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Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services ( th, บริษัท กรุงเทพดุสิตเวชการ จำกัด (มหาชน), stock symbol: SETBDMS is Thailand's largest private healthcare group. It was founded by the Thai billionaire Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth. There are six different hospitals with 34 hospital branches in the group: The seventeen branches of Bangkok Hospital, the BNH Hospital, the five branches of Phyathai Hospitals, the five Paolo Memorial Hospitals, the five branches of Samitivej Hospital and the Royal Bangkok Hospital The company is listed on the Thai stock exchange, and is looking to expand to other countries. retrieved 23 December 2015 See also |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth
Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth ( th, ปราเสริฐ ปราสาททองโอสถ, born 22 March 1933) is a Thai billionaire businessman of Chinese descent, former surgeon, and the founder and owner of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, Thailand's largest private healthcare group, and a regional airline, Bangkok Airways. As of August 2018, ''Forbes'' estimated his net worth at US$3.5 billion. Early and personal life Prasert received a bachelor's degree from Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, after which he qualified as a medical doctor. He is married with five children and lives in Bangkok. In January 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand fined him and his daughter 500 million baht for insider trading of Bangkok Airways shares. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Prasarttong-Osoth, Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Co., Ltd. Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth Prasert Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Baht
The baht (; th, บาท, ; currency sign, sign: ฿; ISO 4217, code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-most-frequently used world payment currency as of January 2019. History The Thai baht, like the Pound (currency), pound, originated from a traditional unit of mass. Its currency value was originally expressed as that of silver of corresponding weight (now defined as 15 grams), and was in use probably as early as the Sukhothai Kingdom, Sukhothai period in the form of bullet coins known in Thai as ''phot duang''. These were pieces of solid silver cast to various weights corresponding to a Thai units of measurement, traditional system of units related by simple fractions and multiples, one of which is the ''baht (unit), baht''. These are listed in the follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok Hospital
Bangkok Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพ) is a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. It was opened in 1972 by a team of physicians, pharmacists and 30 nurses. It is one of the largest privately owned hospitals in Southeast Asia. The original hospital became the Bangkok Hospital Group, now Thailand's largest hospital operator with 40 locations in major cities throughout Thailand. In 2007, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Bangkok Hospital Group Co. Ltd. Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth received from Kaewkwan Watcharoethai, the Royal Household Secretary-General, the royal warrant appointment to display the Garuda emblem. History Bangkok Hospital, one of the country's first private hospitals, first opened its doors in 1972. Over the past 50 years, the company has expanded to encompass tertiary care hospitals with dedicated oncology and cardiology centers. Both Thais and foreigners have consistently chosen the hospital for diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyathai Hospitals Group
The Phyathai Hospitals Group is a hospital group based in Bangkok, Thailand, and founded in 1976. The group consists of Phyathai 1 Hospital, Phyathai 2 Hospital, and Phyathai 3 Hospital. Phyathai 1 and Phyathai 2 hospitals are located in the city center of Bangkok, while Phyathai 3 hospital is located in Thonburi. Accreditations and recognition The group is equipped with medical equipment and technology by the Dutch provider Philips. It provides service for international patients and tourists, and provides interpreters, international wards, and free consultation and medical advice over the internet. Phyathai 2 Hospital received JCI accreditation in 2014. Hospitals Phyathai 1 hospital 250px, in front of Phyathai 1 Hospital Phyathai 1 Hospital is a private hospital on Si Ayutthaya Road, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok , not far from Ratchaprarop Station (Airport Rail Link). It was established on 30 July 1976 and specializes in neurosurgery. Coordinates: Phyathai 2 Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BNH Hospital
