Queen Sirikit Sattahip

[thenervoussurgeon]

Maybe I said it wrong and maybe you can correct me but I don't think Q S is a part of the 30 baht thing. I think they are cheap for Thai people but not free like the other Thai government hospitals. And again maybe I am nuts but I think all of the doctors and nurses work for the Navy.

I saw a doctor there last month and during the examination he called in another surgeon who specializes in laparoscopic surgery. Not sure whether or not the first doctor works solely at Queen Sirikit Hospital, but the specialist who is going to perform surgery on me next week said that he could do it at the naval hospital or at the private hospital where he also worked. Since it was not an emergency, I had to wait several weeks for the surgery to be scheduled at QS, but it could have been done sooner (and more expensively) at the private hospital.

I got the impression that the fees charged by the surgeon would have been the same or nearly the same at either hospital, but the hospital's charges at QS were considerably less.

I also confirmed a reservation for a VIP room. It was made clear that that meant someone would have to stay with me 24/7. If I wanted to be monitored continuously by the nursing staff then I would need to stay in a ward.

Registration cost me Baht 20 and the consult with the two surgeons, both of whom spoke excellent English, which lasted nearly an hour cost Baht 200. Not sure what the charges would have been if I were Thai, but clearly what I paid was less than the cost. The charges for the surgery and hospital stay will be 1/2 to 1/3 of what they would have been at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and 1/4 to 1/8 of what is typical in the US.

In another, older thread some posters were going on and on about how "they" didn't want farang there and that farang were not treated nicely. I found everyone to be exceedingly friendly, helpful and accommodating. Aside from the two doctors most of the nurses and office staff appeared to be Naval personnel with limited to no English (it is after all a Thai military facility), but since I was accompanied by a Thai friend, the language issue posed no problem.

I'm sure in most countries if a foreigner wanted to be treated in a hospital subsidized by the government, he would be charged more than a national. There were signs up indicating that charges for foreigners would be more than for Thais and this point was also made whenever charges were discussed. It is dual pricing, but I don't see it as discriminatory in any unpleasant way (again this seemed to be an issue in the older thread I read).

I went there last month to register ,it also cost 20 baht ,Thai 10 baht ,i had read the sign wrong and handed over 200 baht ,laughter all around and was told that foreigners were charge 50% more but not that much and was given back 180 baht,i found everyone there very nice and the hospital clean and neat.

[simple1]

Well i've been to Queen Sirikit hospital a few weeks ago, and wanted to have gastroscopy performed on an 8 year old,which they weren't able to as they don't have the instruments for it.

When asked where I could have it done they went through all government hospitals and concluded that Chulalongkorn would be the only one between Sattahip and bangkok.

I'm almost sure that Banglamung also charges a premium for foreigners, though they don't have the sign up.

Also the signs outside look very similar to those at Banglamung.Both have those same large signs " Emergency " at the entrances of the parking lot.

I

Chonburi Government hospital can do a gastroscopy because i've had one done there not sure how much tho i think it was about 6,000 baht and it bloody well hurt good luck ..

'm sure they can,just as Queen Sirikit is able to, but not on 8 year old children since that requires much smaller instruments.

Did you go ahead with a BKK based hospital for the 8 year old? Reason I'm asking is my Thai family had a 3 year old that required emergency treatment. initially took her to BPH. After stabilising the child, sent us to the "Red Cross" hospital in Sri Racha as they provide pediatric services

[Suradit69]

Was going to use QS hospital for an umbilical hernia operation, missus was quoted 17,000 to 30,000 on phone but decided to go to BPH as it's just much nearer to home.

Had the op last Thursday and left hospital on Saturday, price was 130,000 baht.

Have to say I was disappointed in Queen Sirikit Hospital. I went there in October regarding an inguinal hernia. Saw a surgeon who I believe works there full-time and he called in a "specialst" in laparoscopic surgery who works there one or two days a week. It was agreed that the specialist would perform laparoscopic surgery on me on 6 December with an estimated cost of Baht 80,000 to Baht 120,000.

Less than 48 hours before the surgery was to take place I received a call from someone at the hospital to say that the operations had been cancelled. He spoke very little English and I speak very little Thai, but I did have a Thai friend call to clarify the message. It had been cancelled and, based on what I understood and my friend explained, it seemed the surgeon forgot that 5 December was a public holiday and rather late decided to take a long weekend. I was told to come the following Thursday to "check" with the doctor, which I took to mean " pick another date, probably 6 weeks in the future."

I was looking forward to getting this done and behind me, so I was a bit pissed off. Went on a sojourn of several hospitals to see what was possible. I assumed Si Racha had to be cheaper than Pattaya and gave Samitivej Si Racha a try. Everyone was quite nice and I saw a doctor whose English was reasonably good though a little incoherent. Got a quote of Baht 130,000 for open surgery and Baht 210,000 for laparoscopic surgery, which I thought was pretty high by comparison to other hospitals.

