downtown Bangkok, Thailand on the grounds of Bumrungrad International.
The goal of the BICRC is to provide a quality facility based upon international standards for the conduct of
patient-oriented research to translate basic scientific knowledge into a better understanding and treatment of
human diseases.
The BICRC is a part of Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company Limited. It was established in 2001 with an
aim to support clinical research in Thailand by following the International Conference on Harmonisation of
Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use, Good Clinical Practice
(ICH/GCP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) international guidelines. Funding for the BICRC comes
from research grants, the Bumrungrad Hospital Foundation, private individual and corporate donations and
from Bumrungrad International.
Bumrungrad International, Bangkok is the largest private hospital in Southeast Asia with 554 acute beds.
It is also the largest private clinic in the region with an average capacity of 3,500 patients per day and
international standard diagnostic and therapeutic facilities housed in about 1.15 million square feet buildings
in downtown Bangkok, Thailand.
Founded in 1980, the hospital was first listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1989 and its world-standard replacement facility was opened in 1997.
Its approximately 1,000 physicians and dentists treat over one million patients annually including more than 400,000 international and expatriate patients coming
for tertiary medical care from over 190 countries and states throughout the world.
The hospital is managed by an American-led international management team and is the first hospital in Asia to earn Thai Hospital Accreditation,
(http://www.ha.or.th ). It is also the first hospital in Asia to be awarded international accreditation by the Joint Commission International Accreditation
(JCIA, http://www.jcrinc.com), which is the international arm of the US-based Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO, http://www.jointcommission.org/). JCAHO accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States
(http://www.jointcommission.org/AboutUs/Fact_Sheets/joint_commission_facts.htm)
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