Initially operated as the liver disease center for 10 years, the Center of Excellence for liver diseases, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, has been officially established and started our services since April 2016 with the main goals to “prevent patients from the terminal stage of liver diseases”. We focus on creating a public awareness and medical treatment to reduce the risk of liver disease as well as enabling detection and providing medical care at the initial stage.
Associate Professor Dr. Piyawat Komolmit, head of the Center of Excellence for liver diseases and an expert in liver disease and liver transplantation for over 20 years, said that the majority of patients in the center are usually in the final stage of liver disease, which is usually complicated and difficult to treat. Therefore, liver transplant is necessary. Our center preferably focuses on improving the quality of medical treatment by providing patient-center care.
Patients and relatives are accordingly involved with the nursing team and staffs. In addition, we have developed a one-stop medical service, including coordination among departments, rapid diagnosis and prompt treatment, to improve of care for patients.
“Our center preferably focuses on improving the quality of medical treatment
by providing patients-center care.”
Vision
We are committed to provide service and medical research and also to promote public knowledge and understanding of liver diseases to people and medical personnel. Our goal is to improve overall health quality for Thai people.
Obligation
Since early symptoms of liver diseases are not noticeable, the majority of patients who seek medical care are often patients in the final stage of the diseases. “But how can we prevent patients from reaching the terminal stage of liver diseases?” Therefore, we also aim to disseminate knowledge and understanding of liver diseases to the general population while providing treatment to reduce the risk of a liver disease and to improve the capability to detect and treat it during the initial stage.
Support Activities
- Provide medical care and treatment through advanced medical sciences under the collaboration of multidisciplinary teams with an emphasis on achieving international standards of medical care.
- Provide training, undergraduate medical program instruction, and integrated medical program for specialists in liver disease. To become an international training center.
- Conduct research on liver diseases and produce research outcomes that are internationally recognized.
- Promote the use of advanced medical sciences to raise awareness on liver disease prevention, treatment, diagnosis, prognosis as well as to improve the treatment quality.
- Promote and develop medical care for liver disease patients to improve their quality of life.
Services
“The goal of the Center of Excellence in liver diseases is how to prevent patients from reaching the final stage of liver disease”.
The Center of Excellence in liver diseases is a comprehensive one stop service that anyone can get access to effective treatment from medical team with professional coordination in various fields.
To connect our center and patients the “Liver Nurturing Club” has been established. This is the first and only place in Thailand. The club consists of hundreds of liver transplant patients who aim to join good activities such as Liver Care Camp, allowing patients to participate in mutual mental therapy for better treatment outcome.
13th September 2016 was our day of pride for everyone in “Liver Lovers Club”. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the Royal Director of the Thai Red Cross Society, proceeded to officially open the Center of Excellence in liver diseases, King Chulalongkorn Hospital.
Assoc. Professor Dr. Piyawat Komolmit, head of the Center of Medical Excellence in Liver Disease, Mrs Petchara Chaowarat, and the club members also gave a warm welcome to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. This is the beginning of official establishment of our center.
In addition, “Liver check up on tour project” was launched to provide liver check-up services to people in remote areas. The first event was held in August 2019, which was jointly coordinated by Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Phitsanulok province and Phra Kru Hiran Prachanamanit. The project successfully conducted and the liver check-up was provided to people in Wang Thong district and nearby areas in Phitsanulok province. Knowledge about liver disease was sharing to more than 300 participants who joined the event. For event update, please feel free to check at; https://www.facebook.com/liverunitchula
