Samitivej launches #AccessibleHeathcare campaign and opens new LONG COVID CENTER

Bangkok, Thailand, April 26, 2022 -- Samitivej has launched a new #AccessibleHealthcare campaign to help overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic, because we want our hospitals to provide society with a healthy foundation upon which to fight COVID-19. To support this commitment, we have joined forces with the government to provide treatment, vaccines, screening, and various other services, such as Hospitels and home isolation advice. We have also opened a LONG COVID CENTER, where we can provide a comprehensive range of treatments and rehabilitation services. Moreover, Samitivej has produced several new packages to screen for dangerous diseases, so that they can be quickly diagnosed and treated. Screening fees for the following 3 programs are subject to an exciting cashback scheme for use as a discount toward surgery: 1) colonoscopy package for colon cancer screening, 2) cardiovascular health screening package, and 3) breast cancer and cervical cancer screening package designed for women, including lower abdomen ultrasound. All packages come with their own special privileges to be redeemed while staying in the hospital for surgery. Samitivej has also partnered with more than 50 of the most popular insurance companies to enable claims to be filed in our hospitals, and 0% interest for up to 10 months on payment installments is available when using credit cards from Thailand’s 7 leading banks. We do this because we want to help people in Thailand stay free from disease and to ensure they get the most out of their money. Achieving these goals allows us to make great merit, and is more valuable to us than providing treatment alone could ever be.   

Chairat Panthuraamporn, M.D., Managing Director and CEO of Samitivej and BNH Hospitals, explained that “You could say Thailand is currently experiencing something of a perfect storm, with COVID-19, the economic downturn, natural disasters, a lack of tourism, businesses closing down, reduced spending, stress and anxiety all combining to create a drastic impact on the mental and physical health of our nation. What we need right now is to cooperate as a society to help every member overcome these difficult times.” 

“From the perspective of our hospitals, despite a contraction in terms of income due to a lack of international medical tourism, we have still been able to generate income by partnering with various businesses to provide care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This has included cooperation with hotels to provide Hospitel services for those infected with COVID-19, COVID-19 screening, vaccinations, and now our LONG COVID CENTER, which offers state-of-the-art care and rehabilitation for those recovering from the condition. Indeed, it is our policy not to seek profit from those suffering with dangerous disorders, as we understand how vital it is to help one another through these times. If our society were to break down due to illness, we, too, would be unable to function as a business. We are an Agile Organization of Value, offering affordable services to the community and society as a whole. We are not merely an Organization of Success, looking to profit from the demise of others,” Dr. Chairat added. 

Samitivej is a healthcare leader, helping people care for their health. Our overarching aim is to reduce illness, but we also want to help people save the cost, so we have created the #AccessibleHealthcare campaign.  

1. Reducing illness: Early detection can lead to prevention and the alleviation of symptoms associated with illness. Indeed, early detection often results in effective protection and the planning of treatment to save lives and reduce health care costs. Our hospitals are continually bringing new technologies on board for use in the screening and detection of disease. Examples include our AI-assisted colonoscopy procedures developed in Japan, which offer up to 1.5 times the accuracy of traditional techniques, while also enabling the removal of polyps during the screening. We have also just opened our LONG COVID CENTER to provide a full range of services, including lung function assessment, cardiovascular testing, physical inflammation screening, and a comprehensive range of rehabilitation services, from breath training and light exercise regimen to vitamin and antioxidant analysis, with personalized vitamin regimens designed to strengthen the immune system. Additionally, we offer vaccinations and several other healthcare programs that are vital to ensure our patients can make a full recovery from COVID-19, including future rehabilitation necessary for them to be able to return to their former lifestyles. We also provide our doctors the time to offer advice and recommendations to the public through webinars, online video, television appearances and health articles. Most recently, our doctors have organized training sessions on first aid and life saving techniques to provide people with the knowledge and expertise necessary to respond to unexpected emergency situations.
2. Decreasing costs: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused people across the nation great anxiety as they face up to a whole host of financial and social concerns. Unfortunately, this has led many to neglect their health to serious effect, as some disorders can be extremely dangerous if not detected and treated at the outset. Some diseases, if screened early, can be treated, saving money and lives. To help make treatments more accessible, Samitivej has designed the following relief program:   

• Cashback on screening in the form of a discount toward surgical procedures. Patients can apply screening costs toward surgery for irregularities detected during the following screening packages at Samitivej Hospitals*: 
  1. Colonoscopy package for colon cancer screening  
  2. Cardiovascular health screening package, including diagnostic testing with special tools and laboratory analysis, as well as an exercise stress test, all of which are aimed at reducing coronary artery disease occurrence 
  3. Breast cancer and cervical cancer screening package for women, including lower abdomen ultrasound 
   

  *In accordance with the hospital’s terms and conditions (available through July 31, 2022)

Other privileges offered in this campaign:

• Surgery Plus: Special privileges while staying in the hospital to undergo surgery 
  • Free COVID-19 screening for patients 
  • Preoperative screening discount worth 5,000 baht when you spend more than 100,000 baht (cannot be used alongside any other promotions or discounted packages) 
  • Free access to a Biobeat device used to provide real-time vital sign monitoring from the comfort of your patient room 
  • Free access to the Samitivej Pace application, which is used to monitor the progress of your surgery 
  • Free access to the Samitivej Prompt application, which is used to monitor the status of patients recovering in their rooms
     

    (Through July 31, 2022)

• Partnering with over 50 of the country’s most popular insurance companies to offer coverage on hospital treatments, including healthcare expenses, services and privileges such as discounts on patient rooms, special pricing on check-up packages, access to VIP rooms, and access to other exclusive channels 

• Pay 0% interest on installments for up to 10 months with 7 of Thailand’s leading banks  

1. Installments on Krungsri Consumer and UOB Credit Cards can be paid over a 10-month period (for patients who spend over 200,000 baht) 
2. Installments on Co-Brand credit cards, including BDMS-Kasikorn and KTC-Samitivej, can be paid over a 6-month period (for patients who spend over 50,000 baht) 
3. Installments on Citibank, Kasikorn, SCB, Bangkok Bank, and KTC credit cards can be paid over a 4-month period (for patients who spend over 50,000 baht)
    

   (Through 31 December 2022) 

Programs in this campaign are only applicable toward services redeemed at Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital and Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital. 

Call us to find out more: 020 222 222