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Phuket to host medical tourism forum
The World Medical Health Tourism Conference will be coming to Phuket in September 2009, testifying to Thailand’s leading role in the realm of medical tourism. The event, which will be held at Karon Beach, is expected to draw more than 1,200 delegates from around the globe to discuss the present and future state of medical tourism.
The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau and Thai Airways are the major sponsors of the event, which will aim to promote Thailand as a preferred choice for medical tourism as well as a good venue for future conventions, conferences and exhibitions. Several prominent figures within the industry have confirmed they will be attending and speaking at the conference.
By holding the world conference in Phuket, its organisers hope to enhance Phuket’s ever-growing reputation as the “medical hub of Asia” as well as a destination for wellness and health travel throughout Thailand. The formal part of the conference will run for three days, and be held at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa. Dozens of pre- and post-conference events are also planned. It’s estimated that the conference will inject US$10 million in to Phuket’s economy over the two weeks of the event.
For more information about the conference visit www.sosmedicaltourism.com
Posted by: Andrew on 16 Oct 2008, 06:13 -
Bangkok hospital wins IT award
Bangkok’s famous Bumrungrad International Hospital was awarded the prestigious 2008 AMDIS Award at this year’s annual Physician Computer Connection Symposium in California, USA. The award, which was presented by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS), is given to hospitals or individuals for outstanding and innovative achievements in applied medical informatics, a form of Information Technology (IT).
The non-profit AMDIS organisation represents more than 1,800 doctors who lead their fields of specialty in the realm of information technology. The annual award is given to an institute or individual that improves medical practice through the use of innovative information technology.
In 2007, Bumrungrad Hospital joined forces with Microsoft and installed an integrated information computer system within the hospital that gives doctors from every different department instant access to patient information. The state-of-the-art Amalga HIS system, as it is known, was developed in Thailand but is now being used in hospitals around the world. The system greatly improves the flow of information and the safety of patients.
Last year Bumrungrad Hospital treated over a million patients, 40 per cent of them foreigners who travelled to Thailand for medical care at this renowned hospital. Bumrungrad is the region’s most advanced private hospital, staffing 940 medical specialists and 800 nurses within its 30 specialty wings.
Posted by: Andrew on 28 Aug 2008, 07:15 -
Helicopter provides better emergency care in Thailand
Medical tourism in Thailand got a boost last week when the operator of the largest hospital chain in the country launched its first emergency medical services by helicopter. Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BGH) is now the first company offering helicopter health services in the country.
"The new helicopter service is something we have wanted for a long time," said Dr Chatree Duangnet, CEO of Bangkok Hospital Medical Center. "Our own new helicopter medical service is another step for the hospital to bring doctors as quickly as possible to save and transport patients to our hospital network."
The hospital network operated by BGH includes Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok Heart Hospital, Wattanosoth Hospital and Bangkok International Hospital at New Phetchaburi Road. There are 18 hospitals included in the BGH operation including some of the most popular hospitals for medical tourism in Bangkok: Bangkok Hospital, Samitivej and BNH hospital.
The helicopter purchased by BGH came at a cost of 250 million baht and is specifically designed to provide emergency medical services. It may also be used to provided chartered VIP flights for operations in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
The cost to use the helicopter will be around 120,000 baht per hour. Within the first 12 months of its operations, officials are expecting that the helicopter will operate for around 600 hours, generating a total revenue of around 72 million baht.
Posted by: Jen on 27 Nov 2007, 05:06