Health Promotion and Occupational Medicine Center

Health Promotion – Occupational Medicine Center, Phyathai 2 Hospital

The Health Promotion – Occupational Medicine Center at Phyathai 2 Hospital provides proactive and reactive health care services for employees across all sectors, including corporate companies, industrial factories, and business organizations. The services are conducted by a team of occupational medicine specialists and multidisciplinary medical professionals to promote health and prevent diseases, ensuring employees have good health and a happy life (Healthy and wellness). This is in accordance with standards and fully complies with legal requirements, following the 6 A approach.

 

Accredit: The hospital has applied for occupational health service accreditation from the Thai Ministry of Public Health and has been certified at the “Excellent” level, progressing towards international standards. This ensures that business operators, companies, and all service employees can be confident that the occupational health services provided by Phyathai 2 Hospital are conducted and advised according to standard guidelines, correctly and fully compliant with legal requirements. Continuous quality improvement is maintained, and occupational medicine tools are certified and scientifically accurate.

 

Additionally, there is a team of rehabilitation medicine doctors and physical therapy personnel who have been trained and certified as Matheson’s Certified Functional Capacity Evaluator and Matheson’s Certified Ergonomic Evaluation Specialist from the United States, the first group in Southeast Asia. They can assess patients referred from corporate clients and determine appropriate return-to-work plans after injury or illness in any case, including ergonomic issues related to work.

 

Assessments: Health risk assessments and analyses are conducted regarding exposure to occupational hazards. Health surveillance plans are designed, including appropriate health check-up packages. Additionally, personalized health risk assessment programs are used, considering chronic disease factors, occupational risks, and health-risk behaviors to plan health care.

 

Phyathai Hospital Group and Paolo Hospital Group have pioneered comprehensive health care to enhance organizational capacity in caring for employees’ health and reducing risks of occupational and lifestyle-related diseases. This is done by introducing a health care method called Let’s Get Healthy! (LGH) Thailand Application, developed by BDMS in collaboration with OHSU, for corporate clients and employees to raise awareness of their physical and mental health risks. It also provides organizations with an overview of employee health status through Health Productivity Management (HPM) Reports, which help design appropriate employee health care, manage health care costs, and improve organizational productivity, as well as foster a sustainable culture of good health within the organization.

 

Analysis: Data from general health check-ups and occupational health are analyzed individually and statistically for organizations to identify problems and collaboratively find health promotion strategies both individually and organizationally. This aims to prevent chronic diseases, improve health from chronic conditions, reduce complication risks, lower medical expenses for employees and organizations, and increase productivity.

 

Adaptation: Develops models to change attitudes and behaviors for better health in at-risk groups.

The Phyathai Hospital Group and Paolo Hospital Group have established the Health up team to promote employee health awareness and lifestyle changes beneficial to at-risk employees. This multidisciplinary team includes occupational medicine specialists, occupational health nurses, human resources, physical therapists, various medical specialists, and marketing staff. They design diverse health development programs tailored to specific health issues for maximum effectiveness, such as disease-specific programs, individual-specific programs, and occupation-specific programs.

 

Acknowledges: Academic research is conducted to support occupational medicine operations and build confidence in corporate organizations, with referenced academic studies.

• In collaboration with BDMS and OHSU, translated the Impulsivity Behavior Survey (Impulsivity), which affects lifestyle, work, and behavior modification. The original Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS 11) was translated into Thai with copyright permission, based on research. This survey has been proven effective and is used for Thai research participants, published by BDMS and OHSU in a psychological research journal (Juneja et al., 2019) (Psychiatry Research).
• In collaboration with BDMS and OHSU, conducted research on the Let’s Get Healthy! Thailand Diet Survey Validation, studying the accuracy of a dietary behavior questionnaire for Thais regarding non-communicable disease risk in the Let’s Get Healthy! program, currently under publication submission.

 

Applications: Various applications have been developed for corporate employees to understand their health and risks, along with guidelines and tools for self-improvement towards better health.

