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First, Goof report Gozo. Thanks for it. :smile:

 

Happy to hear a good report about this Soi Buakhao hospital :smile: ... for once...

 

Until now I mainly heard bad reviews about it! :(

- by farangs because of the very high prices they now quote them

- by Thais because of the low quality services...

 

 

The last experience of this hospital is just 2 weeks old: A friend of mine get stung by an insect, and as the day after it's still very painful she goes see a doctor here. (She is registered in Pattaya).

 

She had to came here 4 times I think (4 days) and as that does not heal she decides to go Banglamung Hospital (Naklua) where she already stayed in the past. There the doctor tell us that she got a bad treatment that made the wound worse. With the appropriate treatment the mark and pain would have gone in 48h.

 

Result: big marks, a lot of pain and big trouble for her about 10 days total :(

 

Even if this hospital could be convenient for me (~1km from my condo),

I will NOT go there is I need to go hospital...

 

 

Below are a few pictures of what could have been avoided !

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That's some horrid infection. What kind of bug bite was that?

We don't know exactly. The doctor said it was probably a spider.

She didn't see it, didn't fell the sting, but the venom reaction later...

She was really in pain; it made me sad; but nothing I could do.

That made me really angry against these amateur doctors !

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We had a very good experience there versus your very bad one. I suppose that can happen in any hospital, private or Government ones. I was misdiagnosed in all of the three Pattaya private hospitals in the last few years. I had a fall coming back from the swimming pool in 2012and was told at the Memorial I had blood clots on my brain, which was totally untrue. I had a broken eye socket with a lot of blood behind the eye socket and a broken cheekbone. A doctor called Montri wanted to operate on my brain to remove the non-existing blood clots. I refused to be operated on and was then transferred to the BPH hospital, after ringing my Allianz travel insurance company in Brisbane.

 

The neurosurgeon there, a Dr Alongkorn, did another scan and confirmed there were no blood clots. I was treated well at the BPH hospital for my large head wound, the blood in the back of my eye socket, which caused my distorted face to have double vision and the broken cheekbone.

 

What they did not pick up at the BHP when I had several MRIs, was that I had a double break in my cervical spine at C2, a hangman's neck, which is a proper medical term for a C2 break, the most serious cervical spine injury of them all. The doctors in Darwin were amazed that I made it back there without any injury to the spinal cord, when I was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital, where I was treated for that injury in their spinal unit for nearly 4 months, after I could not get out of bed one night wanting to go for a piss. I made it back to Australia, carrying a 20kg suitcase. Most people with a C2 break finish up as quadriplegic or worse. I wrote a report on this board about that incident before, after I was released from the hospital here and declared to be fit to fly back home

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I was surprised when you complained about some people being quoted very high prices at the Pattaya City Hospital. I have an American friend who visits there on a regular basis as he suffers a lot of pain from a severe case of gout. He gets injections there and often gets blood tests there as well. The most he has ever paid was 600 baht for his injection, a blood test and other medications. All Thais registered there get treated for free and I have noticed a lot of well-dressed Thais going there for treatment, driving their late model cars into the multilevel car park. I have another German friend who goes there frequently for check-ups and his heart medication and always pays approximately 600 baht every time he visits there.

 

When I went to climb up Khao Kitchakoot again this year on January 25/26 with my missus with her strong Buddhist beliefs for her yearly pilgrimage there, we noticed a First Aid station manned by volunteers from the Pattaya City hospital providing free medical assistance to exhausted rock climbers feeling unwell for free halfway up the mountain. If things have changed that much since then I will try to find out. Changes in Thailand do seem to happen at times at short notice.

 

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KK First walk 18 for the infirm .JPG

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we went there 2 years ago our 2 girls had a ringworm infection of the family cat up country we saw the doctor and he spoke to the wife for about 5 minutes and i said what did he say she said a load of mumbo jumbo and he never diagnosed it just gave us a prescribsion for some creme we found out at a clinic near the suk rd and the consultent showed us what is was on google images

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Hi Gonzo, thanks for the report.

This has got me thinking it is time I got my Mrs registered at a Pattaya hospital, as one day we may need her to visit. Taking her to the BHP may well put me in their cardiac unit. One problem she always tells me is she is still registered as being in Issarn. Where she was born, that is what her ID says. She is on some 'house book' there, and likes elections because she has to go back... (outside of her 2-3 times/year trips for other various silly reasons). Does that preclude her from registering at a Pattaya hospital and perhaps getting the 30 baht treatment?

 

My mind is not made up wrt the Pattaya City Hospital, since I get good and bad feedback. Someone I know with a simple wrist fracture speaks positively although the first doctor seen was apparently inexperienced and too arrogant to realise it, subscribing ineffectual treatment that wasted time and money and caused unnecessary suffering. So far it sounds like PCH is good for the simpler and accident ailments, and the International and BHP for the serious stuff. The Memorial to be avoided .....

 

Again, thanks for taking the time ....

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we went there 2 years ago our 2 girls had a ringworm infection of the family cat up country we saw the doctor and he spoke to the wife for about 5 minutes and i said what did he say she said a load of mumbo jumbo and he never diagnosed it just gave us a prescribsion for some creme we found out at a clinic near the suk rd and the consultent showed us what is was on google images

I remember that boss.

Fück that hospital I wouldn't set foot in the place

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Great report, thanks for the info, i have been wondering about this place. Do you know by chance if they have a pediatric center, or proper dermatology department there?

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we went there 2 years ago our 2 girls had a ringworm infection //

2 years ago the Pattaya City Hospital was not yet open to patients... ??

It opened - slowly - around mid-2013 and stay more than 1 year in test-mode,

with only a few general practitioners and emergency service.

