GE Provides Millions for Hospital Facilities in Cambodia

Written by DAP NEWS -- Thursday, 08 October 2009

(Post by CAAI News Media)

General Electric, a large US company, has helped three hospitals in Cambodia with modern hospital facilities that it cost millions of US dollars, a Cambodian health official said on Tuesday.

“Tomorrow, we will get a large amount of hospital facilities from GE including machine for measuring heart rate and ultrasound machine for checking pregnant women and other materials,” said Net Sovirak, head of Phnom Penh Municipality hospital. “We will be held a ceremony at the hospital and GE will help train our officials to use those facilities. Those materials will facilitate the process of our hospital to provide huge benefit for our people.”

The Kossamak National Hospital, Kampong Speu Referral Hospital and Phnom Penh Municipal Refe-rral Hospital, three newly upgraded hospitals, will be commissioned on October 6 at 5 pm, October 7 at 10 am, and October 8 at 11 am, respectively, a GE press release said.

Over the next year, GE is apparently committed to commission three more hospitals in Cambodia and is developing Health Globally Commissions First Hospitals in Cambodia, it added. “This program reflects GE’s support for access to quality healthcare for vulnerable populations in Southeast Asia,” said Bob Corcoran, vice president of corporate citizenship at GE Corporation. “We hope that our solutions and expertise make a positive, sustainable impact on the hospital and the surrounding communities.”

“The Developing Health Globally program is a terrific platform to reach out to Southeast Asia, particularly to emerging markets such as Cambodia,” said Stuart Dean, president of GE ASEAN. “Providing quality access to healthcare and utilizing GE’s products and expertise to help people throughout the country live healthier lives, is a great way to affirm GE as a long-term partner who really cares about the people and the development of Cambodia.”