Rotary strengthens healthcare support at Lom Sak Hospital
This week, our Rotary Club of Bangkok Vibhavadi had the privilege of visiting Lom Sak Hospital in Phetchabun to see firsthand the impact of medical equipment that we, together with our Rotary partners, have donated over the past two years.
Earlier this year, our club officially handed over an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) examination workstation through a Rotary Global Grant. On our visit, we were delighted to see the device fully installed and actively being used by the hospital’s medical team. It was heartening to witness how this equipment is now enabling doctors to provide proper diagnosis and treatment for patients—something that had previously required makeshift solutions.
Hospital records indicate that between July 15, 2024 and August 28, 2025, Lom Sak Hospital treated 2,010 ENT outpatients. In the two months after the ENT workstation was installed, the hospital saw a 69% increase in ENT patient visits, reflecting both greater community trust and expanded treatment capacity.
The hospital also achieved a historic milestone on 17 July 2025, when its surgical team successfully performed a chest tissue transplant in an oral cancer patient—the very first case of this kind ever completed at Lom Sak Hospital. This breakthrough demonstrates the hospital’s growing capacity to handle advanced and complex procedures closer to home for patients.
During our visit, we also reviewed the fundus camera donated by our club in the previous Rotary year, with the generous support of our sister club, the Rotary Club of Daegu Eagle in South Korea. This device has proven to be an essential resource for the hospital’s eye care program, enabling early detection and treatment of conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Doctors emphasized how it has strengthened their ability to preserve patients’ vision and prevent avoidable blindness.
In response to the hospital’s request for additional tools to complement the ENT workstation, our club also delivered a new set of forceps and speculums during this visit. These instruments will allow the medical team to use the workstation more effectively and broaden the range of examinations and treatments they can provide to patients in need.
As Rotarians, we believe in “Service Above Self”, and it was inspiring to see how these contributions are touching lives in such a meaningful way. Standing alongside the doctors and nurses of Lom Sak Hospital, we felt proud to know that our efforts, supported by Rotary friends near and far, are bringing hope and health to this community.
This visit reaffirmed to us that Rotary’s work does not end with the handover of equipment—it continues as we return to see the outcomes, build relationships, and commit ourselves to the ongoing mission of creating lasting change in people’s lives.
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