BANGKOK: Nearly 60 people – including five Singaporeans – are still receiving medical treatment in three hospitals in Bangkok, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital said in a statement on Wednesday (May 22).
Twenty patients are being treated at the intensive care unit (ICU), while the other 38 are receiving in-patient care.
Of the five Singaporeans who are in the three hospitals, two are in the ICU.
The patients sustained injuries on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that was hit by severe turbulence on Tuesday on its way from London to Singapore. The plane landed in Bangkok after a medical emergency was declared.
41 patients are in Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, 15 patients are in Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital and two are in Bangkok Hospital.
Of the patients in Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, nine successfully underwent surgery on Tuesday. Five more patients are expected to undergo surgery on Wednesday.
Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital is about a 20-minute drive from Suvarnabhumi Airport. Samitivej is a private healthcare group with seven hospitals in Thailand. The first hospital was founded in 1979.
According to its website, Samitivej Srinakarin has 400 beds and offers a range of medical services for both Thai and foreign nationals.
“Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital is conveniently located in eastern Bangkok, an area which is undergoing rapid development due to its close proximity to Suvarnabhumi International Airport, where Samitivej maintains a clinic.
“Patients can be transferred from the hospital to the airport in the shortest of time,” the website said.
