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	===KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)===		===KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)===
	After graduating from the University of Malaya in 1952, Yvonne Salmon joined Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1953 where she began her career in O&G as a medical officer.<ref name=":2" /> Speaking in a 1999 interview, Yvonne Salmon recollected her work experience at KKH and stated that despite the lack of equipment and the heavy workload, the doctors, nurses and staff worked as "one large family".<ref name=":2" /> She also noted the following: <blockquote>"Teaching of doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives and limited research were also a part of our duties. As the C-class (heavily subsidised beds catering for the lower social classes) were always fully occupied, the young doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives had more practical experience compared with the present time."<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1985.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in a corridor of KKH in 1985. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]The following section presents some ~~newsworthy~~ highlights of Dr Yvonne Salmon's time at KK Hospital.		After graduating from the University of Malaya in 1952, Yvonne Salmon joined Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1953 where she began her career in O&G as a medical officer.<ref name=":2" /> Speaking in a 1999 interview, Yvonne Salmon recollected her work experience at KKH and stated that despite the lack of equipment and the heavy workload, the doctors, nurses and staff worked as "one large family".<ref name=":2" /> She also noted the following: <blockquote>"Teaching of doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives and limited research were also a part of our duties. As the C-class (heavily subsidised beds catering for the lower social classes) were always fully occupied, the young doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives had more practical experience compared with the present time."<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1985.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in a corridor of KKH in 1985. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]The following section presents some noteworthy highlights of Dr Yvonne Salmon's time at KK Hospital.

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KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)

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	===KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)===		===KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)===
	[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1985.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in a corridor of KKH in 1985. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]		After graduating from the University of Malaya in 1952, Yvonne Salmon joined Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1953 where she began her career in O&G as a medical officer.<ref name=":2" /> Speaking in a 1999 interview, Yvonne Salmon recollected her work experience at KKH and stated that despite the lack of equipment and the heavy workload, the doctors, nurses and staff worked as "one large family".<ref name=":2" /> She also noted the following: <blockquote>"Teaching of doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives and limited research were also a part of our duties. As the C-class (heavily subsidised beds catering for the lower social classes) were always fully occupied, the young doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives had more practical experience compared with the present time."<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1985.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in a corridor of KKH in 1985. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]The following section presents some newsworthy highlights of Dr Yvonne Salmon's time at KK Hospital.
	After graduating from the University of Malaya in 1952, Yvonne Salmon joined Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1953 where she began her career in O&G as a medical officer.<ref name=":2" /> Speaking in a 1999 interview, Yvonne Salmon recollected her work experience at KKH and stated that despite the lack of equipment and the heavy workload, the doctors, nurses and staff worked as "one large family".<ref name=":2" /> She also noted the following: <blockquote>"Teaching of doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives and limited research were also a part of our duties. As the C-class (heavily subsidised beds catering for the lower social classes) were always fully occupied, the young doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives had more practical experience compared with the present time."<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>The following section presents some newsworthy highlights of Dr Yvonne Salmon's time at KK Hospital.

