Experiences of a hospital in Thailand in treating tsunami patients.
No one was prepared when the tsunami hit on that sunny Sunday morning of 26 December 2004--not the villagers, not the hotel employees, not the tourists on holiday enjoying the clear skies and calm waters. Yet days later, Bumrungrad International Hospital (BI), a Joint Commission International-accredited, 554-bed medical centre in Bangkok, Thailand, quickly became prepared as it began treating patients from the tsunami. This article highlights the efforts of Bumrungrad International Hospital in treating tsunami patients. Information for this article has been provided by Bumrungrad International's Senior Management team.
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