Our policy at the The Suporn Clinic is to introduce continuous improvement for the benefit of all our patients. We listen to everything our customers or potential customers say, and set about trying to do what we can to meet their needs and requirements. We know we cannot please everyone all the time, but we do our utmost to please as many as we can, as often as possible. Total care of our patients - past, present or future - is our primary concern at all times.
The first - and most obvious thing you will notice is this new web site. We have tried to restructure it so that information is clearer and more easy to find. We hope you will enjoy browsing through it, but feel free to contact us to tell us where we can make any additional improvements to make your research easier. If there is anything further you wish to know, please contact us.
There will be some further significant changes and improvements in the structure of the web site over the coming few months. Please watch this space!
The most exciting news for our future patients is that we have been able to reduce most of our surgery prices across the board. It is not our policy to publish our price list (which is readily available on enquiry to us), but in broad outline we have price compared with the 2005 price; the (depending on procedures) similarly while the price for .
These prices will subject to there not being any unusual currency influences beyond our control. They will be applicable to all patients scheduled for surgery in 2006 - including those who have already paid higher prices at 2005 rates. Those patients will be given a refund on their overpayments prior to having surgery.
We have managed to effect this significant reduction by closely reviewing and streamlining our business practices, and our organizational structure. In addition to that, Dr Suporn now uses substantially improved surgical techniques that have enabled him to perform his surgeries more efficiently and even better than before, with a result that patients now may spend less time in the operating theatre. This reduces Dr Suporn's cost of surgery, and those savings are passed back in the form of a huge benefit to the patient.
In addition to the reduced prices - as part of our on-going patient improvement plan - we are pleased to announce the imminent opening of the new Clinic Patient's facility, which will offer a host of additional comforts for our patients. We want to keep as a surprise many of the new offerings that will be available after the official opening in February 2006, but a taste of what will be included is summarized on our Clinic page.
Although it might be less significant an improvement, we now have available for each patient an internationally capable cell-phone for their exclusive use during their stay in Thailand for making and receiving calls. We supply the phone with a starter amount of phone-time, which the patient may top up as required depending on their own usage requirements. International phone costs - typically - using this new facility are only about 4-7 Baht per minute (10-15 US cents)
Web Site Latest Updates:
- Clinic position clarified 6 Jan 2006
- Updated 7 Jan 2006 to clarify requirements for documentary evidence and referral letters
- Protected entry to photographic evidence added 7 Jan 2006
- 3 New case examples added 12 Jan 2006
Cosmetic changes to site made to remove horizontal scroll bars on most browsers 13 Jan 2006
Full presentation slides of Suporn technique (see SRS Results) now available for download 22 Jan 2006 (3.5MBytes zip file)
We are excited to let you know that admin staff member Jib is now the proud mother of a baby boy Djah (licence used with anglicized spelling!). The happy event occurred this morning 23rd January 2006 at 8 a.m. Thailand time, and the delivery was by Caesarian Section. BJ weighed 3.6kgs (8lbs) at birth.
.......Jib and BJ are both recovering well. Jib looks typically radiant. BJ has a mass of black hair, and was looking distinctly bemused at the interest he is generating. He's gorgeous! Congratulations go to mother and father from Dr Suporn, Aoi and all the Clinic staff.
.......not such wonderful news......
This morning 23rd January one of Dr Suporn's Clinic nurses - Dang - underwent emergency surgery. She had a successful operation, is looking wonderfully well under the circumstances, and is now recovering well in ICU in Aikchol Hospital. We all wish her the most successful and speedy recovery back to full health
We are pleased to say that Jib is now up and about in hospital, and gathering her strength for the rigors of motherhood! Naturally, BJ is still attracting all the attention, and doing wonderfully well on it!
Dang is now recovering very well out of ICU, and we wish her the speediest of returns back to full health.
Jib, BJ and Dang are all now out of hospital. Jib is now in the early stages of motherhood, BJ is in the early stages of childhood - and both are doing well.
Dang is home, recovering well and returning to full fitness. Our best wishes go to her.
The much anticipated Clinic extension opening extended (sorry about the pun!) beyond its hoped-for schedule of the end of February, but now looks very much on plan to be available in mid-April (or earlier, hopefully). The new facilities are wonderful, and a full photographic "tour" will be published as soon as we officially open the facility to our new patients. Our apologies go to those who hoped to use the new facility in March.
22 March 2006
FFS Assessment process guidance updated and amplified.