医科文凭和共和联邦公共行政管理硕士学位。

早年,涂仲仪曾任职于联邦政府医院、县医院和县卫生局,然后进入私人界的普通科医疗工作。在加入极乐寺慈善医院前,涂仲仪曾出任马来西亚莫那什大学药剂系的高级讲师。

涂医生也积极参与非政府组织的社区医疗及福利慈善工作。


The Board of Directors of Kek Lok Si Charitable announced the new coming Chief Operating Officer Dr Thor Teong Gee.

Dr Thor came on board on 1 Nov 2021 to fill up the vacancy left by previous COO Mr Lai Yeu Kong who earlier terminated the contract due to his personal health reason.

Dr Thor Teong Gee, who is born in Penang obtained his MD from USM in 1996. He subsequently pursed his postgraduate studies and received Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine and Commonwealth Executive of Master Public Administration in 2012 and 2014 respectively.

After graduation, Dr Thor served in various health facilities under MOH before starting his general practise in Penang and then appointed as a senior lecturer in Monash University Malaysia before joining KLSCH.

Dr Thor is actively involved in community medical and welfare services with some NGOs.

We Are Going To Start Operation On 18 July 2021

Jul 5, 2021
We Are Going To Start Operation On 18 July 2021
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KEK LOK SI CHARITABLE HOSPITAL (KLSCH) is fully funded and managed by Yayasan Kek Lok Si (Co. No. 201601005357 (1176283-H)).