09-Jun-15 Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have raised the prices of 2,000 medical services at 378 state-owned facilities including 52 hospitals, as part of a nationwide effort to improve healthcare system finances. The prices of 477 services were raise to 85% of the ceiling rates which are due to be reached by June 2016, and the remainder to 75%. [image: Tuoi Tre News]

07-Jun-15 A new hospital corporation in the Philippines organized by a group of doctors and non-medical professionals, Allied Care Medical Experts Medical Center-Cebu (ACEMC-Cebu), is planning to build a 300-bed hospital within 24 months. ACEMC-Cebu president said their mission is to establish a world-class tertiary hospital south of Metro Cebu with the core values of altruism, compassion and excellence. [image: MetroCebu News]

05-Jun-15 The Indonesian Ministry of Health says that the country must focus on obtaining international accreditation for its hospitals to ensure service quality and patient safety. Of the 2,400 hospitals in Indonesia, only 121 (5%) are internationally accredited. By improving the quality of health services, it is expected that fewer people will go overseas for treatment. [image: BioSpectrum]

04-May-15 Thonburi Hospital Group (THG), Thailand's third-largest private hospital group, plans to invest up to THB10 bn (USD297 mn) this year acquiring six hospitals, says Dr Boon Banasin, the owner of the group. He said THG, which has a network of 22 hospitals in Thailand and abroad with 3,000 beds, aims to buy hospitals in Thailand and in China. [image: Octafinance]

03-Jun-15 A smart health monitoring and alert system will be piloted in Singapore as part of its Infocomm Media Masterplan. Medical monitoring devices will be placed in the homes of chronic disease patients, and readings beamed directly to the clinics they frequent via wireless networks. If there are anomalies, the patient will be asked to go for a check-up. [image: Center for Technology and Aging]