In partnership with the Viva Foundation, 9a Viva-University Children's Cancer Centre (VUC3) caters to infants, children and adolescents with cancer and blood diseases. At VUC3, our integrated, all-inclusive facility is designed to create a welcoming environment for our paediatric patients and their families.
Outpatient Consultation Clinics
Dedicated solely to children with cancer and blood diseases, our outpatient consultation rooms are designed to reduce the risk of possible infections from other children with respiratory illnesses. The waiting areas offer a comfortable space where parents can connect and offer mutual support. Additionally, we have a child-friendly waiting room and a separate room for teenage patients.
Point-Of-Care-Tests (POCT) for Full Blood Count and Onsite Pharmacy
Our patients benefit from reduced waiting times for Full Blood Count (FBC) results. Two full-time, expertly trained haematology technicians are on hand to promptly process FBCs and upload results into our real-time computerised patient care system within 15 minutes. Following consultation, chemotherapy orders are freshly prepared in the onsite pharmacy and administered in the Day Therapy Centre. Medications are dispensed onsite by dedicated oncology pharmacists.
Day Therapy Centre
The Day Therapy Centre features nine beds, each equipped with televisions, ensuring a comfortable environment for patients receiving chemotherapy treatments. Additionally, the centre includes four single beds designated for bone marrow transplant patients and one isolation bed. This setup enables the majority of our chemotherapy treatments to be administered on an outpatient basis.
Operating Hours
Mondays to Fridays: 8.00am to 8.00pm
Inpatient Centre
The Inpatient Centre has 17 beds, with five stem cell transplant rooms and three isolation rooms. The isolation rooms are specially designed to prevent infection, featuring dedicated negative pressure system and double-door isolation.
Each bed has a mounted television for entertainment and access tocomputer games. To cater to our patients’ caregivers, we provide broadband internet access, lounges and chairs that convert into overnight beds, as well as kitchen facilities.
Social workers from the Children’s Cancer Foundation run an on-site library and resource room, where patients and their parents can borrow sanitised toys and books for entertainment. Additionally, dedicated play areas for children are conveniently located in various sections of the centre.
Stem Cell Transplantation Suite
The Stem Cell Transplantation Suite comprises five individual rooms, each equipped with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA)-filtered positive pressure systems. Additionally, the suite features a dedicated HEPA-filtered exercise corridor, complete with motion-activated double-doors, a play area and a nursing counter.
This design enables severely immunocompromised children undergoing stem cell transplantation to move beyond the confines of their rooms. They can mobilise, exercise and play in a clean environment.
The suite also encourages interaction and mutual support among parents during the transplantation period. For those interested in physical activity, a treadmill and an exercise bicycle are available for use by parents and patients.
Find out more information about our Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology here.
Contact Us
Location
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Medical Centre, Level 9
Operating Hours
| Mondays to Fridays | : | 8am to 5.30pm |
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays
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