Hospital opens in Chinatown
SAMITIVEJ Chinatown Hospital officially opened yesterday to tap demand from members of the local community, known for its vibrant Chinese heritage, and tourists.
With the opening, the hospital becomes the seventh to be established under the Samitivej Group, which is managed by the SET-listed Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BDMS). The hospital is in the heart of Yaowarat, Thailand’s most famous enclave for the Thai-Chinese community.
The other six hospitals in the Samitivej Group are Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, Samitivej Children’s Hospital, Samitivej Sriracha Hospital, Samitivej Thonburi Hospital and Samitivej Chonburi Hospital.
Dr Chairat Punthuraamphorn, chief executive officer of Samitivej and BNH Group Hospitals, said that in the initial stage, most of the customers of the Samitivej Chinatown Hospital were expected to be people in the |community, while the number of international customers, especially from China, was expected to increase later.
“All our offerings at the Samitivej Chinatown Hospital will lift the exclusive healthcare service to another level for all customers,” Dr Chairat said.
“We not only want to be known as the community hospital that takes good care of people’s health within the Chinatown community, but one that is also committed to serving people in the nearby area as well as Chinese expats in Thailand.”
Assoc. Prof. Amporn Jongsareejit, director of Samitivej Chinatown Hospital, said that the 31-bed facility drew on a talented pool of medical specialists from various fields of expertise, applying advanced technology to ensure efficient diagnosis and treatment.
BDMS, as Thailand's leading private hospital operator, has set a target for 50 hospitals under its network by the end of this year, up from 43 hospitals in Thailand and two in Cambodia.
