Looking for Hospital Information in Bangkok

[donald1]

Hi guys, I am coming to Thailand next Monday for 2 weeks and am interested in going to one of the big hospitals in Bangkok to have them look at a small polyp and infection I have inside my sinus. As usual here in Australia I am being shuffled around between specialist and specialist just racking up bills.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated. I am not familiar with them and figured maybe some of you have experience with the Hospital system in Bangkok. Thank You.

[Neal]

I go to the hospitals all the time because of kidney failure and the best hospital... a real 5 star is Bumrungrad Hospital which is internationally accredited.
People come from all over the world to go there. Second up I would have to say is Bangkok Hospital which is also accredited but if you are looking for some real nice 5 star service and the price is not that high unless you are on a very fixed income, check out Bumrungrad.

[Brad the Impala]

Would also add Bangkok Nursing Home, as I have been going there over many years. Always pleased with the medical side, the cost, the efficiency.

http://www.bnhhospital.com/en/

[Jellybean]

I would second DaBossтАЩ recommendation of the Bumrungrad Hospital in Sukumvit (nearest BTS Station, Nana). IтАЩve been there a couple of times for some minor stuff. It looks more like a 5-star hotel than a hospital. And, a friend of mine, a retired general practitioner from the UK, used Bumrungrad on a regular basis to treat his heart condition. I was a frequent visitor to his room which I found most impressive. He had nothing but praise for the hospital and he regarded it as the premier hospital in Bangkok. But presumably you will want to choose a hospital which specialises in your particular condition, but an initial consultation will establish if they can help you.

Unfortunately one of the downsideтАЩs of living in Thailand is that I get regular eye infections, at its worst every month, at its best every 6-7 weeks. I see that Brad the Impala has also suggested the BNH Hospital in Convent Road (off Silom Road). I use this hospital on a regular basis because of its convenience - only a 15 minute walk from my apartment. In fact I was there today and on Sunday to treat my first eye infection of this trip. You may be interested to learn that my first consultation cost 2,125 Baht, which included antibiotic tablets and eye drops. TodayтАЩs follow up appointment cost 1,050 Baht.

[Marsilius]

Just to give you an idea of the economical pricing, I took a faring friend suffering from an ingrowing toenail to Bangkok Christian Hospital in Silom Road last month.

Walking in off the street with no prior appointment, he was seen in less than half an hour.

For the services of a doctor, a nurse, the surgical removal of the nail with anaesthetic and antibiotic tablets for later use, the cost was about 800 baht - less than ┬г20.

While I certainly would not describe the hospital as "five star", it was clean and efficiently run. I would certainly be inclined to use it myself in future if ever necessary.

[2lz2p]

Bumrungrad is considered by most to be the best International Hospital in Bangkok. I have never used it, but most give it favorable reports. The same with Bangkok Nursing Hospital. Myself, I have used Bangkok Medical Center (Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok Heart Hospital, Bangkok International Hospital, and Wattanasoth Cancer Hospital - all are located on the same campus). My experience has been with Wattanasoth, which has the latest equipment including the PET scan (used to diagnose the spread of cancer in the body - supposed to be the only Hospital in Thailand with one - but that could have changed since I was told this - no experience with it myself, but a friend was scanned and much relieved to find that his detected skin cancer had not spread).

I think service at most of these hospitals are similar. But in my opinion it really depends on the doctor more than the hospital. So, at times you will hear reports of bad experiences. Making a blind appointment or just walking in, you take whatever doctor is available at the time. I know that Bangkok Medical Center and Bangkok Hospital Pattaya list their doctors by specialty and appointment times along with education and the others probably do also. I selected my doctor at Bangkok Medical Center by checking their "credentials" for the specialty I needed - the one I chose had years of experience and advanced studies in his specialty in the UK - I was very pleased with the selection and my treatment two years ago appears to have been successful, but I continue to be monitored on a regular basis for any indication of recurrence. Better yet is to get a recommendation from someone that has used a particular doctor.

[pong]

agree with above 2lp-its more a matter of luck who you draw as doctor. The negative about BRR is that it attracts 100s of Gulfies (mid east)-those people who throng in nearby soi 4 etc- and so many that some are put off by them.