Went back to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and saw Dr. Paiboon Benjarattanporn, who seemed a very competent and sensble person. He made a compelling argument for open surgery and I was given an estimate of Baht 100,000 all inclusive (I think for two nights, although my friend thought it was for one night with Baht 18,000 for additional nights). At this point my objective was to get this done, so I am scheduled for Tuesday the 11th.

I expect that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have worked out well and, for laparoscopic surgery, it was pretty cheap, but if the reason for the cancellation of the planned surgery was because of a late decision by the doctor to take an extended holiday, I consider that irresponsible, especially since the change was made less than two day before the surgery was scheduled. To add insult to injury I actually received a call from the hospital wanting to know why I hadn't shown up for my reserved VIP room.

I do have insurance that covers 80% of all my medical/prescription/dental/vision expenses, so cost is not a paramount issue, but I still look for a reasonable expense for whatever I need. I did anticipate that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have been the been the most sensible choice comparing price to value, but I have to believe there was a certain arrogance involved in the doctor making a last minute decision to take a long weekend for personal reasons without regard to his patients' well-being. I suppose in a government hospital it's easy to screw around with most of the patients and I'm sure the doctor is making loads of money at his private hospital, but considering his attitude I'm glad he won't be getting my Baht 100,000. I hope he calls to see why I didn't come back to reschedule. He'll get an ear full.

[poanoi]

Before i learned to appreciate thai food,

sirikit had the best food i ever tried in thailand (white boy food)

[pinfold]

Was going to use QS hospital for an umbilical hernia operation, missus was quoted 17,000 to 30,000 on phone but decided to go to BPH as it's just much nearer to home.

Had the op last Thursday and left hospital on Saturday, price was 130,000 baht.

Have to say I was disappointed in Queen Sirikit Hospital. I went there in October regarding an inguinal hernia. Saw a surgeon who I believe works there full-time and he called in a "specialst" in laparoscopic surgery who works there one or two days a week. It was agreed that the specialist would perform laparoscopic surgery on me on 6 December with an estimated cost of Baht 80,000 to Baht 120,000.

Less than 48 hours before the surgery was to take place I received a call from someone at the hospital to say that the operations had been cancelled. He spoke very little English and I speak very little Thai, but I did have a Thai friend call to clarify the message. It had been cancelled and, based on what I understood and my friend explained, it seemed the surgeon forgot that 5 December was a public holiday and rather late decided to take a long weekend. I was told to come the following Thursday to "check" with the doctor, which I took to mean " pick another date, probably 6 weeks in the future."

I was looking forward to getting this done and behind me, so I was a bit pissed off. Went on a sojourn of several hospitals to see what was possible. I assumed Si Racha had to be cheaper than Pattaya and gave Samitivej Si Racha a try. Everyone was quite nice and I saw a doctor whose English was reasonably good though a little incoherent. Got a quote of Baht 130,000 for open surgery and Baht 210,000 for laparoscopic surgery, which I thought was pretty high by comparison to other hospitals.

Went back to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and saw Dr. Paiboon Benjarattanporn, who seemed a very competent and sensble person. He made a compelling argument for open surgery and I was given an estimate of Baht 100,000 all inclusive (I think for two nights, although my friend thought it was for one night with Baht 18,000 for additional nights). At this point my objective was to get this done, so I am scheduled for Tuesday the 11th.

I expect that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have worked out well and, for laparoscopic surgery, it was pretty cheap, but if the reason for the cancellation of the planned surgery was because of a late decision by the doctor to take an extended holiday, I consider that irresponsible, especially since the change was made less than two day before the surgery was scheduled. To add insult to injury I actually received a call from the hospital wanting to know why I hadn't shown up for my reserved VIP room.

I do have insurance that covers 80% of all my medical/prescription/dental/vision expenses, so cost is not a paramount issue, but I still look for a reasonable expense for whatever I need. I did anticipate that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have been the been the most sensible choice comparing price to value, but I have to believe there was a certain arrogance involved in the doctor making a last minute decision to take a long weekend for personal reasons without regard to his patients' well-being. I suppose in a government hospital it's easy to screw around with most of the patients and I'm sure the doctor is making loads of money at his private hospital, but considering his attitude I'm glad he won't be getting my Baht 100,000. I hope he calls to see why I didn't come back to reschedule. He'll get an ear full.

They all now belong to a grouping,the BHP has bought into most local hospitals so prices will jump. Hop off down to Malaysia cheap and good

[Suradit69]

Was going to use QS hospital for an umbilical hernia operation, missus was quoted 17,000 to 30,000 on phone but decided to go to BPH as it's just much nearer to home.

