Bangkok Hospital to open $5M robotic surgery centre

Bangkok Hospital, one of Thailand's largest private healthcare providers, is set to build a $5 million robotic surgery centre. 

Based on a press release, the facility will have multiple operating rooms outfitted with robotic platforms such as the da Vinci Xi Surgical System from the United States. 

The investment aligns with the hospital's five-year roadmap, which involves the expansion of its robotic surgery capabilities to cover more specialties such as ear-nose-throat surgery and investment in education and training to become a Centre of Excellence in robotic surgery in Southeast Asia.

St Luke's ElderCare's latest robotics-based rehab therapy centre 

Senior care provider St Luke's ElderCare (SLEC) has recently opened a day rehabilitation centre in Butik Batok, an estate west of Singapore. 

According to its LinkedIn announcement, the facility will offer specialised rehabilitation therapy, leveraging robotics technology, augmented reality, and gamification elements.

Meanwhile, SLEC recently conducted a project that utilised generative AI provided by MemoryLane to assist elders in writing their life stories. The Golden Memories Programme aims to preserve their stories in books and videos. The senior care provider plans to bring this programme to more centres soon. 

Hoan My, Abbott leverages AI for NCD diagnosis

The private Hoan My Medical Group in Vietnam and Abbott Vietnam are looking to deploy an AI-based clinical decision support system as part of their collaboration to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases.

In a statement, Hoan My Group CEO Dr Dilshaad Ali Bin Abas Ali explained that their collaboration with Abbott " will help improve the diagnosis of and effective treatment for non-communicable diseases, which account for over three-quarters of total deaths in Vietnam."  

The CDSS will be used to categorise patients based on AI-driven risk assessments and data analysis, enhancing health screening. It will also help enhance the clinical management of its care teams.

Both organisations will also work to implement a cardiac risk stratification program to predict future cardiac event risks; deploy a traumatic brain injury test from Abbott to assess brain damage; and create diabetic care programmes and nutrition intervention plans.

Additionally, they will craft public education programs targeting chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, as well as, infectious diseases like influenza and dengue.