Shell donates THB 13 million to Ramathibodi Hospital for COVID-19 support

The financial assistance is used to build negative pressure rooms to treat critical COVID-19 patients. The rooms, which can accommodate a total of 34 hospital beds, help increase the hospital’s capacity to accept critical patients while enhancing the safety of medical frontliners.

With the current bed capacity limitation due to increasing number of COVID-19 cases, Ramathibodi Hospital has been converting its conventional patient rooms into Negative Pressure Room with Airborne Infection Isolation systems, which can prevent contagious viruses from spreading and infecting medical staff who are treating the critical patients closely. Therefore, the rooms are especially crucial for patients with respiratory diseases, especially COVID-19.

Mr. Panun Prachuabmoh, Country Chairman, the Shell Company of Thailand Limited, said “Shell is partnering with the Ramathibodi Hospital in providing immediate support to its physicians and healthcare staff, and in turn enable them to save more lives amid the third wave of infections of COVID-19 in the country. Together with the Ramathibodi Hospital, we aim to help the Thai society during these challenging times.”

Professor Piyamitr Sritara, M.D., Dean of Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University said: “Ramathibodi Hospital has partnered with domestic and international sectors to study and understand the emerging disease, and to prepare medical staff and equipment for challenges brought upon by the COVID-19 outbreak. With Shell’s support, we can increase our hospital bed capacity and when the COVID-19 situation is resolved, these wards can be utilized for patients with other respiratory diseases. We are pleased to continue to work closely with Shell, the partner who shares our goal of strengthening the health and safety of Thais.”

Shell places utmost importance on the health and safety of Thai people and collaborates with various sectors to help manage the impacts of COVID-19.

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Sudarat Peetakanont
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H+K Strategies Thailand
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Thitipa Laxanaphisuth
Corporate Communications Lead
Corporate Relations
The Shell Company of Thailand Limited

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