	====Newsworthy highlights====		====Newsworthy highlights====

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Career

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	==Career==		==Career==
	[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1990s.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon (fourth from left) in the early 1990s. photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]		[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1990s.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon (fourth from left) in the early 1990s. photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]
	A well-respected practitioner in obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), Yvonne Salmon was recognised by her students and peers for her empathy and expertise in counselling her patients.<ref name=":4" /> Yvonne Lim, a reporter for ''The New Paper'' who was named after the doctor who delivered her in 1972, recalled ~~a meeting~~ with Dr ~~Yvonne~~ Salmon ~~in 1996 and was quoted to have said the following~~:<blockquote>“My parents tried to see two senior doctors at Kandang Kerbau (KK) Hospital for an abortion. Both were on leave. Then they landed in Dr Salmon’s office. My mother recalled: 'She tried to persuade us not to abort. She said she would recommend another doctor if we wanted to abort. But if we carried the pregnancy through, she promised to deliver you herself.' Dr Salmon kept that vow.”<ref>Lim, Yvonne. “[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Search?ST=1&AT=search&k=yvonne%20salmon She persuaded mum not to abort me]”. ''The New Paper.'' September 7, 1996. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>In a 1999 interview, when Yvonne Salmon was asked if she would have picked the same path of O&G in hindsight, she said the following:<blockquote>“My answer is an emphatic “affirmative”... I derive great satisfaction from interacting with patients and helping them whenever I can. In fact, every new birth is a miracle and full of joy and promise. I never cease to wonder at the perfection of the human being. All this makes life worthwhile. I feel thrilled too, when given the privilege of naming the little baby and especially when the patients name the wee one after me.”<ref>“[https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/95d90181-115e-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad?keywords=yvonne+salmon&keywords-type=all SALMON, Yvonne]”. ''Oral History Centre.'' January 6, 1999. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from National Archives Singapore.</ref></blockquote>		A well-respected practitioner in obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), Yvonne Salmon was recognised by her students and peers for her empathy and expertise in counselling her patients.<ref name=":4" /> Yvonne Lim, a reporter for ''The New Paper'' who was named after the doctor who delivered her in 1972, recalled her parents' encounter with Dr Salmon:<blockquote>“My parents tried to see two senior doctors at Kandang Kerbau (KK) Hospital for an abortion. Both were on leave. Then they landed in Dr Salmon’s office. My mother recalled: 'She tried to persuade us not to abort. She said she would recommend another doctor if we wanted to abort. But if we carried the pregnancy through, she promised to deliver you herself.' Dr Salmon kept that vow.”<ref>Lim, Yvonne. “[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Search?ST=1&AT=search&k=yvonne%20salmon She persuaded mum not to abort me]”. ''The New Paper.'' September 7, 1996. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref></blockquote>In a 1999 interview, when Yvonne Salmon was asked if she would have picked the same path of O&G in hindsight, she said the following:<blockquote>“My answer is an emphatic “affirmative”... I derive great satisfaction from interacting with patients and helping them whenever I can. In fact, every new birth is a miracle and full of joy and promise. I never cease to wonder at the perfection of the human being. All this makes life worthwhile. I feel thrilled too, when given the privilege of naming the little baby and especially when the patients name the wee one after me.”<ref>“[https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/95d90181-115e-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad?keywords=yvonne+salmon&keywords-type=all SALMON, Yvonne]”. ''Oral History Centre.'' January 6, 1999. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from National Archives Singapore.</ref></blockquote>

