Yanhee International Hospital (Thai: โรงพยาบาลยันฮี [roːŋpʰájaːbaːn jənhiː], YAHN-hee) is a multi-service general hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, that specializes in a range of medical and cosmetic services. Yanhee comprises a 10 story hospital building with a 400 bed capacity, a 15 story out-patient building and the hospital is opening a new inpatient bed wing late 2011, 95 full-time doctors, 120 part-time health professionals, and 800 nurses.[1] Additionally, Yanhee operates 95 outpatient examination rooms, 12 major and 30 minor operating rooms, an 18-bed Intensive Care unit department, emergency rooms, delivery rooms, a diagnostic laboratory and a nursery.[2]
| Yanhee International Hospital | |
| Yanhee International Hospital, Bangkok | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | General and Specialized |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Standards | US-sourced Joint Commission International Accredited in 2011.[3] Implemented International Organization for Standardization - ISO 9001: 2000.[4] Thai HACC Accreditation.[5] |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 400 Inpatient Beds[6] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1984[7] |
| Links | |
| Website | www.yanhee.net |
| Lists | Hospitals in Thailand |
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Yanhee Hospital was opened in 1984 as a small outpatient clinic by Dr. Supot Sumritvanitcha, M.D., N.D., who named the hospital after the Yanhee Power Plant that was located nearby.[8] The hospital is now more well-known than the power plant and the original Yanhee hospital has been expanded many times over to include its numerous services.[8]
Today, Yanhee is a self-proclaimed “one-stop shop for beauty;” a popular destination for international patients seeking affordable plastic surgery and beauty enhancement procedures.[8]
Yanhee Hospital has several accreditations and runs under official standardization procedures. The hospital implemented the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000, and currently maintains that standardization.[6]
Yanhee recently received accreditation from the Joint Commission International Accreditation, USA[3] which became effective on 22 January 2011, and will run through January 2014.[9]
Yanhee also has accreditation from Hospital Accreditation, Thailand.[6][10]
A large number of patients who receive medical care from Yanhee come from overseas; in fact, approximately 9,000 of the people Yanhee serves are foreigners, most of whom travel from Australia, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates.[11] Patients from 27 different countries worldwide arrived at Yanhee in 2009, with 72% of those undergoing cosmetic procedures.[11]
Due to the high number of foreign patients, Yanhee staffs a number of interpreters, and languages spoken at Yanhee include:[12]
Yanhee’s emphasis on beauty enhancement procedures is demonstrated by the fact that, of the total number of international patients that Yanhee serves, 72% receive cosmetic care, 12% receive care in general surgery and medicine, 8% receive dental care, and another 8% receive care in alternative medicine.[13] Of the total number of cosmetic surgery procedures conducted at Yanhee Hospital, breast augmentation comprises 20%; face lift comprises 16%; blepharoplasty comprises 12%; tummy tuck, nose reshaping and liposuction comprise 9%; breast lift and hair transplantation comprise 5%; nose implants, breast reduction, and varicose vein treatment comprise 3%, hair removal comprises 2%, and other procedures comprise the remaining 1%.[13]
Yanhee is part of an extensive medical tourism network and is a popular destination for foreigners seeking quality medical care, not only for cosmetic purposes, but general health purposes as well.
The following is a list of departments and special services offered at Yanhee hospital:[14]