Best Adoption Medal
Alexandra Hospital (AH), National University Hospital (NUH), St Luke’s Hospital Stroke Support Station, NTUC Health Nursing Homes, St Luke’s Eldercare, Jurong Community Hospital (JCH)
Improving Mobility Via Exoskeletons (iMOVE) - Implementing wearable robotic exoskeleton use across the continuum of rehabilitation care, from hospital to community
: Dr Effie Chew, Director, Centre for Functional Mobility and Enabling Technologies, NUHS & Head, Rehabilitation Centre, AH
Members: Nur Shafawati Kamsani, Suresh Ramaswamy, Yap Thian Yong, Alexis Lau, Jean Tan, Lui Yook Ing, Qiu Wenjing, Evania Wong, Tang Ning
Rehabilitation of mobility after acquired neurological injuries such as stroke is labour-intensive. More than 80 per cent of acute stroke survivors have impaired walking ability. Robotic exoskeleton training (RET) has been proven to be more effective than conventional physiotherapy to help stroke survivors achieve independent walking. The iMOVE project involved the participation of six organisations over eight sites (hospital and community rehabilitation care sites) in a case-controlled study. After 12 sessions, patients who required continuous assistance to walk were found to have better mobility after training using the wearable robotic exoskeleton, as compared to the control group who underwent conventional physiotherapy.
Best Practice Medal
NUHS Group Facility Management (GFM)
Strategic Transformation - From Preventive to Predictive Maintenance
: Ng Kian Swan, Group Chief Operating Officer, Group Biomedical Engineering & Group Facilities Management, Operations Risk, Security & Emergency Planning, NUHS & Chief Operating Officer, NTFGH & JCH
Members : Kelvin Quek, Koh Yong Lee, Jonson Sofian Teo, Kuan Kwok Yew, Leong Kim Teck, Low Jie Ling
Hospitals under the NUHS are important assets and we continually need to make them safer, smarter and greener. The shift from preventive to predictive maintenance aims to minimise labour-intensive operations and deploy safer, efficient and productive ways to manage our facilities. Three major initiatives were implemented to improve safety, efficiency and productivity: deploying a drone to conduct building inspections; using a IoT (Internet of Things) sensor system to predict when maintenance is needed before infrastructure/equipment failure can compromise patient safety and disrupt operations; and applying touchless technology in the visitor lifts to reduce the transmission of bacteria/viruses and dependence on housekeeping.
Best Practice Medal
JurongHealth Campus
Placing Sustainability at The Core of Everything We Do
Lead: Ng Kian Swan, Group Chief Operating Officer, Group Biomedical Engineering & Group Facilities Management, Operations Risk, Security & Emergency Planning, NUHS & Chief Operating Officer, NTFGH & JCH
Members: Kelvin Quek, Jonson Sofian Teo, Sim Siew Ngoh, Vijayarani D/O Navasivayam, Choo Kok Seng, Lim Meng Keong, Lim Tow Peng, Ronnie Liu, Ryan Ye
The ‘Go Green’ strategy adopted by JurongHealth Campus focuses on maintaining sustainable and resilient facilities and using technological advances to optimise energy efficiency. The strategy includes innovative solutions such as using solar panels to convert sunlight directly into energy; equipping lifts and escalators with sleep mode functions, installation of motion sensors and LED lights, and harvesting rain water for watering plants. In the area of environmental stewardship, staff have shown that they place sustainability at the core of what they do. Successful ground up projects include the practice of turning off equipment and kitchen appliances, etc., when facilities are not in use/over weekends, and switching to Economy Mode (OT Setback) at the Operating Theatre when the rooms are not in use.