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	Yvonne Marjorie Salmon (1928 - 2020) was a Singaporean gynaecologist who served at KK Hospital for over 40 years. One of Singapore’s pioneers in the medical field of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), Yvonne Salmon was one of the two doctors to successfully separate Singapore’s first living Siamese twins in December 1961; the first surgery of its kind in the country at the time.<ref name=":0">Begum, Shabana. “[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/veteran-gynaecologist-who-separated-siamese-twins-in-1961-in-singapore-died-last-week Veteran gynaecologist who separated Siamese twins in 1961 in Singapore dies]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 3, 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19611219-1.2.3?ST=1&AT=filter&K=siamese%20twins&KA=siamese%20twins&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1961&QT=siamese,twins&oref=article OPERATION TO SEPARATE SIAMESE TWINS: ONE SURVIVES]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 19, 1961. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> From 1971 to 1975, Dr Yvonne Salmon also served as the chairman of the Chapter of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore.<ref>"[https://www.ams.edu.sg/view-pdf.aspx?file=media%5C805_fi_103.pdf&ofile=COGS+Introduction.pdf College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]". ''Academy of Medicine Singapore''. Accessed on 19 November 2020.</ref> In recognition of her work towards women’s healthcare and the health sciences, Yvonne Salmon was awarded the Gold Public Administration Medal by the Prime Minister’s Office in 1981,<ref>Khor, Christine. "[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19810809-1.2.15?ST=1&AT=filter&K=Yvonne%20Salmon&KA=Yvonne%20Salmon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1981&QT=yvonne,salmon&oref=article Three CCC chiefs top the N-Day awards]". ''New Nation''. August 9, 1981. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> as well as the Special Women’s Award by the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in 1997.<ref name=":1">“[https://www.singhealth.com.sg/news/people/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 In Loving Tribute: Dr Yvonne Marjorie Salmon (1926 – 2020)]”. ''SingHealth.'' November 6, 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref>		Yvonne Marjorie Salmon (1928 - 2020) was a Singaporean obstetrician and gynaecologist who served at KK Hospital for over 40 years. One of Singapore’s pioneers in the medical field of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), Yvonne Salmon was one of the two doctors to successfully separate Singapore’s first living Siamese twins in December 1961; the first surgery of its kind in the country at the time.<ref name=":0">Begum, Shabana. “[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/veteran-gynaecologist-who-separated-siamese-twins-in-1961-in-singapore-died-last-week Veteran gynaecologist who separated Siamese twins in 1961 in Singapore dies]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 3, 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19611219-1.2.3?ST=1&AT=filter&K=siamese%20twins&KA=siamese%20twins&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1961&QT=siamese,twins&oref=article OPERATION TO SEPARATE SIAMESE TWINS: ONE SURVIVES]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 19, 1961. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> From 1971 to 1975, Dr Yvonne Salmon also served as the chairman of the Chapter of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore.<ref>"[https://www.ams.edu.sg/view-pdf.aspx?file=media%5C805_fi_103.pdf&ofile=COGS+Introduction.pdf College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]". ''Academy of Medicine Singapore''. Accessed on 19 November 2020.</ref> In recognition of her work towards women’s healthcare and the health sciences, Yvonne Salmon was awarded the Gold Public Administration Medal by the Prime Minister’s Office in 1981,<ref>Khor, Christine. "[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19810809-1.2.15?ST=1&AT=filter&K=Yvonne%20Salmon&KA=Yvonne%20Salmon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1981&QT=yvonne,salmon&oref=article Three CCC chiefs top the N-Day awards]". ''New Nation''. August 9, 1981. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> as well as the Special Women’s Award by the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in 1997.<ref name=":1">“[https://www.singhealth.com.sg/news/people/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 In Loving Tribute: Dr Yvonne Marjorie Salmon (1926 – 2020)]”. ''SingHealth.'' November 6, 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	Yvonne Marjorie Salmon (1928 - 2020) was a Singaporean gynaecologist who served at KK Hospital for over 40 years. One of Singapore’s pioneers in the medical field of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), Yvonne Salmon was one of the two doctors to successfully separate Singapore’s first living Siamese twins in December 1961; the first surgery of its kind in the country at the time.