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Royal Phnom Penh Hospital
 
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#38 ·
^^ Where is this franchise going to be locate in Cambodia.

It looks more like an high end apartment suite.

a normal room here in Rattanak will be something like $500 a night, how much do they plan to charge?

Despite there are a good number of very rich people here, are there enough to make this profitable?
 
#40 ·
I actually work at Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. I welcome averagely 10 patients who come from Cambodia everyday. I wonder that if Cambodian people feel more convenient using Vietnam medical treatment than Cambodian medical treatment ? Do Cambodian patient seeking treatment in Thailand too ?
 
#41 ·
I know people that goes to vietnam to get treatment, they usually speaks vietnamese, I guess it has nothing to do with convenience but Vietnam public hospital is more reliable then the public hospital here.
 
#54 ·
i dont know i think its only going to be some big clinic not hospital

well if your asking about average rates in Philippine hospitals
I am referring to rate in St Luke in Phillipine and what they plan to chare in Cambodia.
 
#57 ·
Malaysia touts medical tourism

http://phnompenhpost.com/2013050665416/Business/malaysia-touts-medical-tourism.html



Mary Wong Lai Lin, CEO of Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, speaks to reporters in Kuala Lumpur last week. Photograph: May Kunmakara/Phnom Penh Post

The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council’s (MHTC) senior official expects the number of Cambodian medical tourists travelling to Malaysia will be double this year after more and more healthcare promotions will be held in the Kingdom.

Mary Wong Lai Lin, chief executive of MHTC told reporters last week at a tourism conference in Kuala Lumpur that a lot of Cambodian people are travelling abroad each year to places including Malaysia where they like to take time to get a health check-up.

“We hope to increase that [number] by double. We started in certain countries where we do promotions to just a small number [of people] but we saw numbers [of tourists] more than double,” she said.

“What we are doing with the promotions is assisting us, it helps us to build awareness and to showcase Malaysia to Cambodia. We hope to increase this awareness. We hope that there will be more people from Cambodia and Vietnam getting treatment during their visit here.”

“So, by word of mouth, when they know there is good [treatment available] they will share with friends and family. With this, we will increase further,” she added.

MHTC’s data showed that some 1,308 Cambodian’s had medical treatment in Malaysia during their visit last year. However, Mary Wong Lai Lin, said the number is still low compared to other medical tourists in the region.

“I think that right now we lack these kind of promotional activities in Cambodia. I think the other [promoters] from Singapore and Thailand are doing it very often [in Cambodia].

“We only go to Cambodia once a year so that once-a-year program may not be sufficient to create [enough] awareness in Cambodia.

“We hope to come back more often to Cambodia or to Vietnam and Laos to do promotions,” she said.

Ang Kim Eang, president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, said that Malaysia is the main tourism destination for Cambodian people. “Actually, about 50,000 Cambodians visit Malaysia every year. While on their trip, some of them also take time for a medical check-up.”

“Now, the Malaysian government is promoting tourism to medical tourists, I definitely think that more and more people will be there particularly for medical treatment because they can get the high standard medical quality with well-trained doctors and affordable price compared to Singapore, Thailand, US and Australia,” he said.

Mary Wong Lai Lin said the Malaysian price is 25 per cent of the US price, while Thailand’s price is about 30 per cent, Singapore about 35 per cent and India 20 per cent.

“So, Malaysia is not the cheapest in the world but it is very affordable because it is very low compared to the US. We use US as the benchmark,” she said, adding that Malaysia had received about 392,00 healthcare travellers in 2010 and it has grown to 671,000 in 2012.
 
#58 ·
1. I don't think there are medical tourist in Australia, their price is a joke.
2. It is so wrong for a SE Asia country to compare price to places like US and Australia to make your price pretty.
 
#60 ·
Hospital gives expansion details
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hospital-gives-expansion-details

Royal Rattanak Hospital will close down and move into a new, eight-storey building in November, changing its name to Royal Phnom Penh Hospital. Anne Renzenbrink sat down with the CEO of the hospital’s regional management group, Dr. Soontorn Sritha, to talk about the new facility and Cambodia’s health care sector.

