The Bangkok Hospital is International Assistance Group’s preferred provider for Bangkok

Collaborations between both companies started in 2013, for International Assistance Group (IAG), a unique alliance of independent assistance companies around the world, having Bangkok Hospital as Preferred Provider was extremely important and necessary, since Thailand’s tourism has been growing steadlily over the past years. Thailand entered the list of the most 10 visited countries in 2014, with the increase in tourism also comes an inevitable increase in medical attention, for both, tourists and locals.

Bangkok Hospital is one of the most technologically sophisticated hospitals in the world today, with over 40 years of experience. Founded in 1972, Bangkok Hospital has expanded into a state-of-the-art medical campus providing comprehensive care through multidisciplinary teams of highly trained specialists.

With dedicated hospitals for cancer and heart disease, and over 60 specialized clinics and centers, Bangkok Hospital is a leading tertiary care facility providing award-winning, world-class healthcare services. Setting new standards in patient-focused care, they believe that the personalized attention of their doctors, nurses and staff is essential to providing the highest quality care. The company is prepared to take care of international patients with a staff that speak 26 languages.

In addition to medical services—full complement of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation services, the group provides a full range of concierge services for patients, which include limousine transfer to and from any destination in Bangkok, accommodation arrangements, visa extension services, and even tours for patients’ families. Bangkok Hospital also provides medical evacuation services via a fleet of ground and air transport services.

“Very simply, membership in the IAG Group is expected to provide a forum in which Bangkok Hospital and its network hospitals may strengthen their relationships with a number of the best medical assistance companies worldwide,” mentioned Judy Mitchell, Marketing Manager of Bangkok Hospital.

Quality Policy

Bangkok Hospital is accredited by Joint Commission International, a US-based organization widely seen as the gold standard for top-level healthcare service providers worldwide and the European Air Medical Institute (EURAMI).

Bangkok Hospital shall be the medical service facilities with high standard and international quality, for trustworthiness and optimal satisfaction of the customers. Bangkok Hospital intends to continually improve the management system and its services by emphasizing on the continuous quality improvement throughout the organization.

About Bangkok Dusit Medical Services

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited (BDMS) (http://www.bangkokhospital.com) is an operator of the Bangkok Hospital and a network of Healthcare Subsidiaries in Thailand and abroad. The BDMS has been contributed by a network of six major hospital groups including Bangkok Hospital, Samitivej Hospital, Phyathai Hospital, Paolo Memorial Hospital, BNH Hospital, and Royal Hospital which together will further fortify our driving force towards ever greater success in the future.

The Company is committed to be the leading network healthcare provider by meeting the needs of Thai and foreign patients with high quality, value services together with the state-of-the art medical technology and internationally-accepted standards. The network has grown to include 37 hospitals of international standard, both at home and abroad – 14 of which have received Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCI) of the United States.

About International Assistance Group

International Assistance Group is a limited incorporated company in Paris (France) regulated under the French law and owned by its Partners. This worldwide commercial alliance of independent companies spanning all the links in the assistance value chain was formed in 1992 by five European companies with the aim of helping each other offer quality assistance. The group’s success has attracted accredited companies around the world and it now boasts 60 Partners and Preferred Providers and a turnover of over €1.4 billion. More than 7,100 employees take care of 182 million end users.

In 2014, International Assistance Group® handled over 5.4 million cases, 32,000 medical repatriations and 2 million roadside cases. IAG’s international presence and range of services enables it to meet the needs of more than 115 million beneficiaries worldwide.