History
Bumrungrad International Hospital was established as a 200-bed facility in September 1980 with an investment of 90 million Thai baht. Bumrungrad is Southeast Asia’s largest private medical center. As a regional referral center for specialty medicine, it is one of the world’s popular medical tourism destinations. The majority shareholders in the hospital are Bangkok Bank PCL (Thailand’s largest bank) and the Sophonpanich family, one of Thailand’s leading business families.
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