<ref name=":0">Begum, Shabana. “[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/veteran-gynaecologist-who-separated-siamese-twins-in-1961-in-singapore-died-last-week Veteran gynaecologist who separated Siamese twins in 1961 in Singapore dies]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 3, 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19611219-1.2.3?ST=1&AT=filter&K=siamese%20twins&KA=siamese%20twins&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1961&QT=siamese,twins&oref=article OPERATION TO SEPARATE SIAMESE TWINS: ONE SURVIVES]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 19, 1961. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> In recognition of her work towards women’s healthcare and the health sciences, Yvonne Salmon was awarded the Gold Public Administration Medal by the Prime Minister’s Office in 1981,<ref>Khor, Christine. "[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19810809-1.2.15?ST=1&AT=filter&K=Yvonne%20Salmon&KA=Yvonne%20Salmon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1981&QT=yvonne,salmon&oref=article Three CCC chiefs top the N-Day awards]". ''New Nation''. August 9, 1981. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> as well as the Special Women’s Award by the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in 1997.<ref name=":1">“[https://www.singhealth.com.sg/news/people/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 In Loving Tribute: Dr Yvonne Marjorie Salmon (1926 – 2020)]”. ''SingHealth.'' November 6, 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref>		Yvonne Marjorie Salmon (1928 - 2020) was a Singaporean gynaecologist who served at KK Hospital for over 40 years. One of Singapore’s pioneers in the medical field of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), Yvonne Salmon was one of the two doctors to successfully separate Singapore’s first living Siamese twins in December 1961; the first surgery of its kind in the country at the time.<ref name=":0">Begum, Shabana. “[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/veteran-gynaecologist-who-separated-siamese-twins-in-1961-in-singapore-died-last-week Veteran gynaecologist who separated Siamese twins in 1961 in Singapore dies]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 3, 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19611219-1.2.3?ST=1&AT=filter&K=siamese%20twins&KA=siamese%20twins&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1961&QT=siamese,twins&oref=article OPERATION TO SEPARATE SIAMESE TWINS: ONE SURVIVES]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 19, 1961. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> From 1971 to 1975, Dr Yvonne Salmon also served as the chairman of the Chapter of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore.<ref>"[https://www.ams.edu.sg/view-pdf.aspx?file=media%5C805_fi_103.pdf&ofile=COGS+Introduction.pdf College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]". ''Academy of Medicine Singapore''. Accessed on 19 November 2020.</ref> In recognition of her work towards women’s healthcare and the health sciences, Yvonne Salmon was awarded the Gold Public Administration Medal by the Prime Minister’s Office in 1981,<ref>Khor, Christine. "[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19810809-1.2.15?ST=1&AT=filter&K=Yvonne%20Salmon&KA=Yvonne%20Salmon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1981&QT=yvonne,salmon&oref=article Three CCC chiefs top the N-Day awards]". ''New Nation''. August 9, 1981. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> as well as the Special Women’s Award by the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in 1997.<ref name=":1">“[https://www.singhealth.com.sg/news/people/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 In Loving Tribute: Dr Yvonne Marjorie Salmon (1926 – 2020)]”. ''SingHealth.'' November 6, 2020. Accessed on 17 November 2020.</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Before retiring in 1996, Yvonne Salmon had the distinction of being the longest-serving doctor at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (formerly Kandang Kerbau Hospital) as well as being the most senior obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) specialist in civil service.<ref name=":1" /> From 1971 to 1975, Dr Yvonne Salmon also served as the chairman of the Chapter of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore.<ref>"[https://www.ams.edu.sg/view-pdf.aspx?file=media%5C805_fi_103.pdf&ofile=COGS+Introduction.pdf College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]". ''Academy of Medicine Singapore''. Accessed on 19 November 2020.</ref>[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 2002.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon (far left) pictured in 2002 with her past KKH O&G colleagues. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]		Before retiring in 1996, Yvonne Salmon had the distinction of being the longest-serving doctor at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (formerly Kandang Kerbau Hospital) as well as being the most senior obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) specialist in civil service.<ref name=":1" />[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 2002.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon (far left) pictured in 2002 with her past KKH O&G colleagues. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]
