10,000 baht to remove a boil?

[CanadaSam]

Girlfriend had a boil on her finger. 

 

Went to the supposedly "best" hospital in Pattaya, and was quoted 10,000 baht to remove the boil!!!

 

We left, and she called a friend, who is a veterinarian (animal doctor).

 

She removed it within seconds, and put the necessary anti-bacterial creme and dressing etc., no charge!!!

 

Girlfriend is absolutely fine a day later, with hardly any mark where the boil was!

 

I just don't know for how much longer people are going to keep saying that medical treatment is good and low cost in Thailand, if they keep trying to rip off farangs to this ludicrous extent!!!

[Puccini]

1 hour ago, CanadaSam said:

...I just don't know for how much longer people are going to keep saying that medical treatment is good and low cost in Thailand, if they keep trying to rip off farangs to this ludicrous extent!!!

I don't know, either. Probably as long as farangs go there and pay these prices.

[scubascuba3]

Moral to the story, let's start going to Vets instead.

 

These hospitals charging for unnecessary treatment and meds and way too high should be prosecuted. Taking advantage of the sick

[chuang]

You did said Best hospital.

[Sheryl]

7 hours ago, chuang said:

You did said Best hospital.

 

In fact it was not the "best" hospital (there is virtually no such thing since all hospitals contain both good and bad doctors).

 

But it was the most expensive hospital, not only in Pattaya but in the whole country.

 

And one with 3 tier pricing; clearly they were classifying this person in the first tier (tourist) price category.

[Foxx]

4 hours ago, Sheryl said:

And one with 3 tier pricing; clearly they were classifying this person in the first tier (tourist) price category.

Didn't the government mandate about a year or so ago that all hospitals publish their prices on their websites? Did that ever happen? Or are we still kept in the dark about double (or triple) pricing?

[Sheryl]

30 minutes ago, Foxx said:

Didn't the government mandate about a year or so ago that all hospitals publish their prices on their websites? Did that ever happen? Or are we still kept in the dark about double (or triple) pricing?

The mandate was for medication prices only and ust that it be posted somewhere nto necessarily website.

 

And no, as far as I have seen, not done. (Or else posted somewhere not obvious). Actually given how long the list of medications a hospital pharmacy might  provide is, not easy to do.  But the issue at that time was mark ups on medications.

[chalawaan]

Scam.

You can lance it at home with a sterile sharp from a pharmacy and some disinfectant. 

PS: I see the vet GF already did. Onya!

Edited April 10, 2023 by chalawaan

[chalawaan]

16 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Moral to the story, let's start going to Vets instead.

 

These hospitals charging for unnecessary treatment and meds and way too high should be prosecuted. Taking advantage of the sick

Have you seen what vets charge? ????

[Lorry]

8 hours ago, Sheryl said:

But it was the most expensive hospital, not only in Pattaya but in the whole country.

Maybe you haven't seen the prices in the tourist south (Samui, Phuket) lately.  They have doubled since covid. Even the most expensive hospital in Pattaya seems like a bargain now

[scubascuba3]

9 hours ago, chalawaan said:

Have you seen what vets charge? ????

Vets charge something like 60 baht for rabies injections, govt and private hospitals 4k-15k, next time i have a cough I'm going to the vet

[IvorBiggun2]

I had a cyst removed from the back of my hand a few days ago. Cost with anesthetic, antibiotics etc was 520 Baht at my local government hospital.

Edited April 11, 2023 by IvorBiggun2

[nigelforbes]

38 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

I had a cyst removed from the back of my hand a few days ago. Cost with anesthetic, antibiotics etc was 520 Baht at my local government hospital.

I've had similar done at my local hospital, all at extremely low cost, by comparison. I had a would on my foot that was numbed, explored, closed and dressed, the bill, including a tetanus shot was 172 baht.

[crouchpeter]

On 4/11/2023 at 7:40 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Vets charge something like 60 baht for rabies injections, govt and private hospitals 4k-15k, next time i have a cough I'm going to the vet

These vets have no respect for us......they treat us like animals.