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Dedicating the Knee Replacement Surgery
Program to Her Royal Highness Princess
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on her 60th birthday
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o honor Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s
60th birthday, Bumrungrad’s Joint Replacement Center, in
conjunction with the Bumrungrad Hospital Foundation, operates
the Knee Replacement Surgery Program. Since July 1, 2015,
this program has helped low-income patients with osteoarthritis
who require knee replacement surgery. Using a computer-assisted
robotic arm to perform surgery, the program’s target is to treat
sixty patients. Fifty patients have already met the initial criteria,
and seventeen have already had successful surgeries.
Celebrating Bumrungrad International’s
35th Anniversary
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ecently, Bumrungrad International, led by Dr. Num Tanthuwanit,
Chief Executive Officer of Bumrungrad Hospital, organized a
special event to celebrate the hospital’s 35th Anniversary. The event,
titled “Check-in Bumrungrad’s 35th Anniversary”, invited visitors
to take their photo with the “heart sculpture” located at the
hospital and “check-in” via Facebook to receive a free photo
magnet. The event also welcomed a number of honored guests,
including celebrity singers, actors, and members of the press.
“Check-in Bumrungrad’s 35th Anniversary” aimed to strengthen
patients’ confidence in the hospital’s service and safety standards,
and its commitment to improving the quality of service.
The New Life Healthy Aging Clinic
official opening
D
r. Num Tanthuwanit, Chief Executive Officer of
Bumrungrad Hospital (center), Dr. Lily Chaisompong,
Geriatric Medicine Specialist (2nd from left), along with
Bumrungrad physicians and executives, participated in
the official opening ceremony of the New Life Healthy
Aging Clinic at Bumrungrad International Hospital. In
offering holistic care to aging patients, a team of physicians
and medical technicians, who are experts in geriatric
care, work together to meet the standards of excellence
in healthcare service, which Bumrungrad International
has adhered to for more than 35 years.
“Rak Jai Thai”, saving the lives of children
with congenital heart defects
S
ince 2003, Rak Jai Thai has provided heart surgeries and
given new lives to 718 children with congenital heart
disease.
Rak Jai Thai, established by Bumrungrad International and
The Bumrungrad Hospital Foundation, in conjunction with
the Cardiac Children Foundation of Thailand under the Royal
Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Galyanivadhana
Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra, is a charity program
providing no-cost heart surgeries for Thai children who lack
financial resources or access to critical cardiac surgeries. The
average cost of surgery per case, being about 550,000 baht.
To help support the program, please make donations by
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check or by bank transfer to the
Bumrungrad Hospital Foundation
(Bangkok Bank savings account # 197-0-111157, North
Nana branch). Please fax a copy of your bank transfer
confirmation receipt to Bumrungrad’s accounting
department at 0 2667 2031. For more information, please
contact 0 2667 1398.
Additionally, you can help the children by purchasing
products at the "Lahn Nam Jai" shop, operated by the
Bumrungrad Hospital Foundation. "Lahn Nam Jai" shops
are located on the hospital’s M floor and the BI Clinic’s
G floor, open daily from 9.00 to 17.00.