Can you explain the corporate structure of your company’s hospitals?

The Bangkok Hospital Group is managed by the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co, Ltd, BDMS. Right now we run 30 hospitals in Thailand and Cambodia. There are 28 in Thailand and two others in Cambodia.

How will Royal Phnom Penh Hospital differentiate itself from other hospitals in the city?

We’re aiming to set up as the best in town, the best private hospital. It will accommodate 100 beds, full equipment, medical technology. We will recruit Thai, international and Cambodian doctors to work together. We have a helipad on the top. In one hour we can fly in a specialist from Bangkok if we need to.

What specialisation do you have and what do you hope to bring here?

The major area that we are keen on is the heart, we treat everything for the heart. Heart surgery, transplants, bypass surgery, even irregular heart beats. The second area is the brain. We have neuroscientists and doctors that can manage every problem. The third one deals with the bone structure, especially the spine. And the fourth is oncology. In Bangkok we have the cancer hospital. We do everything to treat cancer, from surgery to chemotherapy. So here we will offer the same treatment as our hospitals in Thailand. We’ll either manage the patient here or, if it’s past a certain level, we’ll fly a specialist in.

By saying that, you imply that services in Cambodia are still a bit limited?

Of course. There are some specialists, but they don’t have enough. There is only one fully trained nephrologist – a kidney specialist – in the country. The cardiac surgeon, a surgeon that operates on the heart, they have one or two, but not fully trained. They have to access their specialists from France or from some from other countries to do their operations here. We’re going to hire more specialists and not only that, invest more in medical equipment. The equipment should be similar to a good hospital in Bangkok. Equivalent.

How much was the whole investment, the construction of the new building?

The total investment in the Royal Phnom Penh Hospital goes up to around $45 million. There were no donors. We did it ourselves. We set up a subsidiary company here. The investment is from The Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Co, which owns 100 per cent of Royal Phnom Penh Hospital. As the parent company, we’re already listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

How do you make a profit here, the income level is low in comparison to other countries in the region?

In Cambodia, we estimate that around five per cent of families are well to do, rich or middle class. So out of a population with [almost] 15 million people, that’s five per cent. That’s quite a lot. Nowadays, those people who can afford the good health care go abroad. Cambodians are coming to Thailand, to Singapore and Vietnam.

How do you recruit staff, are medical schools in Cambodia good enough?

We have many Cambodian doctors working with us, but most they take certain courses abroad. It’s hard to find highly trained experts and specialists in this country. Normally we recruit from Thailand and also from abroad.

What would be the ideal patient of the hospital or the average patient?

Normally we expect the middle income up. But according to our policy we still treat the people who need help, especially the seriously injured. The hospital was set up to help the people, to save the life of the people. So in emergencies we won’t ask about money up front. We help them first. When they are stable, we ask if they can afford us or not. If they can afford us we’ll pursue further treatment here, if not we’ll send to a government hospital. That is the policy. We will not refuse to accept any patient.

Do you accept insurance or mainly cash payment?

The rich people, they pay cash. Ninety per cent will pay in cash. We accept insurance. But the insurance market here, we must say it’s still in the premature stage. You need some years to develop it. But in the future it may be more and more. Now in Thailand, let’s say the number of insurance policies is around 30 per cent of the total population.

Will you still work as a doctor at the new hospital?

In the past I worked as a surgeon, but I stopped practising more than 10 years ago. So now it is purely administrative.
 
#61 ·
Interesting they actually have a helipad.
 
#62 ·
Hospital gives expansion details

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hospital-gives-expansion-details

Dr. Soontorn Sritha, head of the planned Royal Phnom Penh Hospital, at his office in Phnom Penh last month. PHA LINA



Royal Rattanak Hospital will close down and move into a new, eight-storey building in November, changing its name to Royal Phnom Penh Hospital. Anne Renzenbrink sat down with the CEO of the hospital’s regional management group, Dr. Soontorn Sritha, to talk about the new facility and Cambodia’s health care sector.


