Bangkok Hospital Phuket

As I live both in Phuket and northern Italy. I have had the same treatments both at this hospital and in private unsubsidized private clinics in Italy (as no resident I don't have coverage there) and the conclusion is that for many things this and similar Thai “international” hospitals tend to be more expensive and no as good as the Italian counterparts. In particularly where imported equipment use is involved (any sort of laboratory and investigative high-tech tool). Even a simple abdomen UT is more expensive here.Doctors fees are lower here but so is the doctors professional level. The vast majority are very inexperienced freshly graduated, locally educated docs with very limited English ability. There is hardly any senior doctor around. I went for the same problems in both countries and the Thai experience was not worth and had to be repeated to get some results. Drugs price and availability is also a major problem. The drugs available here are a small fraction of what is available in the west. Newer drugs are not available and, in many instances, I could not find drugs I had prescribed in Italy or other countries I had lived in. If you find them, the drug prices are always higher, sometimes multiple times. Even a very basic over the counter Urinary Alkalizer for my girlfriend bladder infection could not be found anywhere in Phuket. At this hospital pharmacy they had it but I had to get an expensive doctor consultation, a prescription and then buy a very expensive bulk package. A very simple example of 3rd world healthcare. The one thing this hospital is better, is the ability to walk in and get things done the same day. Typically consultation-lab tests-consultation in just a few hours. As the hospital is grossly overstaffed as compared to a western counterpart, the customer service experience is also better here. There is always someone available to excort you around and there are plenty of lovely smiles of the beautiful ladies strategically placed around the hospital. However, if you compare the cost of living, the implications of running a business and statuory regulations in both countries the only conclusion you could come to is that this hospital and the others of the same class are run only with unrestrained greed and profiteering. It’s no surprise that the life expectancy in this country is 10 years less. If you don’t have money you die much younger here. Unless you have an emergency, don’t be part of it.

Wonderful hospital. Good qualified staff. Doctors and staff at a decent level speak English.

Excellent welcome and high standards. Our daughter got sick and we were taken care of perfectly and with a big smile all the way. The facilities look state-of-the-art, clean and well organised. I don't recommend/wish anyone to go there but if you have to, it is about as good as it gets.

They said I had dengue fever and hospitalized me for 2 days the results came back negative and I'm still not getting better the bill is for 76000 bhat! Am leaving this "hospital" and going somewhere else!

I came because I had an earache, I was made to fill out papers and immediately I was referred to the ENT department. A very short wait to see the specialist and a quick intervention too.I stayed less than 1 hour in total. I still paid 4000THB but the drugs are included so it seems pretty decent given the service!No problem to be understood in English