Medical experts give their views on new tech

Speaking at the event, CEO of Thomson Hospital Singapore Ng Mor Jack, said, "Building technology-based solutions from the planning stage will help support staff to perform their patient care. In addition, there is also a need to improve infrastructure for the diverse needs of patients."

Ng Mor Jack, CEO of Thomson Hospital, Singapore

Eric Woo Kit Seong, vice president, Asia Pacific Regional Office, ECRI presented a holistic view of medical equipment management in an advanced tertiary care system like FV Hospital.

"Many outstanding advances in modern medical technology are driving the market. Among those are robotic surgical systems, AI to support diagnosis and treatment, digital pathology, medical 3D printing, along with AR and VR solutions," Seong said.

Monojit Mitra, Facility and Biomedical director, FV Hospital

Monojit Mitra, Facility and Biomedical director of FV Hospital, believes that the effect of climate change on the healthcare system will be immense.

"Facility managers must plan alternative steps to counter such perils in advance and prepare the hospital better to cope with the challenges it may face should a disaster occur," Mitra said.

More than 150 guests attended the symposium, including hospital managers and representatives from various related government departments and healthcare industry organisations.

The symposium hoped to raise awareness about the importance of applying technology in healthcare, while also providing hospital managers with valuable knowledge and experience to optimise operations and improve the quality of medical services for patients.

This was the third time the Healthcare Facility Management Symposium was organised by FV Hospital and for the first time it included an array of international speakers from Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, and India, as well as Vietnam.

Thomson Medical Group’s Kiat Lim leads acquisition of FV Hospital Thomson Medical Group Ltd. (TMG) announced on July 12 that it has agreed to acquire Vietnam’s FV Hospital for up to $381.4 million, marking the country’s biggest healthcare transaction to date and Southeast Asia’s largest healthcare acquisition since 2020.

Thomson Medical Group eyes robust growth in Vietnam through strategic M&A initiatives Speaking at the 15th Vietnam M&A Forum 2023 themed Thriving Together that was organised by VIR on November 28, Dr. Melvin Heng, executive director and group CEO of Thomson Medical Group, emphasised the pivotal role of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in this expansion.

Thomson Medical Group completes acquisition of FV Hospital Singaporean healthcare group Thomson Medical Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of FV Hospital.

Thomson Medical Group announces FV Hospital as member On January 17, the Singaporean Thomson Medical Group announced that FV Hospital has become a member after an acquisition deal worth VND9 trillion (around $380 million).