Can you explain the corporate structure of your company’s hospitals?

The Bangkok Hospital Group is managed by the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co, Ltd, BDMS. Right now we run 30 hospitals in Thailand and Cambodia. There are 28 in Thailand and two others in Cambodia.



How will Royal Phnom Penh Hospital differentiate itself from other hospitals in the city?

We’re aiming to set up as the best in town, the best private hospital. It will accommodate 100 beds, full equipment, medical technology. We will recruit Thai, international and Cambodian doctors to work together. We have a helipad on the top. In one hour we can fly in a specialist from Bangkok if we need to.



What specialisation do you have and what do you hope to bring here?

The major area that we are keen on is the heart, we treat everything for the heart. Heart surgery, transplants, bypass surgery, even irregular heart beats. The second area is the brain. We have neuroscientists and doctors that can manage every problem. The third one deals with the bone structure, especially the spine. And the fourth is oncology. In Bangkok we have the cancer hospital. We do everything to treat cancer, from surgery to chemotherapy. So here we will offer the same treatment as our hospitals in Thailand. We’ll either manage the patient here or, if it’s past a certain level, we’ll fly a specialist in.



By saying that, you imply that services in Cambodia are still a bit limited?

Of course. There are some specialists, but they don’t have enough. There is only one fully trained nephrologist – a kidney specialist – in the country. The cardiac surgeon, a surgeon that operates on the heart, they have one or two, but not fully trained. They have to access their specialists from France or from some from other countries to do their operations here. We’re going to hire more specialists and not only that, invest more in medical equipment. The equipment should be similar to a good hospital in Bangkok. Equivalent.



How much was the whole investment, the construction of the new building?

The total investment in the Royal Phnom Penh Hospital goes up to around $45 million. There were no donors. We did it ourselves. We set up a subsidiary company here. The investment is from The Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Co, which owns 100 per cent of Royal Phnom Penh Hospital. As the parent company, we’re already listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.



How do you make a profit here, the income level is low in comparison to other countries in the region?

In Cambodia, we estimate that around five per cent of families are well to do, rich or middle class. So out of a population with [almost] 15 million people, that’s five per cent. That’s quite a lot. Nowadays, those people who can afford the good health care go abroad. Cambodians are coming to Thailand, to Singapore and Vietnam.



How do you recruit staff, are medical schools in Cambodia good enough?

We have many Cambodian doctors working with us, but most they take certain courses abroad. It’s hard to find highly trained experts and specialists in this country. Normally we recruit from Thailand and also from abroad.



What would be the ideal patient of the hospital or the average patient?

Normally we expect the middle income up. But according to our policy we still treat the people who need help, especially the seriously injured. The hospital was set up to help the people, to save the life of the people. So in emergencies we won’t ask about money up front. We help them first. When they are stable, we ask if they can afford us or not. If they can afford us we’ll pursue further treatment here, if not we’ll send to a government hospital. That is the policy. We will not refuse to accept any patient.



Do you accept insuance or mainly cash payment?

The rich people, they pay cash. Ninety per cent will pay in cash. We accept insurance. But the insurance market here, we must say it’s still in the premature stage. You need some years to develop it. But in the future it may be more and more. Now in Thailand, let’s say the number of insurance policies is around 30 per cent of the total population.



Will you still work as a doctor at the new hospital?

In the past I worked as a surgeon, but I stopped practising more than 10 years ago. So now it is purely administrative.
 
#63 ·
Japan to Open ‘State-of-the-Art’ Hospital in Phnom Penh

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/japan-to-open-state-of-the-art-hospital-in-phnom-penh-48433/

Phnom Penh could have its first international-standard medical facility if a Japanese plan to construct a critical-care center equipped with state-of-the-art medical technologies and highly trained doctors, nurses and surgeons goes ahead, according to local officials and Japanese government documents.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the project during his visit to Cambodia last month, but provided very few details other than that the hospital would be “state-of-the-art.”

