benefiting the health of underprivileged Thais. It sponsors or subsidizes expenses for Thais who require surgical procedures but cannot afford medical treatment. It also promotes health education to the general public and scholarships for underprivileged youth.
Under sponsorship from the Thompson Fund, the medical team of Bumrungrad International has provided free care services to a total of 100,000 underprivileged patients since 2001. Most are elderly people in 30 districts within the greater Bangkok metropolitan area.
Working with the Cardiac Children Foundation of Thailand, BHF provides pediatric cardiac surgeries for disadvantaged children with life-threatening heart defects. From 2004 through December 2010, 319 free surgeries have been performed.
Achievements and Awards
1999
First hospital accredited by Hospital Accreditation Thailand
2002
Asia’s first hospital accredited by US-based JCI
Export Award as Outstanding Private Hospital from Thailand’s Prime Minister
Awards for Quality Management and Information Technology from Hospital Management Asia
2003
Intelligent20 Award for Business Excellence and Information Technology Thailand’s Best Small Cap Company Award from AsiaMoney
2005
Featured on US network television news show 60 Minutes
2006
First hospital outside US to receive two JCI disease- or condition-specific certifications (stroke and heart attack programs)
Featured by Newsweek as one of the world’s top ten medical destinations
2008
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