Tung Shin to set up traditional medicine academy

Star: KUALA LUMPUR: Tung Shin Hospital (TSH) is in the midst of setting up its own Academy of Traditional Medicine in hopes of training high calibre traditional Chinese medical practitioners.
Estimated to cost between RM2mil and RM3mil, TSH president Tan Sri Teo Soo Cheng said the hospital had been receiving help from the Singapore Traditional Medicine Institute as to how to set up its own training facility.
“They are like our consultants. It will also be convenient as those being trained can undergo practical training at our premises,” Teo said at the 125th anniversary of TSH yesterday.
TSH currently has two wings – one which offers Western medicine and the other traditional Chinese medical treatment.
Teo said the academy would utilise an old building within the premises. The hospital was in the process of getting the Health Ministry’s approval.
On the anniversary which was celebrated at the hospital’s new Chinese Medical Building, Teo said he was pleased to see vast improvements in the delivery of healthcare services since shifting into the new building.
TSH vice-president Ng Beh Tong hoped the hospital would continue to provide top-class professional services and courtesy towards its patients.
“This is the only way we can compete with commercial hospitals and their beautiful buildings.”
The graduation ceremony of 28 assistant nurses from the TSH Academy of Nursing was also held in conjunction with the anniversary. Loyal staff who had served at the hospital between 10 and 35 years were given tokens of appreciation.