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New Thomson Specialists ( Woodleigh ) brings specialist and premium healthcare closer to the community

Head of Thomson Chinese Medicine , Physician Seah Ai Wei and staff at the opening of Thomson Specialists Centre at Woodleigh Mall
The opening of a Thomson Specialists centre at Woodleigh Mall
Dr Julian Hong , Dr Daniel Lee , Dr Melvin Heng , Mr Jack Ng ( L-R )
The mixed-use space offers Traditional Chinese Medicine , Prenatal Classes , Postpartum Support and pregnancy seminars .

Imagine having the comfort of a reputable healthcare institution with more than 40 years of experience in caring for women , children and families at your doorstep , or without having to travel to town or to the hospitals .

The opening of Thomson Specialists at Woodleigh brings to life , our aspiration of bringing integrated and inclusive healthcare to the community . The new specialist centre was opened on 16th September , and witnessed by many friends and partners who joined us on the joyous occasion .
In an ever changing and fast paced life , Thomson Specialists aims to bring accessibility and convenience by integrating care under one roof , building an ecosystem of support around the busy individual .
Located at the new Woodleigh mall in the bustling Bidadari estate , Thomson Specialists Woodleigh brings together 1� different doctors , featuring our strengths in Paediatrics , Obstetrics & Gynaecology to provide over 10 different clinical specialties to the community .
The centre has been built with differently abled children and their families in mind equipped with a day surgery operating theatre for one stop care , and our mixed-use space offering Traditional Chinese Medicine , Prenatal Classes , Postpartum Support , pregnancy and parentcraft workshops which complement our suite of Specialist services on offer .
Project Head , Dr Julian Hong applied design thinking around the journey of the busy individual , the tireless mother , the growing child to answer key questions - “ How do we bring specialised and premium healthcare to the community ? It must be an integrated centre where we can support a patient ’ s journey and myriad healthcare needs . How do we also build an ecosystem that is inclusive , effective and safe� ” These questions led to the eventual ideation for the new centre which began
Exploring the new retail health touch point
6 months ago .
Delivering alongside integrated care at Thomson Specialists , Thomson Life provides the retail health touch point to journey with our patients across their life cycles and brings the best of East meets West to support patients ’ pertinent health concerns . From Traditional Chinese Medicine ( TCM ) to our award-winning Thomson Nutri confinement food , patients� different maternal needs are being covered at the new centre . There is also a retail health touch point where different curated products are being featured . Being located in a new housing estate with many young parents , it is important that services such as Parentcraft , breastfeeding support , baby massages , and sleep training are all conveniently located under one roof and easily accessible .
The centre also provides specialised assessments and therapies for babies and infants , including ADHD and autism evaluations . Mothers-to-be and mommies who are interested in incorporating western medicine with other forms of traditional treatment methods will not be disappointed as the centre features a TCM clinic with a certified TCM physicians on site . Head of Thomson Chinese Medicine , Physician Seah Ai Wei shares that TCM sees the body as a whole � mind , body , and spirit as one ecosystem with restoring balance being the key to vitality and good health . It promotes healing from within and by incorporating both Western and Eastern know-hows , the centre aims to cover a wide range of maternal needs and concerns with different treatment options . n
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