COVID-19: Where to go for a test

[webfact]

Where to go for a test

By THE NATION

 

 

Eight state-run and private hospitals offer medical and laboratory services for people infected with the COVID-19 virus or wishing to confirm whether they are or not.

 

Note that people confirmed as infected are transferred to specifically equipped facilities.

 

The fees charged are all under Bt15,000, but can be higher depending on risk of infection, which pertains to age and overall medical health.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382908

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-02-27

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[smedly]

Thais are queuing up to be tested ….right 

 

How the hell is this country going to control an outbreak if they are charging the public to be tested 

 

seriously

[kotsak]

44 minutes ago, smedly said:

Thais are queuing up to be tested ….right 

 

How the hell is this country going to control an outbreak if they are charging the public to be tested 

 

seriously

Probably this explains why that man lied about his recent trip to Japan..

 

[TheAppletons]

No problem, just tell the hospital to send the bill to Secretary-general Todsaphon Kritwongwiman of the SSO office.

 

“The SSO has coordinated with 242 hospitals and medical networks nationwide so that treatment, preventive measures and proper procedures are in place for insured victim. The Ministry of Public Health wants no one to have to bear their own treatment costs.”

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2020 by TheAppletons

[jonclark]

Calm down everyone. These are fees for foreigners it is all part of the new master plan to boost the economy. Foreigners who suspect they have covid 19 will be encouraged to come to Thailand for testing. 

 

 

[Deli]

Shouldn't that be free of charge, as it is in the interest of everybody in this country ?

Or maybe it is not.

[Yadon Toploy]

Money Number One.

[Tops]

I was @ Ramathibodi Hospital 3 weeks ago as immigration wanted a health certificate that I didn't have Corona. I only could do it in some hospitals. Ramathibodi was one of them. The price you see here is only for the blood test. They also make a X-ray of your chest / lungs. Price for that is 9,000 THB. All together I spend almost 20,000 THB overthere. Many hidden costs !!!

Edited February 27, 2020 by Tops

[mtls2005]

3 minutes ago, Tops said:

I was @ Ramathibodi Hospital 3 weeks ago as immigration wanted a health certificate that I didn't have Corona. I only could do it in some hospitals. Ramathibodi was one of them. The price you see here is only for the blood test. They also make a X-ray of your chest / lungs. Price for that is 9,000 THB. All together I spend almost 20,000 THB overthere. Many hidden costs !!!

 

I would expect that this will become a requirement for any sort of extension, sooner rather than later.

 

I'd also expect that we'll be required to subsidize health care costs. What form this takes remains to be seen.

 

 

[Denim]

Money talks , corona virus walks.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The fees charged are all under Bt15,000, but can be higher depending on risk of infection, which pertains to age and overall medical health.

So that's going to count out the poor people who may have contracted symptoms but don't have that kind of cash laying around.

testing should be free!

[Yadon Toploy]

4 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

So that's going to count out the poor people who may have contracted symptoms but don't have that kind of cash laying around.

testing should be free!

It's all been trousered or spent on weapons.

[ivor bigun]

No wonder so few people have the virus in Thailand ,it costs to much.

[justin case]

people, thailand might invest more to attrack indian tourists

 

know for super spreader of TBC

 

much worse than that little corona beer virus which kills not more than the flu

[Netease]

So if I come through immigration and they think I'm sick and they put me in Quarantine I have to pay

[NCC1701A]

3 hours ago, Tops said:

I was @ Ramathibodi Hospital 3 weeks ago as immigration wanted a health certificate that I didn't have Corona. I only could do it in some hospitals. Ramathibodi was one of them. The price you see here is only for the blood test. They also make a X-ray of your chest / lungs. Price for that is 9,000 THB. All together I spend almost 20,000 THB overthere. Many hidden costs !!!

what country did you visit to prompt this request?

[PatOngo]

3 hours ago, Tops said:

I was @ Ramathibodi Hospital 3 weeks ago as immigration wanted a health certificate that I didn't have Corona. I only could do it in some hospitals. Ramathibodi was one of them. The price you see here is only for the blood test. They also make a X-ray of your chest / lungs. Price for that is 9,000 THB. All together I spend almost 20,000 THB overthere. Many hidden costs !!!

Greed knows no boundaries in Buddhist Thailand! Buddha would be disgusted!

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

3 hours ago, Tops said:

I was @ Ramathibodi Hospital 3 weeks ago as immigration wanted a health certificate that I didn't have Corona.

 

Huh?  How/why would the CV issue come up in an Immigration context?

 

And AFAIK, there's no health related requirements related to applying for extensions of stay from Thai Immigration...

[Krataiboy]

Assumedly, the hospital price list shown in the article was for Thai nationals, who of course contribute to the state health service via taxation.

 

Remember this?

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121702-dual-pricing-retirees-and-expats-may-be-charged-more-at-thai-govt-hospitals/

 

The new dual price structure was due to start operating last Semptember. No idea, having not been to a hospital since, whether it's actually been implemented.

 

Hope none of us have to find out the hard way!

