I am told Sriphat has no ER; but, the main hospital, of course, does. I have had eye surgery in March through Sriphat, as well as seeing specialists for other problems.

 

So, while my eyes are fine, other issues NOW really require emergency evaluation and treatment, possibly hospitalization.

 

Appreciate any guidance on what happens if you go to Maharaj ER with your Sriphat id number: will they have access to all your Sriphat records, test result, etc. ?

 

Any other comments on other hospital's ER units very appreciated !

 

thanks !

 

47 minutes ago, orang37 said:

Any other comments on other hospital's ER units very appreciated !

I've received good care at NakornPing government Hospital ER.

(on the road to Mae Rim)

1 hour ago, orang37 said:

if you go to Maharaj ER with your Sriphat id number: will they have access to all your Sriphat records, test result, etc. ?

In the past, yes they had access to Sriphat records.  It was go to emergency room, they do some evaluation and talk to you then you are sent to Sriphat or to Maharaj depending on your needs and preferences.  Best of luck.

To be honest, go to the ER in Maharaj and use the Thai government hospital facilities.  Much cheaper than Sriphat and the care is top notch regardless of the BS that some private stakeholder will spew about government hospital services.
I had a hernia repaired a Maharaj.  It wasn't like the boutique hospital experience I had at Bangkok Hospital when I had Dengue, but it was as good if not better than any experience I've had in US hospitals. And it's all the same doctors.  So my advice if you have a Thai-speaking partner and you have an emergency?  Just stay with Maharaj.

1 hour ago, connda said:

To be honest, go to the ER in Maharaj and use the Thai government hospital facilities.  

Out of curiosity, does Maharaj actually have a separate emergency (trauma) center?  To my knowledge, there's only one in that complex and it's straight ahead as you drive in there....and actually closer to the Sripat building.  I have no clue what entity owns or manages it.

1 hour ago, connda said:

So my advice if you have a Thai-speaking partner and you have an emergency?  Just stay with Maharaj.

Thanks, No Thai partner.

4 hours ago, CMBob said:

Out of curiosity, does Maharaj actually have a separate emergency (trauma) center?  To my knowledge, there's only one in that complex and it's straight ahead as you drive in there....and actually closer to the Sripat building.  I have no clue what entity owns or manages it.

From the pinned medical thread on this forum:

 

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"Sriphat is the private wing of the 2,300 bed Maharaj Nakorn Hospital - also known as Suan Dok (Suan Dork) Hospital, a large tertiary government teaching hospital affiliated with Chiang Mai University (CMU). All medical specialties are represented and the hospital is fully equipped to a high standard, including an excellent trauma centre. At Sriphat (also known the “Special Medical Services Center”) it is possible to see many of the most senior physicians affiliated with the CMU Medical School in a private capacity. No other hospital in the area offers the same range of expertise, and it is quite affordable. All of the doctors speak English to a decent standard or better and most of the administrative and nursing staff do also, but to varying degrees. There is also an efficient queuing system in place whereby a new patient can see a medical specialist within very short time scales and subsequent visits rarely involve more than a two hour wait. In this as in many government hospitals, the quality of care is much higher than the hospital’s general appearance and lack of amenities might suggest. Finally, this hospital has extensive 24 hour Accident and Emergency facilities, including an air ambulance."

 

10 minutes ago, orang37 said:

From the pinned medical thread on this forum:

 

 

The ER is at Maharaj, the District Hospital, also known as Suan Dok.

 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, CMBob said:

Out of curiosity, does Maharaj actually have a separate emergency (trauma) center?  To my knowledge, there's only one in that complex and it's straight ahead as you drive in there....and actually closer to the Sripat building.  I have no clue what entity owns or manages it.

Sriphat moved more than a year ago - maybe two years now. The Sriphat building is still there of course but "Sriphat" is now on Sirimongkalajarn.

3 minutes ago, elektrified said:

Sriphat moved more than a year ago - maybe two years now. The Sriphat building is still there of course but "Sriphat" is now on Sirimongkalajarn.

The "new" Sriphat.

4 hours ago, elektrified said:

Sriphat moved more than a year ago - maybe two years now. The Sriphat building is still there of course but "Sriphat" is now on Sirimongkalajarn.