While the location of the hospital, which will be part of the Japan-based Kitahara International Hospital group, which is known for its neurosurgical treatment, is not yet known, it is expected to open in 2015, and will be funded mostly by private investors.

According to documents available on Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry website, the hospital project appears to be part of the country’s initiative to internationalize its medical services, known as Medical Excellence Japan.

“We aim to provide the world with a superior healthcare system, medical technologies, and hospital medical services, all of which Japan has, to improve the level of healthcare in Japan and overseas,” the documents state.

Titled Internationalization of Medical Services Initiatives and dated April 2013, one of the documents lists 11 countries, including Cambodia, as targets for research on the international expansion of Japanese medical devices and services.

The initiative is “to establish Cambodia’s first critical care center; subsequently, stages construction of hospitals providing advanced medical services and facilities for developing medical human resources,” according to the documents.

The documents also include an “idea map” of project activities that includes local Cambodia hospitals and Kitahara International Hospital exchanging physicians, nurses and other hospital staff for training in clinical settings.

Japanese oil and gas engineering company JGC Corp. is listed as providing the project’s “construction and business feasibility assessment,” and Japanese research firm Sojitz Corp./Sojitz Research Institute Ltd. is named as conducting “physical distribution and business feasibility assessment” for the project.

Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported last month that JGC had entered an agreement to construct the hospital in a possible attempt to position itself in regards to Cambodia’s offshore oil and gas developments.

Sok Chenda, secretary-general for the Council for the Development of Cambodia, said last week that he was familiar with the Kitahara hospital project.

“What they have in Japan, they want to open the same in Cambodia. It will focus on neurosurgery and heart disease as well as all emergencies,” he said.

Japanese Embassy officials have repeatedly declined to comment on the hospital.

Last December, Kitahara opened a clinic in Phnom Penh that mostly offers consultations.
 
#65 ·
Construction on $35 Million Hospital Set to Begin in April

By Joshua Wilwohl- January 15, 2014

Construction on Phnom Penh’s first international-standard critical-care center is expected to begin in April, and when completed it will offer state-of-the-art medical technology and highly trained staff, according to an official with the Japanese firm in charge of the project.

“[Construction] is supposed to start from April or May 2014,” Mihoko Nakayama, overseas project manager for Kitahara Neurosurgical Institute Japan, said Monday.

Ms. Nakayama said the hospital, which is part of the larger Japan-based Kitahara International Hospital group, will be built in the city’s Chroy Changva commune, across the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge, and will cost about $35 million.

It is the first time an official with the hospital group has provided details about the project since Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the initiative during his visit to Cambodia in November, but gave few details.

Ms. Nakayama said the lack of medical infrastructure here and the high demand among Cambodians for better medical care were the main reasons Kitahara decided to open a hospital in Phnom Penh.

“Since development of medical infrastructure is left out of the rapid economical growth of the country, people in need of medical care who have the ability to pay, go abroad to receive treatment. On the other hand, many people who are poor cannot receive enough medical care in their own country,” she said.

The hospital will offer emergency services, neurosurgery, general medicine and medical checkups, Ms. Nakayama said.

She added that the hospital will help train local staff in modern medicine.

“What we are trying to do here is not only to establish a hospital but also to train the local medical professionals and try to raise the medical [competency] of the country,” she said.

“Japanese doctors and other medical staff will be dispatched in the beginning, but we are sure that we need to train Cambodians to sustain international medical standards. We will emphasize medical education before and after the establishment of the hospital,” she continued.

The hospital is expected to open by April 2015.

© 2014, The Cambodia Daily. All rights reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced in print, electronically, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without written permission.
 
#68 ·
Not yet, but the external seems to be very much complete.
 
#77 ·
It is open now, from 1st October. LOL 30% off till end of year. If you want to get sick, do it before NYE.
 
#76 ·
I see containers trucks, maybe they are unloading medical equipments now.
 
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