	===Family===		===Family===
	Yvonne Salmon was born on 10 December 1928 in Singapore and was a Eurasian of French-English descent.<ref name=":2">"[https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/2f2107f9-1160-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad?keywords=yvonne+salmon&keywords-type=all SALMON, Yvonne]". ''Oral History Centre''. January 6, 1999. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from National Archives Singapore.</ref><ref name=":3">Zaccheus, Melody. “[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/shuttered-maternity-home-last-its-kind Shuttered maternity home 'last of its kind]'”. ''The Straits Times.'' January 25, 2015. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from AsiaOne.</ref> She grew up as the elder of two sisters.<ref name=":4">Wee, Lea. "No flood or birthquake could faze this Salmon". ''The Straits Times''. July 26, 1996. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Her father, S.R. Salmon is regarded as one of Singapore’s earliest pioneers in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), having founded the private maternity hospital, Salmon Maternity Home in 1950.<ref name=":3" /><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19500327-1.2.72?ST=1&AT=filter&DF=&DT=&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=ARTICLE&WC=&YR=&k=S+R+Salmon%26ka%3dS+R+Salmon&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article S'PORE'S NEWEST MATERNITY HOME]". ''Malaya Tribune''. March 27, 1950. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> He passed away in 1984 at 89 years old.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19840108-1.2.96.5?ST=1&AT=filter&K=S%20R%20Salmon&KA=S%20R%20Salmon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=OBITUARY&WC=&YR=&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article 141 Deaths]". ''The Straits Times''. January 8, 1984. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Yvonne Salmon was the great-great-granddaughter of John Kinsey (J.K.) Salmon, a British East India Company officer that accompanied Sir Stamford Raffles from British Bencoolen in present-day Indonesia to Singapore.<ref name=":2" /><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19210406-1.2.33?ST=1&AT=search&k=john%20kinsey%20salmon&QT=john,kinsey,salmon&oref=article MERITORIOUS SERVICE.]". ''Malaya Tribune''. April 6, 1921. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19281023-1.2.44?ST=1&AT=search&k=s%20r%20salmon&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article Untitled]". ''The Straits Times''. October 23, 1928. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>		Yvonne Salmon was born on 10 December 1928 in Singapore and was a Eurasian of French-English descent.<ref name=":2">"[https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/2f2107f9-1160-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad?keywords=yvonne+salmon&keywords-type=all SALMON, Yvonne]". ''Oral History Centre''. January 6, 1999. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from National Archives Singapore.</ref><ref name=":3">Zaccheus, Melody. “[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/shuttered-maternity-home-last-its-kind Shuttered maternity home 'last of its kind]'”. ''The Straits Times.'' January 25, 2015. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from AsiaOne.</ref> She grew up as the elder of two sisters.<ref name=":4">Wee, Lea. "No flood or birthquake could faze this Salmon". ''The Straits Times''. July 26, 1996. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Her father, S.R. Salmon is regarded as one of Singapore’s earliest pioneers in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), having founded the private maternity hospital, Salmon Maternity Home in 1950.<ref name=":3" /><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19500327-1.2.72?ST=1&AT=filter&DF=&DT=&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=ARTICLE&WC=&YR=&k=S+R+Salmon%26ka%3dS+R+Salmon&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article S'PORE'S NEWEST MATERNITY HOME]". ''Malaya Tribune''. March 27, 1950. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> He passed away in 1984 at 89 years old.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19840108-1.2.96.5?ST=1&AT=filter&K=S%20R%20Salmon&KA=S%20R%20Salmon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=OBITUARY&WC=&YR=&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article 141 Deaths]". ''The Straits Times''. January 8, 1984. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Yvonne Salmon was the great-great-granddaughter of John Kinsey (J.K.) Salmon, a British East India Company officer that accompanied Sir Stamford Raffles from British Bencoolen in present-day Indonesia to Singapore.<ref name=":2" /><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19210406-1.2.33?ST=1&AT=search&k=john%20kinsey%20salmon&QT=john,kinsey,salmon&oref=article MERITORIOUS SERVICE.]". ''Malaya Tribune''. April 6, 1921. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19281023-1.2.44?ST=1&AT=search&k=s%20r%20salmon&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article Untitled]". ''The Straits Times''. October 23, 1928. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>

