Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital in collaboration with BDMS Wellness Clinic enhances cancer care with ICHOM standards
Improving quality of life under the concept of 'Care Beyond Cure'
Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital continues to advance the quality of its cancer care under the guiding concept of Care Beyond Cure. The hospital is committed to providing Total Cancer Care, which means going beyond medical treatment to support the patient’s physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being, as well as fostering a sense of hope.
This approach ensures that patients and their families receive continuous support from the very first day of treatment through post-treatment recovery, helping them return to a stable, balanced, and fulfilling life at every stage.
To strengthen this mission, the hospital has adopted the standards of ICHOM (International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement), an organisation dedicated to setting global benchmarks for patient outcomes. ICHOM places emphasis on maintaining high-quality care from the beginning of treatment through long-term follow-up, ensuring that patients experience a better overall quality of life.
Professor Emeritus Dr Thiravud Khuhaprema, Director of Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital, explained that ICHOM is a leading global organisation that develops systems for measuring treatment outcomes and patient quality of life. It prioritises value-based care across all dimensions, from the start of treatment to health recovery and post-treatment wellbeing.
He added that ICHOM’s framework helps elevate the standard of cancer care, which is why Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital has integrated these guidelines to ensure high-quality treatment aligned with the Care Beyond Cure philosophy.
Under this approach, Cure – Curing is their expertise and is built upon two core principles:
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Patient-Centered Care
This principle encourages patients to participate in decision-making, treatment planning, and quality-of-life management alongside a comprehensive multidisciplinary medical team. -
Person-Centered Care
This focuses on holistic care that addresses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, while also nurturing the power of hope for both patients and their families. The goal is to help individuals live happily with a high quality of life across all areas — physical, mental, emotional, and social.
The hospital also emphasises care that extends beyond medical treatment to ensure seamless, continuous support. Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital has partnered with BDMS Wellness Clinic, a preventive health centre within the BDMS network that specialises in pre-disease health management using the principles of Scientific Wellness.
This collaboration ensures that patients receive long-term support that helps them move beyond medical treatment toward sustainable health and well-being.
Dr Tanupol Virunhagarun, Chief Executive Officer of BDMS Wellness Clinic and BDMS Wellness Resort, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited (BDMS), elaborated…
“BDMS Wellness Clinic is guided by the concept of Personalised Care. Our team of specialised physicians and multidisciplinary professionals work together to design individualised care plans that address the unique needs of each cancer patient.”
“This includes physical and emotional rehabilitation, nutritional balancing, sleep improvement, skin and hair care, as well as appropriate exercise after surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. Our objective is to help patients and their families regain confidence, restore their quality of life, and feel fully prepared to move forward at every stage.”
He continued…
“Care Beyond Cure does not simply mean curing cancer. It represents our commitment to supporting patients and their families through every step of the journey — beginning with prevention, continuing through treatment, and extending into rehabilitation and long-term quality-of-life enhancement.”
“Our ultimate goal is to ensure that patients not only overcome the disease but also return to life stronger, more resilient, and more empowered than before, with the assurance that they have never walked this path alone.”
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