Annual checkup at Bangkok Christian Hospital: Anyone with (recent) experience?

[DUS]

Hi,

 

It is the time of year again where my annual health checkup is due. Over the last 8 years or so, I've usually done them at BNH and once at Samitivej. But their recommended packages for my age group have gone up and up and up and are now in the 30-35k range, which is too much for me these days. 

As a result, I started looking at alternatives and was positively surprised by the Platinum package offered by Bangkok Christian. At TBH 11,990 it includes most of the tests the much more expensive packages at BNH and others include. I have never been to BCH, so I wondered if a member here has some first hand experience, especially with doing one of the health checkup packages. I don't necessarily need the -admittedly nice- "hand-holding" by the nurses like at BNH who always take you from one test/department to the next etc, but I would hate it if the organization at Bangkok Christian would be overly chaotic.  

 

Anyone with recent experience at BCH who can provide some feedback on this? Thank you!

 

DUS

[DUS]

I am looking at this "Platinum" package: https://www.bch.in.th/package/Health-check-up-2025

 

 

[bkk6060]

Up to you, but in my opinion no wellness check is not thourough without an Exercise Stress Test.  Unless, a person does want want a reading on how their heart is functioning. 

Also, the BCH plan does not include a PSA, or a couple of other important blood tests.

[KhunLA]

@DUS no experience with BCH, package looks good though and nice price 👍

 

I would add ApoB (Apolipoprotein B) blood test, and should be <600 baht.  If theirs is a silly price, N Health does them for <600.  Or any one of the many blood labs will offer at Bangkok.

[DUS]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Up to you, but in my opinion no wellness check is not thourough without an Exercise Stress Test.  Unless, a person does want want a reading on how their heart is functioning. 

Also, the BCH plan does not include a PSA, or a couple of other important blood tests.

 

Thank you! 

Can you name the blood tests that are missing? As for PSA: that is included.

Earlier today, I sent them an email asking about various tests (including the EST) and the respective prices.

[Sheryl]

You can get an EST added to check up package there, I have done it.

 

No problem with the check up process there, but (as is true in many hospitals) the review at the end by the doctor wasn't owrth much. But you'll get all the results to take with you.

 

by the way, at any hospitalm it is never necessary to get the package listed for your age, and often best to get a lower end package and just add on to it as needed. The "package" contents are seldom ideal. Among other things, they are geared towards Thai not Western health issues (e.g high incidence of primary liver cancer, which is rare in Westerners) . Looking at the BCH packages, the "Smart" package with PSA and EST added on should be fine.

 

Note that abdominal ultrasounds are nto recomm3ended for routine health screening. Private hospitals like to do them becuase they tend to uncover a lot of unimpirtant incidental findings (eg cysts on kidney, liver) which in turn lead to toger expensive and unnecessary tests.