• Let’s Get Healthy! (LGH) Thailand Application is used to assess personal behaviors for physical and mental health risks.
• Health up Application is used to view health check-up results and receive advice for health improvement.

 

Health Promotion – Occupational Medicine Center Services include:

1. Proactive Occupational Health Services Comprehensive occupational health services in workplaces conducted by occupational medicine specialists.

   1.1 Health Risk Assessment by In-Depth Walk-through Survey: Assessment and analysis of health risks through in-depth workplace surveys to evaluate work characteristics and environment. This is to establish specific health risk control measures, as each workplace has different health hazards. Additionally, health check-up programs are designed appropriately for the work and comply with legal requirements to maximize benefits for employees and organizations.

   
   

   1.2 Outclinic and Primary Doctor Company: Establishment of workplace clinics to provide medical treatment, health promotion, and hygiene development for employees. Multidisciplinary specialist teams, such as internists, ENT doctors, and physical therapists, assist in employee health care. Telemedicine services are also available for convenient and rapid access to medical consultations, all under the supervision of occupational medicine specialists to meet standards and legal requirements.

   
   

   1.3 Doctor Company Consultant: Occupational medicine specialists serve as consultants for workplaces or organizations, providing advice and support to ensure occupational health operations comply with standards and relevant laws, including consultation and diagnosis of occupational diseases.

   
   

   1.4 Health up: Provides health promotion services in workplaces, planning and designing programs aligned with the health status of employees in the organization.

   
   





2. Fit For Work Program: Health assessments based on occupational medicine principles before starting work, following guidelines for safe work suitability evaluation accepted internationally.

2.1 Health examination for confined space workers (Confined Space Medical Examination) to assess employee health before working in confined spaces, which are considered “hazardous conditions” under the Ministerial Regulation on Safety, Occupational Health, and Working Environment Management in Confined Spaces B.E. 2547. Workers in confined spaces must undergo health examinations at least annually to ensure they are fit for work and not impeded by health issues.

2.2 Health examination for workers at heights (Work at Height Medical Examination): Working at heights is high-risk and potentially life-threatening. Health assessments of workers are crucial to reduce accidents, fatalities, and illnesses. Physical and mental health readiness must be evaluated according to Thai labor laws related to working at heights, including the Ministerial Regulation on Safety, Occupational Health, and Working Environment Management in Construction B.E. 2551, Safety Management System Standards for Working at Heights (MOPH 101: 2561), the Institute for Safety, Occupational Health and Environment Promotion (Public Organization), and other relevant laws.

2.3 Health examination for oil and natural gas industry workers according to standards (Oil & Energies United Kingdom; OEUK Medical Examination): To assess employee readiness for work in the oil and natural gas industry, the Occupational Health Center has specialists authorized by OEUK to conduct assessments according to UK standards.

2.4 Health examination for offshore oil industry workers (Offshore Medical Examination): To prepare employees for work in the offshore oil industry, which involves remote locations and high-risk specific tasks. Employees must be healthy and fit for duty, requiring health assessments by specialists, including treatment and correction before deployment.

2.5 Health examination for seafarers (Seafarer Medical Examination): To prepare employees for work on ships, following the Medical Examination and Health Certificate issuance standards B.E. 2545. Seafarers must undergo health examinations by doctors licensed by the Marine Department and receive health certificates as required.

2.6 Health examination for pilots and aircrew (Aviation Medical Examination): Phyathai 2 Hospital is certified as an Aeromedical Office (AMO) providing comprehensive aviation medicine services with expertise. Services are accessible through aviation medicine doctors certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), focusing on the health and performance of personnel in the aviation industry, including pilots, flight attendants, passengers, and related staff.

• • • • Civil Aviation Aeromedical Office (AEROMEDICAL OFFICE) type AMO
      • Renewal medical examinations for pilots and aircrew
      • Class 2 Medical Certificate for pilots (PPL)
      • Class 4 Medical Certificate for pilots (UPL)