Released on: August 18, 2008, 10:05 pm

Press Release Author: Bangkok Hospital Medical Center

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: Bangkok Hospital Medical Centre recently achieved
accreditation from the Telemedicine for the Mobile Society (TEMOS), improving its
status as a world-class facility and creating better outcomes in the care and
treatment of medical tourists.

Press Release Body: Bangkok Hospital Medical Center was recently welcomed into the
TEMOS (Telemedicine for the Mobile Society) network, which aims to establish a
world-wide network of quality hospitals and clinics for the assistance of overseas
travelers.

Thailand drew around 15 million tourists in 2007, and is one of Asia\'s major cities
for layovers for air passengers.
The Bangkok Hospital Medical Centre is currently the only Thai medical clinic with
TEMOS certification, and one of only two South-East Asian medical facilties with the
accreditation.

TEMOS responds to the fact that there are over 700 million overseas travelers every
year, of which one in thirteen will need medical care while outside their home
country.
The TEMOS network of hospitals and clinics worldwide helps assure travelers that the
hospital they stay in has excellent standards and facilities; informs tourists of
medical facilities that are available in their destination before they depart; and
includes patients home practitioners in the treatment and recovery processes.

Achieving accreditation with the group requires a quality inspection, of which the
hospital is informed of the date and criteria, but not the facilities that will be
examined.
This is to ensure that as much as possible, a normal daily routine is observed by
the team.

The accreditation process involves one or more physicians with expertise in
international medicine and quality management, as well as a team of specialists and
professionals in various other aspects of medicine.
One of the most important criteria of the accreditation process is the ability to
communicate sufficiently with overseas patients.

At Bangkok Hospital, the evaluation began with the emergency facilities, followed by
the intensive care units and finally the regular wards. Operating theaters were also
examined.
TEMOS certification also includes guarantees of consistent utility supply such as
power, gas and water, which were all assured at Bangkok Hospital Medical Centre.
Hospitals must meet rigorous hygiene standards in every area.
At Bangkok Hospital the patient contact areas were examined thoroughly, along with
the laundry, kitchen and outpatient facilities.

On the second evaluation day, the TEMOS team scrutinized the highly active research
areas, focusing on stem cell therapy, at the hospital.
Following this, the helicopter which is used to treat and transport Sudden Acute
Respiratory Syndrome affected patients was examined, and positively included in the
certification list.

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