Alexandra Hospital
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| Address | 378 Alexandra Rd, Singapore 159964 |
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| Opened | 1938 |
| Hours | Open 24 hours |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Function | Hospital |
| Add a photo | Alexandra Hospital |
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| ID | 522871 |
About Alexandra Hospital
Alexandra Hospital is a hospital in Queenstown, Singapore. On a 110,000 square metres plot of land, the hospital's colonial style buildings were constructed in the late 1930s. Under British rule, it was known as the British Military Hospital and was the site of a massacre during the World War II Japanese occupation.
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Boy struck by lightning at Hertford school football match
... The man was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow for further care...
Tributes to British surgeon Kar Hao Teoh killed in South Africa
... Kar Hao Teoh, 40, was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow...
Cancer patient regains ability to smile after innovative surgery
... Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth carried out the operation, which Mr Kilty said had restored his confidence...
Young mental health patients 'at risk' in child wards
... She spent nearly seven months in a side room on a children s ward at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, because of a shortage of places that could provide her with the support and therapy she needed...
Three teachers in hospital after Johnstone High School disturbance
... Three women, aged 59, 48 and 34, were taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley with minor injuries to be checked over...
Autistic teenager was stuck on general hospital ward for months
... The teenager, called Molly, spent about 200 days living in a side-room of a children s ward at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth...
Mothers denied gas and air in labour say their births were traumatic
... The BBC journalist delivered her son Theo at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, one of several that have recently suspended gas and air due to fears midwives and doctors have been exposed to unsafe levels...
Cancer patient regains ability to smile after innovative surgery
By Katie WapleBBC News
A man who lost movement in his face after a cancer diagnosis says he can Smile Again after innovative surgery.
Daniel Kilty, 52, had a slow growing tumour in his cheek That wrapped around and invaded a nerve, causing total facial paralysis.
Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth carried out the operation, which Mr Kilty said had restored his confidence.
Mr Kilty, from Midhurst in West Sussex , said: " I'm not only cancer free, but I can Smile Again . "
He first noticed signs That something was not right in December 2021, when his right eye became itchy and food was getting stuck between his teeth and inside cheek.
" The Right side of my face collapsed, I looked perpetually grumpy, " Mr Kilty said.
" I found it very difficult, The Way That people would look at me - in The Street , on The Train , or in a shop - That slightly longer stare That says 'there's something wrong about how you look. '"
A surgical team of 12 carried out the rare procedure to remove the tumour.
They then replaced and connected a chewing nerve to a smiling nerve That gave movement and expression to his face.
Mr Kilty was The First patient at Queen Alexandra Hospital to undergo this specific surgical technique, called " facial reanimation" which was introduced at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust by surgeons Alex Goodson and Matthew Ward .
Dr Matthew Ward told The Bbc : " We're so pleased to have given Daniel, who had total facial paralysis from an invasive cancer, the opportunity to not only live again but the chance to Smile Again .
" Without this procedure, Daniel would have been able to eat and speak fine, but he might not have had as much social confidence to be able to smile and demonstrate emotion in private or public. "
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