Phyathai 2 developing ‘Centre of Excellence’
Phyathai 2 International Hospital is developing a “Centre of Excellence” with an investment of more than Bt600 million, aiming to enhance its medical services and to serve a growing number of foreign clients.
The new project is expected to open in three years.
The new centre is part of the hospital’s effort to acquire Clinical Care Programme Certification, which guarantees medical services of international standards providing the utmost safety for patients.
Hospital director Anantasak Apairatana said foreign clients contributed up to 25 per cent of the total revenue garnered by private hospitals in Thailand. Currently, the private-hospital business is valued at Bt354 billion and grows by 7-8 per cent per year.
He said the new investment would help strengthen Phyathai 2’s long-term strategy to provide medical expertise and readiness to render services and assistance to ensure a healthy society.
“Our new Centre of Excellence [will use] advanced medical equipment and technology. Its implementation involves developing clinical programmes to achieve our position as a comprehensive medical centre,” he said.
This includes a trauma and replantation centre, a kidney/liver centre, an aortic centre, a painless-treatment centre, a chronic-wound treatment centre, and an Alzheimer’s centre. These will be equipped with doctors and medical specialists, as well as technological innovations that provide such services as pre-treatment consultation, treatment programmes and post-treatment care.
Last year, Phyathai 2 International Hospital supported the establishment of the Phyathai 2 Research and Development Centre by deploying knowledge to develop and improve the analytical process of research and innovation to improve patients’ safety and quality of life.
Last year, the hospital’s revenue was about Bt3.7 billion, and the 2017 target is Bt4.1 billion, or 10-per-cent growth.
The number of outpatients in 2016 was 680,000, and the 2017 target is 690,000. Inpatients last year numbered 20,600, and the 2017 target is 21,600, a 5-per-cent increase.
The average monthly number of outpatients at the hospital is 50,000, and 1,600 inpatients.
At Phyathai 2, foreign clients represent 18-20 per cent of the total but contribute 25 per cent of overall revenue. The top three overseas source markets are Cambodia, Myanmar and China. Most of them come in for medical check-ups, cosmetic surgery, or dental treatment. The hospital plans to increase the number of patients from China, Indonesia, the Middle East and Bhutan.
“Over the next three years, the hospital aims to increase its foreign clientele to 40-50 per cent of overall patients,” Anantasak said.
The hospital has more than 600 doctors.
