616 emergency cases over Songkran
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A total of 616 subscribers to healthcare schemes have received emergency medical care at hospitals during the Songkran period (April 1116), Social Security Office (SSO) deputy chief Dr Suradech Waleeitthikul said yesterday.
After the policy allowing subscribers of SSO, civil healthcare service and the “goldcard” universal healthcare scheme to seek emergency treatment at all hospitals was implemented on April 1, Suradech said there had been 187 accident cases and 429 had sought treatment for illnesses such as heart attacks and breathing problems.
He said some minor details, such as the misunderstanding about what can be done for the patients, will be discussed later. For instance, those in hospital for coronary heart disease could undergo an angioplasty at the same hospital where they had been made stable, unlike the current practice where the patient is moved to their subscribing hospital for further treatment.