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	==Background==		==Background==
	Before retiring in 1996, Yvonne Salmon had the distinction of being the longest-serving doctor at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (formerly Kandang Kerbau Hospital) as well as being the most senior obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) specialist in civil service.<ref name=":1" /> From 1971 to 1975, Dr Yvonne Salmon also served as the chairman of the Chapter of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore.<ref>"[https://www.ams.edu.sg/view-pdf.aspx?file=media%5C805_fi_103.pdf&ofile=COGS+Introduction.pdf College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]". ''Academy of Medicine Singapore''. Accessed on 19 November 2020.</ref>[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 2002.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in 2002 with her past KKH O&G colleagues. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]		Before retiring in 1996, Yvonne Salmon had the distinction of being the longest-serving doctor at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (formerly Kandang Kerbau Hospital) as well as being the most senior obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) specialist in civil service.<ref name=":1" /> From 1971 to 1975, Dr Yvonne Salmon also served as the chairman of the Chapter of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore.<ref>"[https://www.ams.edu.sg/view-pdf.aspx?file=media%5C805_fi_103.pdf&ofile=COGS+Introduction.pdf College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists]". ''Academy of Medicine Singapore''. Accessed on 19 November 2020.</ref>[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 2002.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon (far left) pictured in 2002 with her past KKH O&G colleagues. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]
	===Family===		===Family===
	Yvonne Salmon was born on 10 December 1928 in Singapore and was a Eurasian of French-English descent.<ref name=":2">"[https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/2f2107f9-1160-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad?keywords=yvonne+salmon&keywords-type=all SALMON, Yvonne]". ''Oral History Centre''. January 6, 1999. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from National Archives Singapore.</ref><ref name=":3">Zaccheus, Melody. “[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/shuttered-maternity-home-last-its-kind Shuttered maternity home 'last of its kind]'”. ''The Straits Times.'' January 25, 2015. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from AsiaOne.</ref> She grew up as the elder of two sisters.<ref name=":4">Wee, Lea. "No flood or birthquake could faze this Salmon". ''The Straits Times''. July 26, 1996. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Her father, S.R. Salmon is regarded as one of Singapore’s earliest pioneers in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), having founded the private maternity hospital, Salmon Maternity Home in 1950.<ref name=":3" /><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19500327-1.2.72?ST=1&AT=filter&DF=&DT=&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=ARTICLE&WC=&YR=&k=S+R+Salmon%26ka%3dS+R+Salmon&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article S'PORE'S NEWEST MATERNITY HOME]". ''Malaya Tribune''. March 27, 1950. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> He passed away in 1984 at 89 years old.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19840108-1.2.96.5?ST=1&AT=filter&K=S%20R%20Salmon&KA=S%20R%20Salmon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=OBITUARY&WC=&YR=&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article 141 Deaths]". ''The Straits Times''. January 8, 1984. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Yvonne Salmon was the great-great-granddaughter of John Kinsey (J.K.) Salmon, a British East India Company officer that accompanied Sir Stamford Raffles from British Bencoolen in present-day Indonesia to Singapore.<ref name=":2" /><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19210406-1.2.33?ST=1&AT=search&k=john%20kinsey%20salmon&QT=john,kinsey,salmon&oref=article MERITORIOUS SERVICE.]". ''Malaya Tribune''. April 6, 1921. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19281023-1.2.44?ST=1&AT=search&k=s%20r%20salmon&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article Untitled]". ''The Straits Times''. October 23, 1928. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>		Yvonne Salmon was born on 10 December 1928 in Singapore and was a Eurasian of French-English descent.<ref name=":2">"[https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/oral_history_interviews/record-details/2f2107f9-1160-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad?keywords=yvonne+salmon&keywords-type=all SALMON, Yvonne]". ''Oral History Centre''. January 6, 1999. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from National Archives Singapore.</ref><ref name=":3">Zaccheus, Melody. “[https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/shuttered-maternity-home-last-its-kind Shuttered maternity home 'last of its kind]'”. ''The Straits Times.'' January 25, 2015. Accessed on 17 November 2020. Retrieved from AsiaOne.</ref> She grew up as the elder of two sisters.<ref name=":4">Wee, Lea. "No flood or birthquake could faze this Salmon". ''The Straits Times''. July 26, 1996. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Her father, S.R. Salmon is regarded as one of Singapore’s earliest pioneers in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G), having founded the private maternity hospital, Salmon Maternity Home in 1950.<ref name=":3" /><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19500327-1.2.72?ST=1&AT=filter&DF=&DT=&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=ARTICLE&WC=&YR=&k=S+R+Salmon%26ka%3dS+R+Salmon&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article S'PORE'S NEWEST MATERNITY HOME]". ''Malaya Tribune''. March 27, 1950. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> He passed away in 1984 at 89 years old.<ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19840108-1.2.96.5?ST=1&AT=filter&K=S%20R%20Salmon&KA=S%20R%20Salmon&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=OBITUARY&WC=&YR=&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article 141 Deaths]". ''The Straits Times''. January 8, 1984. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Yvonne Salmon was the great-great-granddaughter of John Kinsey (J.K.) Salmon, a British East India Company officer that accompanied Sir Stamford Raffles from British Bencoolen in present-day Indonesia to Singapore.<ref name=":2" /><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19210406-1.2.33?ST=1&AT=search&k=john%20kinsey%20salmon&QT=john,kinsey,salmon&oref=article MERITORIOUS SERVICE.]". ''Malaya Tribune''. April 6, 1921. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref><ref>"[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19281023-1.2.44?ST=1&AT=search&k=s%20r%20salmon&QT=s,r,salmon&oref=article Untitled]". ''The Straits Times''. October 23, 1928. Accessed on 19 November 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>

