PHNOM PENH, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia here on Thursday unveiled the Royal Ratanak Hospital to provide health services at international standard to rich Cambodians as well as foreigners.
Prasert Prasarttong Osoth, owner of the Bangkok Airways and the Bangkok Dusit Medical Service, altogether invested about 8.5 million U.S. dollars in building the hospital, said Prime Minister Hun Sen at the opening ceremony.
It will help VIP clients reduce payment, as they don't have to go to Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries to see doctors any more, said Hun Sen. "They will turn to use local health services as they trust this hospital," he said.
Thai investor Prasert said at the ceremony that the economic growth and development of Cambodia urge business people to invest more in the health service sector.
The Royal Ratanak Hospital will cooperate with the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services and it is also a sister hospital to the Royal International Hospital in Siem Reap, he said.
The six-floor hospital will become a main emergency referral center for local Cambodians, foreign tourists and other residents, he added.
Sat Soeurn, representative of the Royal Ratanak Hospital and wife of Tea Bahn, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, said that the staff members are trying to provide a trustworthy alternative choice for the local patients who used to spend expensively for their treatment and accommodation in foreign countries.
The hospital will become a leading health sanitation center in Cambodia, she added.
According to official statistics, there are over 1,100 medical units, including major hospitals, all over the country. An average of some 5,000 Cambodians can share one doctor.
Prasert Prasarttong Osoth, owner of the Bangkok Airways and the Bangkok Dusit Medical Service, altogether invested about 8.5 million U.S. dollars in building the hospital, said Prime Minister Hun Sen at the opening ceremony.
It will help VIP clients reduce payment, as they don't have to go to Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries to see doctors any more, said Hun Sen. "They will turn to use local health services as they trust this hospital," he said.
Thai investor Prasert said at the ceremony that the economic growth and development of Cambodia urge business people to invest more in the health service sector.
The Royal Ratanak Hospital will cooperate with the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services and it is also a sister hospital to the Royal International Hospital in Siem Reap, he said.
The six-floor hospital will become a main emergency referral center for local Cambodians, foreign tourists and other residents, he added.
Sat Soeurn, representative of the Royal Ratanak Hospital and wife of Tea Bahn, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, said that the staff members are trying to provide a trustworthy alternative choice for the local patients who used to spend expensively for their treatment and accommodation in foreign countries.
The hospital will become a leading health sanitation center in Cambodia, she added.
According to official statistics, there are over 1,100 medical units, including major hospitals, all over the country. An average of some 5,000 Cambodians can share one doctor.
2 comments:
agreed, this way rich people or people who can afford high quality care don't have to travel outside of cambodia to seek treatment. after, they have money, so why not provide a high quality catering healthcare for them as well.
well, welcome to a new cambodia, a modernize cambodia. we got to start somewhere! this way, their are staff who can speak khmer and it makes convenience for emergency, etc right in cambodia without having to travel to another country for such treatment. congratulations, royal ratanak hospital for providing the necessary service for cambodian rich and powerful. just make sure you will trained cambodian doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers as well as these people can speak khmer. thank you and god bless cambodia.
If you're rich, welcome to the Royal Ratanak Hospital ... otherwise get in line and pray that a doctor would see you sometime soon.
Heaalth care issue is not facing Cambodia only but everywhere in Industrialized countries. Yes, their health care systems are free but not for all cares you want.
People have to take extra health insurance suitable to their needs should they requre emergency treatments or life endager surgery.
It's good that Cambodia have an international standard priviate hospital in particular in Siem Reap where million of tourist stay and visit. They will bring benefits to local economy and creates jobs.
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