Thai hospital inaugurated in Cambodia

 

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday inaugurated a Thai-funded hospital, which targets middle- and high-class patients.

The 50-million-U.S. dollar Royal Phnom Penh Hospital is a tertiary care hospital managed by Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company, Chairman of the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Prasert Prasatthong said at the inauguration ceremony.

"The Royal Phnom Penh Hospital was built according to international standards and well equipped with modern medical facilities," he said, adding the 8-story hospital consisted of 100 beds, 5 operating rooms, 40 out-patient examination rooms, 12 intensive care units, and 4 laboratory and delivery rooms.

Some 40 doctors from Thailand, Cambodia, the United States, Switzerland and France are ready to serve patients at the hospital, he added.

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Hun Sen said such an international-standard hospital would give Cambodians access to better medical services.

"Patients will be no need to travel to Bangkok for medical services because they can choose this well-equipped hospital so that they can spend less money," he said. "The hospital will also increase confidence in foreign tourists and investors to Cambodia. "

The hospital started to be built since 2007, but the construction had been slowed down because of a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand in 2008.