Annual Report 2005 - Parkway Pantai

Believing In Innovation And Medical ExcellenceOur patients are at the center of everything we do.At Parkway, what sets us apart is our focus on medicalexcellence and our innovative spirit to explore new groundsand deliver specialist, high-quality medical care to meetthe increasingly complex needs of our patients today.Parkway is reputed for providing not just a wide spectrumof specialist care but quaternary healthcare as well.We continue to deliver this through our cutting-edgeexpertise, such as in haematology and stem cell transplant,living-related liver transplant and kidney transplant. In2005, we have heightened our offering in providing thebest in complex clinical areas.Separation of Conjoined twinsIn May 2005, through our multidisciplinary team of topexperts, Parkway achieved a medical milestone with thesuccessful separation of a pair of Indonesian conjoinedtwins after a 10-hour operation.Neurosurgery CentreTo stay at the forefront of neurosurgical advancement,we launched another Neurosurgery Centre at East ShoreHospital in July 2005. The centre will provide a full rangeof services from screening to surgeries and rehabilitationtherapy for general neurosurgical conditions, includingstroke, brain / spinal cord tumours and degenerative spineconditions.OncologyIn the area of oncology, Parkway further enhanced itstreatment in cancer by investing in a highly advancedtomotherapy machine. We have become the fi rst inSoutheast Asia to introduce this new medical equipment.The new system provides revolutionary advancement inradiation therapy and is designed to ensure more precisedelivery of treatment and minimises radiation to thesurrounding healthy tissues. The new investment adds toParkway’s competitive advantage in cancer treatment.Parkway-Toshiba regional training centre for CT technologyParkway’s investment in medical excellence goes beyondadopting cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.It extends to training and education. In September 2005,Parkway launched the fi rst regional training centre for CTtechnology. This training centre will target radiographersand radiologists from the ASEAN region as well as fromAustralia, China, India and Pakistan. Training programmeswill equip trainees with the skills and knowledge to use thehigh-end CT scanners and will also incorporate the lateste-learning techniques and hands-on sessions.22