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Bumrungrad – first hospital to achieve Certification of Conformance for Medical Travel Bumrungrad International Hospital is the first hospital in the world to be awarded the Certification of Conformance with Covid-19 Guidelines for Medical Travel Programs by the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services. The GHA Program For Medical Travel Services issued the free guidelines in early July of this year to assist organizations in the medical tourism and health tourism sector in seeking to mitigate the risk of Covid-19 infection for both domestic and travelling patients and their companions. The guidelines are unique in that they focus on the entire care continuum, including providing guidance for travel, interactions with healthcare organisation, hotels and ground transportation. Ms. Artirat Charukitpipat, Bumrungrad’s Chief Executive Officer, explained that “from the very start of the spread of the coronavirus, Bumrungrad moved quickly to implement internal as well as national and international protocols and guidelines designed to mitigate the risk of Covid-19 infection for patients and staff ”. “While the pandemic continues to be an ongoing challenge, I am extremely proud of the work our entire team has done, and continues to do, to keep patients and staff safe. Achieving
GHA’s Cer tification of Conformance with Covid-19 Guidelines for Medical Travel Programs is a very important step for us to help increase patient trust in our medical travel services and to validate the work we are doing to keep medical travelers safe during this difficult time.”
IMPACT’s 11 restaurants awarded Amazing Thailand Safety & Health Administration certificate The 11 restaurants managed by IMPACT were recently awarded Amazing Thailand Safety & Health Administration (SHA) certificates. The SHA certification project , which is the result of co-operation between the Ministry of Tourism and Spor ts and the Ministry of Public Health, aims to elevate Thailand’s tourism industry standards and make sure that the industry’s players are in line with the health and sanitation requirements. This project will help to accelerate recovery in the tourism sector as the Covid-19 situation in Thailand continues to ease. Among the restaurants that passed the evaluation are Breeze Café and Bar, Terrazza, and Retro Bar & Café. IMPACT is also delighted to announce that the IMPACT Speed Park also passed the evaluation. The best and biggest news is that the IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and Convention Centre has also received the SHA certification.
UPDATE 4/2020
