Life in Thailand: A visit to a private hospital
Lung addie has had a pacemaker for 15 years. Regularly, ie. it should be checked annually for operation and the condition of the battery. This is possible here in Bangkok, in the Rajavithi hospital, because that's where my very first pacemaker was placed 15 years ago. However, Lung addie is hesitant to go to Bangkok, especially now, due to the fact that there is only 1 daily flight from Chumphon to Bangkok.
Some hospitals in Bangkok are drawing attention to a possible shortage of beds now that more Covid infections are occurring in Thailand.
The Thai Bumrungrad hospital is the only Thai hospital in the top 200 of best hospitals worldwide and is also outside the top 100. The list includes 3 Belgian and 7 Dutch hospitals. The best Belgian hospital is in 31st place and the best Dutch hospital in 22nd place.
Visit to Ubon Ratchathani cancer hospital
In Thailand, the government has a number of specialized hospitals. In Isaan there is the Sirikit heart center in Khon Kaen and the Ubon Ratchathani the cancer center. Cancer research and treatment takes place in Ubon.
Unpleasant in Isan
The Inquisitor is not someone who is quick to pass on less pleasant experiences. However, sometimes unpleasant things happen in his life. For example, hospitalization was necessary about three and a half years ago, described in an earlier blog (“The Inquisitor and lungplujabaan”).
A new Isaan life (9)
Busy roads, wet streets and disorderly traffic. A cloudy sky with the promise of more rain. De Inquisitor quickly parks in the covered parking of the @Hotel Udon. Strange name but he finds by far the best place to stay: very reasonable in price, right in the center of the city, completely renovated not so long ago.
Reader question: Body check and the explanation of the results
There are many good (in) affordable hospitals. Anyway, if I do decide to do a body check there, for example in Bangkok Hospital, I get neat reports. But the explanation is not there or moderate. Language difference, but also the Hospitals, in my experience, are not so specialized to provide medical explanations to ignorant and ignorant patients.
We have a six-year-old son who has ADHD in a high degree, we live in Bang Saray and only found a doctor in the Bangkok Pattaya hospital who has experience in this area.
Reader question: Who has good contacts with Thai clinic(s)?
My question to readers, bloggers and others is… Who has good contacts with a Thai clinic(s), for example in BKK, where Dutch expertise might be welcome and with which a constructive project could be set up?
We are both 50+ and we want to have a total body scan made and that is possible in Thailand and is a lot cheaper than in the Netherlands, so we have heard.
Thailand has a lot to offer when it comes to medical care. The famous Bumrungrad International Hospital is a striking example of this. This hospital, which focuses on medical tourism, has worldwide fame and is considered one of the best hospitals in the world.
Hospital in Thailand and your insurance
Anyone who has been hospitalized in Thailand has probably already experienced it firsthand. You are well insured and yet it seems as if the hospital considers the security of payment more important than the patient. Below is a description of what happens behind the scenes during a hospitalization if it is a non-life-threatening situation and you want the insurance company to settle directly with the hospital. Bee …