I think full opening (with patients allowed to stay during the night) was in second half of 2014.

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Hi. Just a good thing about Pattaya City Hospital and the Thai Health System :

When it's too difficult or they can't cure someone, they don't insist. After a few days here and a huge quantity of drugs, they send a friend of mine to Chulabhorn Hospital, in Bangkok, that is "the" Thai hospital specialized in Cancer... I can't imagine a better place for her to be cured right now.

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I used the Pattaya City Hospital for 3 days on my trip in May because of it's location-right around the corner from Soi Lenkee. I had had surgery on my shin before I left Canada and timing dictated that I could get the sutures removed on arrival in Pattaya. They did remove the sutures but the wound reopened, so they cleaned the wound, dressed it and said return every day. Same same next day and on the 3rd day I asked to speak to a Doctor to ask about prognosis of getting it re-sutured and the need for antibiotics. A senior nurse said - "no need for antibiotics and just redress every day and should be better in 2 or 3 weeks".

 

At this point I wanted a second opinion, so went directly to the Pattaya International Hospital - they had my records on file from 4 years ago and I saw a Doctor withing 15 minutes - cannot re-suture because of infection and wound must heal from the bottom up therefore daily cleaning and dressing with weekly monitoring for infection and it would be at least a month (the entire length of my holiday) for it to close on its own.

 

The wound has finally healed (I have been home 17 days) and was checked by my surgeon on my return. Aside from not drinking for 3 weeks while on antibiotics and having to keep the wound dry (showering with leg wrapped in cling wrap) not too much of a damper on my holiday.

 

This whole story was to illustrate in my case the difference in service and in cost between the PC Hospital and the Pattaya International Hospital. The farang price for the daily cleaning and dressing of the wound at the PC Hospital was 360 baht and only 260 Baht at Pattaya International. And in my opinion the service for a farang is far superior at Pattaya International - better english, more information coming forward, and better facilities (one day at PCH I was in an outdoor corridor on a rolling gurney while the nurse rolled her supply cart out there to do the cleaning and dressing.

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The wound has finally healed (I have been home 17 days) and was checked by my surgeon on my return. Aside from not drinking for 3 weeks while on antibiotics and having to keep the wound dry (showering with leg wrapped in cling wrap) not too much of a damper on my holiday.

 

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FYI: Alcohol can be consumed with most antibiotics.

 

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/antibiotics-and-alcohol/faq-20057946

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/871.aspx?CategoryID=73

 

This suggest the real reason why this advice is given:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/06/02/1380836.htm

 

"The VD Clinics of the 1950s and 1960s gave the somber and serious advice that alcohol should absolutely not be used while taking penicillin. But there were no significant chemical interactions between penicillin and alcohol. The real reason that this advice was given was for moral reasons, not pharmacological reasons. The medicos of the day were worried that alcohol would reduce the inhibitions of the sufferers, and that, while under the influence, they might get a little "frisky" and pass on their infection to another person, before the penicillin had a chance to cure the sexually transmitted diseases."

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In BKK I was in the ER at a Sematajev (sp?) and admitted for two nights. Private room, IV meds, meds to go - teelak in the room (no joiners fee hehe) all for $1200 a couple of years ago. Put it on my visa card. Up front payment was required.

 

I cannot say enough nice things about the professional care I got there.

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I went with a Farang friend to Pattaya City hospital.

He is a diabetic and was running short of some of his medication.

He was told 2 bhats per tablet but 500 bhats to see doctor.

Incidently he was registered with Pattaya City Hospital and had their card.

he got the tablets in Fascinos for 2 bhats and did not need to pay the 500 bhats to see a doctor in City Hospital.

Gonzo you declare that Banglamung Hospital is sub standard in your opinion.

The interesting thing is that the same specialists who work in private hospitals have by Thai law to donate 1 or 2 days per week to the public hospitals

so you can pay big money to see them at a private hospital or little money in a public hospital like Banglamung.

I paid about 6,000 or 7,000 bhats in International hospital to have a full body check.

I have COPD and took the cd's they gave me home to the UK

My UK specialist told me that whoever gave a diagnosis of my xrays etc did not know what they were doing. And in fact their report was rubbish.

My feet and ankles got badly swollen up during Songran so I went to Gonzo's sub standard Banglamung hospital

they took blood tests, urine sample, ECG etc and I saw 2 doctors before and after my 45 minute wait for the results

they gave me duiretic tablets to reduce the swellling and I paid 1400 bhats for everything

They also booked me in for ultrasound which I got from each thigh to ankle

The doctor in Gonzo's sub standard hospital spent over 1 hour on a thorough ultrasound scan just to check for DVT etc

4000 bhats for ultra sound 50 bhats for doctor

my swelling is gone

I have been in many private hospitals like Banglamung and International and Memorial

and the hospital that I prefer is Banglamung as I have never had any bad treatment and did not pay the outrageous prices that I paid in Bangkok Hospital

I also feel that they actually care and dont wish to see if you actually have the money to pay for your treatment

I visited Bangkok hospital in Bangkok to see the lung specialist at a mere 17,000 bhats

I wanted valves in my lungs... they said we can do for 1 million bhats

I said for both lungs? no for each lung

I will be getting these same valves inserted free in London this year

while in Pattaya I will continue to visit Banglamung Hospital as they really care about you

I will certainly not visit City hospital and pay 500 bhats to see a doctor to get 2 bhat tablets

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2 years ago the Pattaya City Hospital was not yet open to patients... ??

It opened - slowly - around mid-2013 and stay more than 1 year in test-mode,

with only a few general practitioners and emergency service.

I think full opening (with patients allowed to stay during the night) was in second half of 2014.

it was open for us mid 2013 is 2 years

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