I've been regularly visiting a friend on floor 11 of the old Sriphat and at least he thinks he is in Sriphat Hospital. I  believe the photo above is of the outpatient department/building.  And, of course, there's a new imaging center on Sirimangkalajarn (by Salad Concept), a new optical center south of Suthep Road, etc.  

4 minutes ago, CMBob said:

 

Delete...double post

 

Off topic but, after a visit today, asked some nurses if the hospital was Sriphat or Suan Dawk.  There's answer was it was both as they are "sharing space." Guess that at least partly explains the confusion.

 

32 minutes ago, CMBob said:

Off topic but, after a visit today, asked some nurses if the hospital was Sriphat or Suan Dawk.  There's answer was it was both as they are "sharing space." Guess that at least partly explains the confusion.

 

Suan Dok is the unoffocial name or nickname, it gained that because of the hospitals proximity to Suan Dok Gate. The offical name of the Univeristy Hospital is Maharaj Nakorn, as the sign so states. Mahraj Nakorn was known as Suan Dok before Sriphat came into being. Sriphat on the other hand is the private arm of Mahraj Nakorn, it has an OPD and an in patient section, the OPD is photographed above whilst the IPD is the thirteen story older building, near to the Mahraj Nakorn ER. Nakorn Ping on the other hand is the District Hospital that comes under MPOH, located in Mae Rim.

Yes, it is a bit confusing.  The building between emergency (and 13-floor part) and the street is signed both on the west and street side as "Sriphat Building" and I'm guessing originally that front building was at least part of the private arm known as Sriphat.  When I talked to the staff this morning, they said they would call the 13-floor part you refer to as Suan Dawk (yes, the idiom for the hospital complex there due to being near the gate) whereas Sriphat hospital shares the space in that 13-floor building (whether Sriphat shares all 13 floors, I have no idea as I've visited people at Sriphat many, many, times for more than a decade and they have always been on the highest 3-4 floors).

2 hours ago, CMBob said:

Yes, it is a bit confusing.  The building between emergency (and 13-floor part) and the street is signed both on the west and street side as "Sriphat Building" and I'm guessing originally that front building was at least part of the private arm known as Sriphat.  When I talked to the staff this morning, they said they would call the 13-floor part you refer to as Suan Dawk (yes, the idiom for the hospital complex there due to being near the gate) whereas Sriphat hospital shares the space in that 13-floor building (whether Sriphat shares all 13 floors, I have no idea as I've visited people at Sriphat many, many, times for more than a decade and they have always been on the highest 3-4 floors).

It's been helpful thinking this through and checking some of the detail. Despite living here for over 20 years, I still hadn't properly understood what is what regarding Maharaj. In summary:

 

Maharaj and Suan Dok Hospital are the same place, it's just another name for the same hospital.

 

Maharaj is NOT the District Hospital and it's NOT a governement hospital, Maharaj is the University Hospital.

 

The Distict Hospital is Nakorn Ping in Mae Rim, that is a governement hospital.

 

Sriphat Hospital is the private wing of Mahraj University Hospital, it has an in patient location in the old building near Maharaj and an OP department in the new building to the West.

 

Maharaj has a large 24 hour ER facility as well as helicopter facilities.

 

On 5/11/2023 at 12:03 PM, orang37 said:

Thanks, No Thai partner.

There's plenty of good English spoken at all the facilities in this group: Maharaj, Suan Doc, Siripat. And they cooperate well. 

On 5/12/2023 at 6:20 PM, nigelforbes said:

It's been helpful thinking this through and checking some of the detail. Despite living here for over 20 years, I still hadn't properly understood what is what regarding Maharaj. In summary:

 

Maharaj and Suan Dok Hospital are the same place, it's just another name for the same hospital.

 

Maharaj is NOT the District Hospital and it's NOT a governement hospital, Maharaj is the University Hospital.

 

The Distict Hospital is Nakorn Ping in Mae Rim, that is a governement hospital.

 

Sriphat Hospital is the private wing of Mahraj University Hospital, it has an in patient location in the old building near Maharaj and an OP department in the new building to the West.

 

Maharaj has a large 24 hour ER facility as well as helicopter facilities.

 

However Maharaj (and I guess that includes Suan Doc hospital), are available as the 'preferred' / 'nominated' hospital for Thailand Social Security Fund members. 

This is one of the best eye hospitals in the world, but it is in bangkok

 

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