Samitivej Hospital

Samitivej Hospital (part of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services/BDMS) is a leading private healthcare network in Thailand, with Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital in Bangkok as its flagship facility. Founded in 1979, the group operates 7 hospitals with more than 750 beds and 1,900 doctors.

It is well known for Samitivej Children's Hospital (the first private paediatric hospital in Thailand), maternity care (the first hospital in Thailand recognised by WHO/UNICEF as "Mother- and Baby-Friendly"), liver and gastrointestinal conditions, women's health, and orthopaedics.

It holds JCI accreditation across the network and maintains clinical affiliations with leading medical institutions in Japan and the United States.

It serves a large number of international patients and expatriates living in Thailand (particularly the Japanese community in Bangkok), with a dedicated Japanese Medical Center, multilingual interpretation, visa assistance, and direct insurance billing.

Uses next-generation sequencing technology to sequence more than 95% of the human genome, assessing individual genetic risk for more than 50 types of cancer.

Paediatric oncology: Dedicated childhood cancer programmes, including breakthroughs in advanced cell therapies such as CAR T-cell therapy.

Gastrointestinal and colorectal oncology: Applies AI technology and narrow band imaging (NBI) endoscopy through partnerships with leading Japanese medical institutions such as SANO Hospital.