{"id":11507,"date":"2023-10-28T07:51:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T07:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/?page_id=11507"},"modified":"2024-12-28T06:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T06:14:04","slug":"dato-dr-jacob-thomas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/dato-dr-jacob-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Senior Director and Head of APAC Region<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Professional Experience: <\/b><\/u><\/p>

Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas, a medical doctor has vast experience in hospital management., having served in various capacities at the Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Group (RSDH).\u00a0 He was the Executive Director of their Flagship Hospital, Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) for 9 years from 1998 till 2006.\u00a0 Dr. Jacob is currently the Group Medical Advisor at Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care which comprises of seven hospitals in Malaysia and Indonesia.\u00a0 RSDH is a leading tertiary care medical group in the region, reputed for its quality medical are and service excellence.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas was appointed as the Champion (Head) of the Private Healthcare Productivity Nexus under the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (M)PC), which seeks to improve productivity of the private healthcare sector in Malaysia.\u00a0 This also includes the must-awaited enhanced Public Private Partnership (PPP).\u00a0 He serves as a Councilor of the Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), which is an accredited member of ISQua.\u00a0 Dr Jacob had been a member of the Joint Commission International (JCI) Board from 2014\u00a0 till 2022.\u00a0 Since January 2021, he was appointed as the Chair of this prestigious Board which is based in Chicago USA till December 2022.\u00a0 He has served, as the President of the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM) from 2008 \u2013 2018.\u00a0 He was also the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care since its formation in 2013 till August 2021.\u00a0<\/p>

Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas works closely with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) and various Government agencies and NGOs to promote Malaysian Healthcare both locally and internationally. He is a must soft after speaker at many conferences and seminar both locally and internationally.\u00a0 Dr Jacob Thomas also sits on the Editorial Board of many Healthcare Magazines and assists as an advisor and judge for regional Healthcare Conferences and Awards.\u00a0<\/p>

Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas was the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award for Healthcare by Global Health & Travel.\u00a0 This prestigious award is a testament for his contribution to the development of healthcare regionally.<\/p>

In May 2023, Dr. Jacob Thomas has been recognized and awarded the Thomas Masterson Healthcare Pioneer of the Year in Asia-Pacific aims to recognize leading health experts which honoring the memory of Thomas Masterson (Co-Founder of Global-health Asia Pacific).\u00a0 This prestigious award also acknowledges his pioneering spirit and substantial impact on the healthcare industry and medical tourism sector.\u00a0<\/p>

Consulting Expertise<\/b><\/u><\/p>

Vmarsh Healthcare\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>

Senior Director and Head of APAC Region<\/p>

Enabling Vmarsh Healthcare\u2019s Penetration in APAC and Oceania Region contributing as a subject matter expert for healthcare leadership, Medical Affairs and Healthcare Academics focused on Clinical, Operational and Quality Improvement Areas.<\/p>

Executive Director \u2013 KL Wellness Medical City<\/b><\/p>

Is Executive Director on a contractual basis, key advisor for their Commissioning, Leadership and Strategic Collaboration Areas<\/p>

Major Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Healthcare Management, Quality in Healthcare, Medical Tourism\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

  • Participated in many International Healthcare promotional missions from Malaysia on numerous occasions\u00a0<\/li>
  • Facilitated and addressed numerous local and foreign delegation to Malaysia and also healthcare visits to hospitals<\/li><\/ul>

    Ministry of Health Malaysia, Ministry of Tourism and MATRADE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

    • Works closely with Ministry of Health, Ministry of Tourism and MATRADE to promote Ramsay hospitals and Malaysian Healthcare internationally<\/li><\/ul>

      Former Employers\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

      • Executive Director \u2013 Medical Services, Subang Jaya Medical Center, Malaysia<\/li>
      • Acting District Health Officer, Ministry of Health, Malaysia<\/li>
      • Medical Officer, Outpatient\/Casualty, General Hospital, Klang, Malaysia<\/li>
      • Chairman of JCI.<\/li>
      • Sr Medical Officer, Ministry of Defence, Malaysia<\/li>
      • Medical Officer, ENT Clinic, General Hospital Klang, Malaysia<\/li>
      • Housemanship, General Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<\/li>
      • Housemanship, Government Wenlock Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India<\/li><\/ul>
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              Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas Senior Director and Head of APAC Region Professional Experience: Dato Dr. Jacob Thomas, a medical doctor has vast experience in hospital management., having served in various capacities at the Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Group (RSDH).\u00a0 He was the Executive Director of their Flagship Hospital, Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"full-screen","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11507","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11507"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18138,"href":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11507\/revisions\/18138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmarsh.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}