Specifically, BDMS stated that the three key benefits from the acquisition are for enhancing the capacity of the group companies in servicing middle class patients (both domestic and foreign) in the southern part of Thailand; providing additional channels for patient’s referrals to the network hospitals; and establishing a platform to accommodate the growth of medical tourism in Phuket province.
Following the sale, PIH will be renamed Bangkok Phuket International and operated as a subsidiary of the Bangkok Hospital Group. The group also recently opened its newest branch, Dibuk Hospital, on Chao Fa West Road with the aim of servicing the southern part of the island.