Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital in Bangkok Review

In the early 1970s all around Bangkok there was a feeling of optimism for the future, the spirits’ and pride of the Bangkokians’ was running high off the back of a successful Asian games, which the city had hosted. Buoyed further by the merger of Bangkok and Thonburi provinces in 1971 into, officially, the City of Bangkok, the future looked rosy.

Then, at the end of March 1973 the Americans pulled out of Vietnam, along with their recall was a massive reduction in Dollar investment in the Kingdom of Thailand, of which Bangkok had been a major recipient. But the foreign investment void left by the Americans was soon filled. Japanese speculators took up the mantle, filled the void, and soon billions of Yen were flowing into the city.

The modernization of the city was rapid, construction projects sprung up all over the city. New projects to improve transport links were initiated and Bangkok became an attractive hub for business and commerce around the world, further increasing foreign investment from across the globe. Changes in the laws appertaining to foreign ownership of property kept the boom very much alive through the 1980s and into the 90s. The city’s expansion was only slowed by the Asian financial crisis of 1997.

At the beginning of Bangkok’s ‘Phoenix like’ rising in the early 70s one individual recognized that Bangkok’s health care facilities would soon be found wanting. This individual was Doctor Bajarisan Jumbala. With this concern in mind, he knew that Bangkok would have to offer a health care service that could, at least, equal that of any other developed country, and so set about achieving that task with a gritty determination.

His vision and plans were greeted with an agreeing listener in former Kasikornbank chairman Bancha Lamsam. So, together they shared the vision and moved it forward with a comprehensive action plan. As a result of their vision, planning and determination, in 1979 they opened the first Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital. Very soon the eyes of the medical world were upon it, some with envy, some in awe, but all with open acknowledgement of what they had achieved.

From day one the hospital was to operate with one single premise, that being, excellence! Across every aspect of every function within the hospital excellence was to prevail. From management and administration, to diagnostics and nursing care, treatments, and surgical procedures, in-patient and out-patient, the mantra remains the same.

All of this can only be achieved by having the very best staff at all levels and in all departments. At Samitivej Hospital all members of staff are competent in the English language, and many have abilities in multiple languages. Samitivej Hospital also became the first hospital to offer, on the rare occasion, free translation services to patients for which there was no suitable speaker on duty.

All hospital staff of all grades and disciplines are highly trained to Western standards, with many having practiced in the UK and the USA. It is this insistence on excellence which has earned Samitivej Hospital the worldwide recognition it now has. With multiple commendations and awards and prestige recognition from the World Health Authority, it is easy to see why Samitivej Hospital has become a world leader as an all-encompassing medical care facility.

There is no area of medicine in which Samitivej Hospital does not excel. Allergy and immunology, dermatology, diagnostic radiology, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, ophthalmology, pathology, urology, oncology, pediatrics, rehabilitation and preventative medicine are all routine for the practitioners at Samitivej Hospital.

Medical tourism has become part of modern life, through the affordability of international travel and modern communication systems. Samitivej Hospital have always synchronized themselves with the evolving trends of the medical world, this includes providing a world leading service to the ever increasing numbers of people that seek expert medical treatment away from their home country, which could be for many reasons.

And so, Samitivej Hospital has found themselves as being the only hospital in the Land of Smiles to have the prestigious recognition of the Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQUA). This respected organization reviews hospitals in Asia the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Their reviews are detailed and comprehensive and only hospitals that meet the exacting standards receive their recognition, Samitivej Hospital remains in the top ten of their accredited hospitals across the globe.

Visitors from other climes can expect standards of care that equal, and very often exceed, that of their home country with surprising affordability. Samitivej Hospital even goes as far as having designated staff to advise and assist patients with Thailand’s often confusing visa and immigration system. It’s all part of Samitivej Hospital’s insistence on excellence.

Visitors to Samitivej hospital seek treatment across the entire spectrum of modern medicine, from open heart surgery and organ transplants to joint replacement surgery. There is also extensive growth in the area of esthetic surgical procedures. In this areas Samitivej Hospital has an unapproachable reputation for being at the forefront in this area of modern medicine. Pioneering procedures and applications have made the hospital a world leader in personal enhancement surgery.

Another growth area of our modern times in which Samitivej Hospital excels is fertility treatment. The Hospital’s dedicated fertility clinic is equipped with state of the art equipment, its own dedicated team of experts who are leaders in their field. These gifted practitioners have bought much fulfillment to many young couples from across the world with a success rate which is now envied across the world.

For indigenous Thais, expats working or retired in Thailand, or for foreign visitors, Samitivej Hospital continues to provide the very best, all-encompassing medical care available anywhere in the world. The hospital continues to evolve and innovate, break new ground, advance its procedures and techniques, thus, ensuring that it remains a world leader in modern medicine. At Samitivej Hospital every patient can be sure that they are being treated by the most highly skilled practitioners available and that their treatment and service will never be compromised. This is all done at Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital and other Samitivej hospitals, through its single drive for excellence.