Samitivej has enhanced its medical expertise by partnering with other international hospitals to provide screening , prevention , and treatment to improve an individual ’ s physical fitness based on its vision “ we do not want anyone to get sick .” Its medical treatment innovations include :

• AI-Assisted colonoscopy technology developed in Japan , which is 50 percent more accurate than traditional colonoscopies . Samitivej has successfully used this technology to detect colon cancer in more than 5,000 cases , reducing the fatality rate by 53 percent , increasing the cure rate to 90 percent , and lowering treatment costs twenty-fold .

• Thailand ’ s first-and-only Preterm Prevention Clinic , offering care for high-risk pregnancies using the “ 3P concept ” of screening techniques that reduces the likelihood of preterm birth by 50 percent ( compared with WHO statistics ).

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU ) Level 4 , benefiting from shared expertise with Takatsuki General Hospital , one of Japan ’ s leading hospitals , and providing extensive life-saving assistance in Paediatric Emergency and Critical Care in collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University in the USA .

• Innovative knee replacement surgical techniques in collaboration with Japan ’ s Takatsuki General Hospital .

• Age Friendly Hospital , providing 24- hour healthcare services for elderly

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patients in critical condition , and the first hospital in Southeast Asia to be certified with Geriatrics Emergency Department Accreditation ( GEDA ) from the American College of Emergency Physicians .

• FitLAB by Samitivej , providing care and treatment for more than 1,500 athletes and others who have sustained sports-related injuries , with medical-grade equipment and technology utilised by a highly experienced team of doctors , physiotherapists , and sports medicine specialists . In addition , Samitivej continually develops new technologies aimed at alleviating customer pain points , such as Samitivej Virtual Hospital which

offers 24-hour video consultation with more than 642 doctors specialising in 51 fields . Consultations are enhanced using TytoCare devices to screen lungs , ears , throat , skin , and temperature , and the Engage Care app which tracks key health data for diabetic patients and those with high blood pressure in real-time , 24 hours a day . For patients wishing to avoid a long hospital visit , the Samitivej Plus app offers real-time access to hospital services , including doctor schedules , appointment requests , registration , and medicine pickup . The app also offers online payment and allows patients to view their medical history .