Center of Excellence for Trauma and Emergency has been certified as “Level 3 Trauma Care Center” by The Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand (The Thai Journal of Surgery), making Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai the first and only hospital in Chiang Mai Province and the upper northern region to receive such certification. This builds confidence for service users in calling 1719 in cases of emergencies and accidents throughout Chiang Mai area.
Highlights of the Center of Excellence for Trauma and Emergency
As a Level 3 Trauma Care Center
- A leading medical facility fully equipped to provide comprehensive trauma care under international patient transfer standards. New CAMTS US & CAMTS GLOBAL Dual Medical Transport Accreditation
- Triage: An effective patient triage and information transfer system from the incident point to the emergency room.
- Fast Track: Systems and approaches to rapidly care for severely injured or high-risk patients.
- Specialized personnel available 24/7, including emergency medicine physicians, surgeons, and radiologists who provide 24-hour radiological examination reports. All staff in trauma care receive specialized training in accident patient care.
- In-residence surgeons as trauma center directors, with a multidisciplinary care team managing trauma patients.
- BDMS Trauma Care Algorithm provides a trauma management guideline (Clinical Guideline) for all systems of trauma care according to Bangkok Dusit Medical Services standards.
- Ready infrastructure, tools, and areas suitable for complete trauma patient care and rehabilitation post-injury treatment.
- An inspection/quality control system in trauma care and quality development guidelines for trauma care services.
- A continuous academic development for personnel and ongoing advancement of modern medical technology.
The committee from the Royal College of Surgeons conducted a close inspection of the work at the Center of Excellence for Trauma and Emergency to ensure that its operations meet the standards of a trauma care center in Thailand. This is to develop a system for caring for accident victims according to the Plan for the Development of Public Health Service Systems included in the 11th National Economic and Social Development Plan (from 2017 onwards)
The committee commended several key aspects, including:
- The senior management’s dedication to developing the trauma center and planning to address system weaknesses, such as inadequacies in the number of trauma patients during certain times, to maintain the overall efficiency of trauma patient care systems.
- Regular quality review processes, including mortality reviews, complex patient reviews, and monitoring process and outcome indicators.
- A concrete personnel quality improvement plan for trauma care, with clear processes for development.
- The structure, equipment, and area divisions are appropriate for trauma care.
- Standardized trauma care guidelines with consistent and continuous enforcement.
- The blood supply support and laboratory testing system are well prepared to accommodate trauma patients, with clear external quality control systems.
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