Bangkok is to upgrade its Emergency Medical Service (EMS) under the Bangkok Health Zoning initiative to ensure fast and reliable services for all urban residents, the BMA announced this week.
The project kicked off on Thursday with a meeting among officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s Health Department, the Bangkok Emergency Medical Centre (Erawan Centre), and partner organisations to design plans to provide medical services and related operations that best serve the needs of city people.
BMA deputy permanent secretary Suksan Kittisupakorn, who chaired the meeting, reminded participants that the health zoning will enable the BMA to improve healthcare provision by targeting the needs of people in different communities.
The initiative is part of the city’s “9 Dan 9 Dee” (“9 excellences in 9 areas”) policy that aims to improve people’s quality of life with medical treatment, education, vocational training, and other services.
“Having all related agencies and organisations providing inputs to the design of medical service systems in Bangkok will ensure tangible improvement in service quality, as well as strengthen people’s confidence in medical response teams in case of emergency,” said Suksan.
He added that designing a system that fits the needs of all communities will be a challenge, but with the cooperation of all parties, he believed the BMA could come up with optimal plans that warrant fast and comprehensive medical responses without compromising service quality.