A charity which runs a chain of traditional chinese medicine (TCM) clinics will, from Jan 1, waive the nominal fees charged for medication and services for Pioneer Generation card holders, thus enabling them to enjoy the services for free.
Mr Toh Soon Huat, chairman of the Sian Chay Medical Institution, announced this yesterday at the launch of a book tracing the history of the 114 year old institution. The institution, founded in 1901, has been providing free consultations to all, but caters especially to senior citizens and the needy from low income families at its clinics and wellness centres.
While consultations are free, a nominal fee of between $2 and $10 is charged for medicine and services like acupuncture and tui na. The waive of charges for Pioneer Generation is possible because of a $1 million donation from the Lee Foundation about a year ago. The foundation indicated that the money be used to defray TCM expenses of the Pioneers at the clinics, added Mr Toh. With a dollar for dollar matching from the Government, he estimates that the total of $2 million will be sufficient to cover the cost of visits by the pioneer generation patients for the next three years.
Thoughts:
- Charity clinic providing free services for the Pioneers. Good news and happy that there are organisations out there trying to make life easier for seniors!
Thoughts anyone?
Yours,
Something Small Thinking Big
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