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Bumrungrad International Hospital has been ranked Thailand’s best hospital, as listed in the World’s Best Hospitals 2022 by Newsweek magazine.

 

The survey is based on data collected from over 80,000 medical experts, in the 27 countries invited to participate in an online survey, plus patient experience surveys and medical key performance indicators.

 

The countries include the US, Germany, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, Canada, India, Australia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Austria, Thailand, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, with three new additions, Colombia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Over 2,200 hospitals participated.

 

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when will people wake up to the flaws in the Thai healthcare service???

Where is it in world rankings?

What are the criteria and according to who?

 

If you want to be at the top of the list in these polls organised by magazine companies, then you just pay them a lot of money ! Who is Newsweek ? What country are they in ?

3 hours ago, stoutfella said:

Where is it in world rankings?

146

4 hours ago, Thunglom said:

when will people wake up to the flaws in the Thai healthcare service???

Exactly, what flaws are you talking about? I'm 75 and find the level of medical care here excellent....far improved over the system in Australia.

I think the survey was based on the cost of a "basket" of medical costs and of course they came out top of the rankings. Such a shame that some government hospitals were no doubt not included in that survey as from experience of many years here they are not too bad either. True you do not get all the bells and whistles, coffee shops and retail outlets in the hotel foyer but when it comes to regular treatment then they do a good job also. Guess with Bumrungrad it depends whether you have the money to waste on treatment and in-house shopping and want to pretend you are in the Arab quarter.

1 minute ago, ChrisY1 said:

Exactly, what flaws are you talking about? I'm 75 and find the level of medical care here excellent....far improved over the system in Australia.

I am glad you have had such positive experiences..... but I assure you there are many complaints too. 

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I am glad you have had such positive experiences..... but I assure you there are many complaints too. 

As there are in just about every hospital in the world...........

16 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I am glad you have had such positive experiences..... but I assure you there are many complaints too. 

There's always complaints...at every level of any service industry.

Just now, ChrisY1 said:

There's always complaints...at every level of any service industry.

Not so many in Thailand due to the defamation laws

6 minutes ago, Excel said:

Not so many in Thailand due to the defamation laws

Yes, it could be risky to go public.... 

A useless article until proven otherwise by personal experience.

4 hours ago, Thunglom said:

What are the criteria and according to who?

 

Legends in their own lunchbox with access to media via a relation would be my guess.

My own experience is they are sharks.

Best hospital in Thailand?  Ok, I can accept that.  Survey of medical experts in 27 countries?  What does that have to do with the best hospital in Thailand?  555??

1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said:

Exactly, what flaws are you talking about? I'm 75 and find the level of medical care here excellent....far improved over the system in Australia.

At what out of pocket cost to you?

If you want to pay through the nose Bumrungrad Hospital is the place to go.

2 hours ago, jaiyen said:

If you want to be at the top of the list in these polls organised by magazine companies, then you just pay them a lot of money ! Who is Newsweek ? What country are they in ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek

I attend every three months and find the service excellent.....which is understandable considering the price you pay.

 

Stood outside I see Bentleys, Rolls Royce, Ferraris, Lamborghinis........these people, I assume, have the money to go anywhere in the world for medical treatment, yet choose Bumrungrad........I'd like to think they know what they are doing.  

1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said:

Exactly, what flaws are you talking about? I'm 75 and find the level of medical care here excellent....far improved over the system in Australia.

The private hospitals, yes, and feels better than the Norwegian government hospitals as well, but compared to the private ones, nope.

46 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

At what out of pocket cost to you?

If you want to pay through the nose Bumrungrad Hospital is the place to go.

You get what you pay for, had some excellent surgery on some long term sports injuries enabling me me to stay very active.

 

I would imagine most on here with negative comments are more down to jealousy.

6 minutes ago, sungod said:

I would imagine most on here with negative comments are more down to jealousy.

Wrong. Was that a guess?

I attend Samitivej Hospital soi 49 for all my medical needs in Thailand, it's also a private hospital, and provides an excellent service at a lot lower cost than Bumrungrad Hospital.

Personal choice

11 minutes ago, sungod said:

You get what you pay for, had some excellent surgery on some long term sports injuries enabling me me to stay very active.

 

I would imagine most on here with negative comments are more down to jealousy.

What I can say about Bangkok Hospitals, is the warm welcomed treatment, where they have the resources to take care care of you, and no waiting time, also always one who are appointed to take care of you, that service you do not get in Norway or many other high cost countries.

 

The medical quality, is impossible to judge, and can be pinned down to the Dr or crew you are lucky or unlucky to be treated by.

 

 

 

It seems that there is someone against that opinion ????

2 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

It seems that there is someone against that opinion ????

That will please the majority of the foreign moneyed clientele from a certain region, that frequent the place.

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

I attend every three months and find the service excellent.....which is understandable considering the price you pay.

 

Stood outside I see Bentleys, Rolls Royce, Ferraris, Lamborghinis........these people, I assume, have the money to go anywhere in the world for medical treatment, yet choose Bumrungrad........I'd like to think they know what they are doing.  

Doctors cars ?

38 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

Wrong. Was that a guess?

I attend Samitivej Hospital soi 49 for all my medical needs in Thailand, it's also a private hospital, and provides an excellent service at a lot lower cost than Bumrungrad Hospital.

Personal choice

I have a personal choice too, found better surgeons for my injuries at Bumrungrad. Samitivej itself is pretty dated and cheaper for a reason, so no, not wrong.

32 minutes ago, Hummin said:

What I can say about Bangkok Hospitals, is the warm welcomed treatment, where they have the resources to take care care of you, and no waiting time, also always one who are appointed to take care of you, that service you do not get in Norway or many other high cost countries.

 

The medical quality, is impossible to judge, and can be pinned down to the Dr or crew you are lucky or unlucky to be treated by.

 

 

 

Bangkok Hospital is excellent also. Agreed, a lot depends on where the doctor works. Bumrungrad and Bangkok are the top 2 for sure.

 

 

Spent a lot at Bumrungrad (including for gf who had endometriosis), only one bad experience. In Emergency for a cut hand doc asked what meds I was taking, I mentioned one I take daily, he said what's the plan? are you going to take it daily forever? So I stopped for a while and the condition came back and then I resumed. My doc in California said he's seen people take that med every day for 11 years with no side effects. Everything else has been fantastic, including the time they helped me with my visa when I was too sick to go renew or leave. But for something very simple I might go somewhere cheaper.