Bangkok--7 Sep--Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Hospital Management Asia 2007 August 30 & 31, 2007, Pattaya, Thailand THAI HOSPITALS WIN 4 AWARDS AT HMA 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Dr. Surapong Ambhanwong. Thai hospitals rise to fame again for wining four Asian Hospital Management Awards, which recognizes and honors hospitals in Asia that carry out best practices in hospital management, at the sixth annual Hospital Management Asia (HMA) conference. Siriraj Hospital won two awards, one in the Human Resource Development category for “Routine to Research (R2R) Project: Striving Towards Learning Organization Thailand” project and runner-up award — Customer Service category for “The Heart by Siriraj — A Radical Change in Public Hospital Service”. Bangkok Hospital Group Medical Center was named the runner up for the Patient Safety/Quality Medical Care category for its “Prevention of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection: A Bangkok Hospital Experiences” project. Meanwhile, Samitivej Sukumvit Hospital was name the runner-up for Technical Service Improvement category for its “E-Nursing Kardex” project. In addition, a Lifetime Achievement Award was also presented to Dr. Surapong Ambhanwong, Chief Medical and International Business Officer, Phyathai Group of Hospitals, Bangkok, Thailand, in recognition of his major contribution to the development and advancement of health care and service to the community. This year The event was another record breaking success with 604 delegates from 31 countries representing 262 organizations, as well as 50 distinguished speakers and moderators from the US, Europe and Asia.About Hospital Management Asia Hospital Management Asia (HMA) has established itself as the conference that brings Worldwide Hospital Management Thinking and Experience to senior hospital managers in Asia. It has proved itself as the annual convention that directs itself to the continuing professional development of the hospital manager in an atmosphere of learning and interacting with counterparts from all over the region. Press Contact: Pangkwan Khemawichanurat Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Ltd. Tel. 0 2205 6617 Email: [email protected] For more information on WPP's business ethical standards and corporate responsibility policies, please refer to WPP's website at http://www.wpp.com/WPP/About/ Dhanimporn Sunsirichai Media Relations Director Media Relations Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Bangkok Office: +66-2-2056640 Fax: +66-2-2056686 Cell: +66-089 8196389 E-mail: [email protected]