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I have many fond memories from my visits to Bangkok International Hospital. The staff here is friendly, the facility well appointed and huge, and very capable. Bangkok Hospital is part of the Dusit Group. Bangkok Hospital was established in 1972 by a group of doctors and pharmacists. Over the years it has gradually expanded its network to many provinces in Thailand and is now the flagship hospital of the Bangkok Hospital Group.
Maria K Todd, MHA PhD and Larry Preston, MBA FHFMA (June 2006.)
They employ roughly 400 full time and consultant physicians and 600 nurses. About 2,500 patients a day - 32% foreigners according to their own published reports. This is one of the top five hospitals in Thailand. Bangkok Hospital was the first private hospital in Thailand to receive the ISO 9002 and 9001:2000 accreditation; Prime Ministers Export Award for best service provider; first price of the Hospital Management Asia Award in 2002; among the 200 "Best Under A Billion" companies chosen by Forbes Magazine two years in a row. They are JCI accredited at the present time.
I underwent diagnostic testing here and had a dynamic ultrasound. The local hospital in my hometown wanted close to $4000 for the testing and consultations combined between physician, facility and orthopaedic surgeon charges. I had everything done in 42 minutes, unscheduled, I might add, as a courtesy add on after a business meeting. My bill was $43.45 and included a private shuttle ride 45 minutes across Bangkok back to the apartment. That included an orthopaedic surgeon consult to verify the prescription from my local physician at home, ( I had to wait 9 minutes because I didn't have an appointment! Perish the thought!) Then across the hall to radiology where the radiologist performed the test and SPOKE TO ME in English the entire time during the test. (When was the last time you met a radiologist during your testing in the US?) The radiologist told me his impression and typed in his own report into the EMR as the tech cleaned the aquasonic gel off my knee. Then I want back to the locker room (same layout as the US hospitals) changed into my street clothes and headed back to orthopedics to finish up with the post-test consultation and findings with the orthopedic surgeon.
Would I return? Absolutely! No question. I can fly there, eat Thai food, stay in a serviced apartment, have my procedure, eat more Thai food, visit friends, shop, have more suits made, eat more Thai food, smile, shop some more and come home all for less than the price of my co-pay at home with my Anthem PPO policy- airfare included!
A patient room in the international section. This is the area across from the patient bed for guests and family members who accompany the patient to the hospital. As you can see, there is no reason to rent a hotel room for the companion traveler. A room such as this (patient and companion quarters) costs roughly $240 per day, perhaps less, depending on where you are located.