 

[sapson]

If they offered free testing and treatment as suggested by the minister the infected numbers would certainly rise which is a reality,........a noun they seldom like to embrace.

[NCC1701A]

i bet they average January and February's numbers together next month.

 

they will call it something like "second half of peak season".

Edited February 27, 2020 by NCC1701A

[Krataiboy]

It's an ill wind. . .

 

The real bonanza for Big Pharma and the health industry is just around the corner. Once the virus is officially declared a global pandemic, expect widespread compulsory screening, testing and mandatory vaccination with one of the new vaccines now in the pipeline.

 

[sammieuk1]

Not much point getting tested then knowing you have got it with no cure and getting fleeced for the privilege ????

[FarFlungFalang]

18 minutes ago, Krataiboy said:

It's an ill wind. . .

 

The real bonanza for Big Pharma and the health industry is just around the corner. Once the virus is officially declared a global pandemic, expect widespread compulsory screening, testing and mandatory vaccination with one of the new vaccines now in the pipeline.

 

WHO's idea is this?Or if I alter the order of these words?

[dcnx]

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Huh?  How/why would the CV issue come up in an Immigration context?

 

And AFAIK, there's no health related requirements related to applying for extensions of stay from Thai Immigration...

Schools are starting to require this.

[dcnx]

10 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Not much point getting tested then knowing you have got it with no cure and getting fleeced for the privilege ????

I’m just going to hang out at immigration all day if I catch it, making sure to cough all over the inch thick pile of paperwork they need. ????

[007 RED]

5 hours ago, Tops said:

I was @ Ramathibodi Hospital 3 weeks ago as immigration wanted a health certificate that I didn't have Corona. I only could do it in some hospitals. Ramathibodi was one of them. The price you see here is only for the blood test. They also make a X-ray of your chest / lungs. Price for that is 9,000 THB. All together I spend almost 20,000 THB overthere. Many hidden costs !!!

I’m somewhat confused, if not alarmed, by your post above and by your previous post which you made on the 4th February  (Post # 11) in the thread regarding “Coronavirus: Concern for tourists as Immigration wear masks and gloves.”

 

Firstly, since when has Immigration required that anyone get a medical certificate saying “they are clean and have been tested for all kinds of diseases, including Corona, HIV, TBC etc.” for an extension of permission to stay?

 

Secondly, regarding the costs of the tests that you had at Ramathibodi hospital, they seem excessively high.  You state in your post (4 Feb) that you had to pay “7,800 THB for the blood tests plus 3,750 THB for the medical certificate”.  In the above post you mention that you had to pay 9,000 THB for a chest x-ray.  Total cost = 20,550 THB.  Really?

 

FYI…. I have an annual ‘head-to-toe’ medical checkup at Ramathibodi hospital through their premium service which includes the following: Initial check of temperature, pulse, BP, Blood/Oxygen saturation, height and weight; Initial consultation with consultant which includes a thorough head-to-toe physical check; Chest x-ray; Ultrasound scan of abdomen and pelvis; 12 point ECG; Complete blood analysis and chemistry covering some 39 factors (including HIV, various STDs, PSA, blood group etc.); Urine Analysis; Fecal examination; Feedback consultation with consultant; Copy of medical report sent in post a few days later.... All for the grand sum of 6,500 THB (price as at 15/10/19).

[ben2talk]

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Greed knows no boundaries in Buddhist Thailand! Buddha would be disgusted!

Yes, entering Ramithibodi I was fully aware that being married to a Thai national means I didn't need to pay for the Premium service (I need PCI - heart surgery, and it'll cost 150,000 at Thai prices, but for foreigners the official price would be over 300k).

 

Every single desk I visited, and every doctor I saw repeatedly warned me I'd need to be paying double and should be up on the third floor for VIP customers.

 

It took 9 hours the first day to get through red tape and come out with a purple card, yet STILL they keep defaulting (when we got home the paperwork had errors that needed fixing). They're not actually being greedy - they just don't understand why a foreigner would want to pay less and go through the 'normal' hospital system (even though it's the SAME proceedure by the same doctors).

 

The other benefit - my medication bill went down from 7000 for a month's medication at retail prices (not through a private hospital - that'd come to about 9000) to 7200 for 3 months supply.

[ben2talk]

6 hours ago, Tops said:

I was @ Ramathibodi Hospital 3 weeks ago as immigration wanted a health certificate that I didn't have Corona. I only could do it in some hospitals. Ramathibodi was one of them. The price you see here is only for the blood test. They also make a X-ray of your chest / lungs. Price for that is 9,000 THB. All together I spend almost 20,000 THB overthere. Many hidden costs !!!

Sure, if you're not registering as a Thai National (or married) then it's not cheaper than a premium private hospital. For a lot of stuff it'd work out cheaper to fly to India or Malaysia...

Edited February 27, 2020 by ben2talk

[URMySunshine]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Greed knows no boundaries in Buddhist Thailand! Buddha would be disgusted!

Buddha didn't do disgust he would have seen it as a natural part of human delusion. Oh and Thailand isn't Buddhist !