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	\| birth_date = 10 December 1928		\| birth_date = 10 December 1928
	\| education = Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (~~Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology~~)		\| education = Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
	\| alma mater = Raffles Girls' Secondary School, University of Malaya		\| alma mater = Raffles Girls' Secondary School, University of Malaya
	}}		}}

Dayana Rizal: /* KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996) */

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KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)

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	===KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)===		===KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)===
	[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1985.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in a corridor of KKH in 1985. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]		[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1985.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in a corridor of KKH in 1985. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]
	After graduating from the University of Malaya in 1952, Yvonne Salmon joined Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1953 where she began her career in O&G as a medical officer.<ref name=":2" /> Speaking in a 1999 interview, Yvonne Salmon recollected her work experience at KKH and stated that despite the lack of equipment and the heavy workload, the doctors, nurses and staff worked as "one large family".<ref name=":2" /> She also noted the following: <blockquote>"Teaching of doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives and limited research were also a part of our duties. As the C-class (heavily subsidised beds catering for the lower social classes) were always fully occupied, the young doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives had more practical experience compared with the present time."<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>The following section presents some newsworthy highlights of Dr Yvonne Salmon's ~~contributions to~~ KK Hospital.		After graduating from the University of Malaya in 1952, Yvonne Salmon joined Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1953 where she began her career in O&G as a medical officer.<ref name=":2" /> Speaking in a 1999 interview, Yvonne Salmon recollected her work experience at KKH and stated that despite the lack of equipment and the heavy workload, the doctors, nurses and staff worked as "one large family".<ref name=":2" /> She also noted the following: <blockquote>"Teaching of doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives and limited research were also a part of our duties. As the C-class (heavily subsidised beds catering for the lower social classes) were always fully occupied, the young doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives had more practical experience compared with the present time."<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>The following section presents some newsworthy highlights of Dr Yvonne Salmon's time at KK Hospital.

	====Newsworthy highlights====		====Newsworthy highlights====

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KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)

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	===KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)===		===KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (1953 - 1996)===
	[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1985.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in a corridor of KKH in 1985. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]		[[File:Dr Yvonne Salmon 1985.png\|thumb\|''Dr Yvonne Salmon pictured in a corridor of KKH in 1985. Photo from [https://www.healthxchange.sg/news/in-loving-tribute-dr-yvonne-marjorie-salmon-1926-2020 source].'']]
	After graduating from the University of Malaya in 1952, Yvonne Salmon joined Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1953 where she began her career in O&G as a medical officer.<ref name=":2" /> Speaking in a 1999 interview, Yvonne Salmon recollected her work ~~experiences~~ at KKH and ~~said~~: <blockquote>"Teaching of doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives and limited research were also a part of our duties. As the C-class (heavily subsidised beds catering for the lower social classes) were always fully occupied, the young doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives had more practical experience compared with the present time."<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>The following section presents some newsworthy highlights of Dr Yvonne Salmon's contributions to KK Hospital.		After graduating from the University of Malaya in 1952, Yvonne Salmon joined Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1953 where she began her career in O&G as a medical officer.<ref name=":2" /> Speaking in a 1999 interview, Yvonne Salmon recollected her work experience at KKH and stated that despite the lack of equipment and the heavy workload, the doctors, nurses and staff worked as "one large family".<ref name=":2" /> She also noted the following: <blockquote>"Teaching of doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives and limited research were also a part of our duties. As the C-class (heavily subsidised beds catering for the lower social classes) were always fully occupied, the young doctors, medical students, nurses, pupil midwives had more practical experience compared with the present time."<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>The following section presents some newsworthy highlights of Dr Yvonne Salmon's contributions to KK Hospital.

	====Newsworthy highlights====		====Newsworthy highlights====

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