Video reveals grim situation in emergency rooms

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On 9/22/2019 at 6:15 PM, Sheryl said:

 

Bangkok Pattaya is one of the most expensive hospitals in Thailand.

 

ERs in the most expensive private hospitals are rarely very busy so waits aren't usually long, often none at all. But you pay a premium for that, and also, because the volume of cases are low, these ERs are far from the best facilities to be in for something really major as the staff have less experience/expertise.

 

Waits at large government hospitals are long unless your condition is truly life threatening, amenities are few to none so they are often uncomfortable waits at that. But there is likely no better place to be in a real emergency. The sheer volume of cases they see, means that the staff are very experienced. It also means that they have round the clock fulltime physicians in the ER itself; not unusual in a private hospital to have to call a doctor from elsewhere in the hospital to attend.

At Sirirat now for an appointment. The emergency section is truly insane. I've never seen so many patients. Most are old and in wheelchairs or on stretchers. Not many seem to be emergency cases. It would make more sense for the elderly to have more regular checkups to deal with minor problems at the outset. I don't think that happens in Thailand. Perhaps the cost of regular checks is too prohibitive for poor Thais.