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Bumrungrad receives JCI certification for stroke and heart attack care

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

The Joint Commission International (JCI) has awarded Bumrungrad International Hospital certification of its stroke and heart attack patient care. These two disease specific accreditations mean that Bumrungrad meets or exceeds international best practices for treatment of patients suffering from stroke and heart attack. Bumrungrad is one of only two hospitals outside the U.S. to receive […]

MDCT Scanner at Piyavate Heart Institute

Monday, August 28th, 2006

One of Piyavate Hospital’s centers of excellence is their “Perfect Heart Institute”. State-of-the-art facilities at the heart institute include Multi-Detector Spiral Computerized Tomography Scanner (MDCT 64 slices). MDCT is used at the heart center for determining causes of chest pain. The procedure takes only about 30 minutes and is recommended when a physical examination is […]