Gulf Energy Development presented a 55-million-baht donation to fund the establishment of Thammasat University Hospital's state-of-the-art hemodialysis centre with 30 high-efficiency online hemodiafiltration machines.
There are a rising number of patients with kidney disease who need dialysis. Thus, having equal access to standardised medical care is essential.
The hemodialysis unit of Thammasat University Hospital needs to increase the round of dialysis services daily to accommodate more patients.
In the upper Central region, Thammasat University Hospital is considered to be the only hospital that can provide comprehensive medical services.
The Thammasat University Hospital hemodialysis centre also aims to be a centre of excellence, offering comprehensive treatments for patients with kidney disease and patients needing kidney replacement therapy, acute hemodialysis, chronic hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplant surgery and plasmapheresis.
In addition, the centre will be an on-site teaching facility for medical students, nursing students and resident physicians specialising in nephrology. This is in line with Gulf's mission to promote public health along with improving the quality of life of people in the community.
Sarath Ratanavadi, chief executive of Gulf, said that since Covid-19 began over two years ago, Gulf has consistently supported public health programmes such as supporting the fund for procurement of medical equipment as well as supporting vulnerable communities across Thailand.
"Gulf hopes that funding to support the establishment of the hemodialysis centre will improve the quality of life of kidney disease patients. This is also a long-term investment as this medical centre will benefit the hospital," Mr Sarath said.
Dr Surapon Nitikraipoj, chairman of the executive committee at Thammasat University Hospital, said the current hemodialysis centre had received a large number of patients since there is an increasing number of patients with severe and complicated kidney disease, resulting in insufficient space and equipment. Therefore, the hospital has to increase the service rounds to three times per day.
However, the centre is still unable to provide service to every patient, causing delays or inadequate treatment. But with the centre funded by Gulf, these issues will be rectified, Dr Surapon said.
This hemodialysis centre with advanced technologies will provide dialysis services to disadvantaged patients suffering from chronic renal failure, enabling them access to good and standardised medical care.
It will be an agency that provides specialised services to patients with kidney disease with professional staff with expertise in caring for patients from outpatient to operating room and wards with routine care.
"The centre aims to provide a one-stop service where blood collection, examination, drug reception and other procedures can be done in one place, delivering faster and more convenient service," said associate professor Pharuhat Tor-Udom, M.D, director of Thammasat University Hospital.
The hemodialysis centre is located on the 4th floor in the laboratory and diagnostic radiology building, Thammasat University Hospital. The centre is under construction and expected to be open within 2023.
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