BNH Hospital, formerly the Bangkok Nursing Home, is a hospital located in Bangkok, Thailand. History Origins In the latter years of the 19th century health care in Bangkok was rudimentary and based on traditional Chinese and Thai medicine. Yet Bangkok was growing as a base for British and other foreign companies and an increasing numbers of expatriate employees who demanded familiar western-type health care. Western style clinics and hospitals were unknown and doctors trained in contemporary western medicine were exceptional by their absence. On 20 August 1897 Bangkok's British community met at the British Legation with Mr George Grenville the resident British Minister and Consul General; this group proposed the establishment of a hospital modeled on contemporary British practice. As was the custom their decision was proposed to the Siamese monarch, King Chulalongkorn, who endorsed it and instructed the Ministry of Education to supervise the establishment of a nursing home excl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samitivej Hospital Group
Samitivej PCL ( th, สมิติเวช), doing business as Samitivej Hospitals ( th, โรงพยาบาลสมิติเวช), is a private hospital brand in Thailand. It operates hospitals and health centers in Bangkok and Chonburi Province. It is owned by Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), Thailand's largest private hospital company. 40% of the patients seen at Samitivej centres are not Thai.Reisman, David A. ''Health Tourism: Social Welfare Through International Trade''. Edward Elgar Publishing, January 1, 2010. , 9781849805537. p177 The centres offer halal food, and patients can get frequent flier miles. Hospitals Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital is on Sukhumvit Road in Vadhana, Bangkok. Samitivej Sukhumvit, with 87 examination rooms, has 400 medical specialist staff and space for 270 patients. David A. Reisman, author of ''Health Tourism: Social Welfare Through International Trade'', wrote that "Samitivej Sukhumvit has considerable experience with inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stock Exchange Of Thailand
The Stock Exchange of Thailand ( th, ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย), or SET, is the only stock exchange in Thailand. Founded on 30 April 1975, it is ASEAN’s 2nd largest after Singapore and the world's 25th by market capitalization at (both SET and mai) as of 22 October 2022. From 2015 to June 2020 it was the biggest IPO market in Southeast Asia in terms of accumulated raised fund at USD 17.8 billion (THB 598.0147 billion). It is also the region’s most active bourse for 10 consecutive years with daily trading turnover normally exceeding USD 2 billion. In recent years, the number of market participants has risen sharply: trading accounts has increased almost 10 times from 2008 to 2022. Based on the number of investors, about 3% of people in Thailand participate in the stock market. SET index is the oldest and the most cited equity index in Thailand. It made intraday all-time high at 1852.51 on 27 February 2018, surpassing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samitivej Hospital
Samitivej PCL ( th, สมิติเวช), doing business as Samitivej Hospitals ( th, โรงพยาบาลสมิติเวช), is a private hospital brand in Thailand. It operates hospitals and health centers in Bangkok and Chonburi Province. It is owned by Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), Thailand's largest private hospital company. 40% of the patients seen at Samitivej centres are not Thai.Reisman, David A. ''Health Tourism: Social Welfare Through International Trade''. Edward Elgar Publishing, January 1, 2010. , 9781849805537. p177 The centres offer halal food, and patients can get frequent flier miles. Hospitals Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital is on Sukhumvit Road in Vadhana, Bangkok. Samitivej Sukhumvit, with 87 examination rooms, has 400 medical specialist staff and space for 270 patients. David A. Reisman, author of ''Health Tourism: Social Welfare Through International Trade'', wrote that "Samitivej Sukhumvit has considerable experience with inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hospitals In Thailand
This is a comprehensive list of hospitals in Thailand. The list is sorted with Bangkok at the top, and then in the alphabetical order of the provinces. Public Hospitals Ministry of Public Health Office of the Permanent Secretary As of 2022, there are a total of 901 hospitals under the management of the Office of Permanent Secretary, separated into 34 regional, 92 general and 775 community hospitals. Bed count consists of beds that are available for inpatient admission only and does not include beds for temporary use, such as stretchers, beds in the emergency department, ICU, observation wards etc. = Regional Hospitals (Category A) = These are the largest hospitals operated by the MOPH, located at major provincial cities. Almost all of these hospitals are also teaching hospitals. = General Hospitals (Category S and M1) = These are slightly smaller hospitals compared to regional hospitals, located in smaller provincial towns. Some hospitals are also teaching hospitals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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