sso 'should follow NHSO.

Byline: The Nation.

sso 'should follow NHSO'

Duangkamon Sajirawattanakul

The Nation

Private hospitals urged the Social Security Office (SSO) yesterday to manage operations the same way as the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to relieve pressure on some hospitals, which they said were in a financial crisis.

Supamitr Sena Hospital director Dr Kittisak Jirasottikul said his hospital withdrew from the Social Security Scheme last year and claimed more private hospitals would likely follow suit this year.

He said Supamitr Suphan Hospital, a branch of Supamitr Sena, would also quit the SSO because the budget it was allocated by …