Had the op last Thursday and left hospital on Saturday, price was 130,000 baht.

Have to say I was disappointed in Queen Sirikit Hospital. I went there in October regarding an inguinal hernia. Saw a surgeon who I believe works there full-time and he called in a "specialst" in laparoscopic surgery who works there one or two days a week. It was agreed that the specialist would perform laparoscopic surgery on me on 6 December with an estimated cost of Baht 80,000 to Baht 120,000.

Less than 48 hours before the surgery was to take place I received a call from someone at the hospital to say that the operations had been cancelled. He spoke very little English and I speak very little Thai, but I did have a Thai friend call to clarify the message. It had been cancelled and, based on what I understood and my friend explained, it seemed the surgeon forgot that 5 December was a public holiday and rather late decided to take a long weekend. I was told to come the following Thursday to "check" with the doctor, which I took to mean " pick another date, probably 6 weeks in the future."

I was looking forward to getting this done and behind me, so I was a bit pissed off. Went on a sojourn of several hospitals to see what was possible. I assumed Si Racha had to be cheaper than Pattaya and gave Samitivej Si Racha a try. Everyone was quite nice and I saw a doctor whose English was reasonably good though a little incoherent. Got a quote of Baht 130,000 for open surgery and Baht 210,000 for laparoscopic surgery, which I thought was pretty high by comparison to other hospitals.

Went back to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and saw Dr. Paiboon Benjarattanporn, who seemed a very competent and sensble person. He made a compelling argument for open surgery and I was given an estimate of Baht 100,000 all inclusive (I think for two nights, although my friend thought it was for one night with Baht 18,000 for additional nights). At this point my objective was to get this done, so I am scheduled for Tuesday the 11th.

I expect that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have worked out well and, for laparoscopic surgery, it was pretty cheap, but if the reason for the cancellation of the planned surgery was because of a late decision by the doctor to take an extended holiday, I consider that irresponsible, especially since the change was made less than two day before the surgery was scheduled. To add insult to injury I actually received a call from the hospital wanting to know why I hadn't shown up for my reserved VIP room.

I do have insurance that covers 80% of all my medical/prescription/dental/vision expenses, so cost is not a paramount issue, but I still look for a reasonable expense for whatever I need. I did anticipate that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have been the been the most sensible choice comparing price to value, but I have to believe there was a certain arrogance involved in the doctor making a last minute decision to take a long weekend for personal reasons without regard to his patients' well-being. I suppose in a government hospital it's easy to screw around with most of the patients and I'm sure the doctor is making loads of money at his private hospital, but considering his attitude I'm glad he won't be getting my Baht 100,000. I hope he calls to see why I didn't come back to reschedule. He'll get an ear full.

They all now belong to a grouping,the BHP has bought into most local hospitals so prices will jump. Hop off down to Malaysia cheap and good

I doubt that BHP has "bought into" a military hospital and "hopping off" to Malaysia for a surgery that needs to be scheduled ahead of time and will require some follow-up makes no sense. Thai hospitals are generally pretty good and comparatively cheap. The last thing I would want to be doing while undergoing invasive surgery is bouncing back and forth between Malaysia. After a couple of nights in the hospital I want to be back home within minutes, not days. And, if I need to have follow-up visits with the surgeon, I don't want that to involve international travel.

[gmac]

Was going to use QS hospital for an umbilical hernia operation, missus was quoted 17,000 to 30,000 on phone but decided to go to BPH as it's just much nearer to home.

Had the op last Thursday and left hospital on Saturday, price was 130,000 baht.

Have to say I was disappointed in Queen Sirikit Hospital. I went there in October regarding an inguinal hernia. Saw a surgeon who I believe works there full-time and he called in a "specialst" in laparoscopic surgery who works there one or two days a week. It was agreed that the specialist would perform laparoscopic surgery on me on 6 December with an estimated cost of Baht 80,000 to Baht 120,000.

Less than 48 hours before the surgery was to take place I received a call from someone at the hospital to say that the operations had been cancelled. He spoke very little English and I speak very little Thai, but I did have a Thai friend call to clarify the message. It had been cancelled and, based on what I understood and my friend explained, it seemed the surgeon forgot that 5 December was a public holiday and rather late decided to take a long weekend. I was told to come the following Thursday to "check" with the doctor, which I took to mean " pick another date, probably 6 weeks in the future."

I was looking forward to getting this done and behind me, so I was a bit pissed off. Went on a sojourn of several hospitals to see what was possible. I assumed Si Racha had to be cheaper than Pattaya and gave Samitivej Si Racha a try. Everyone was quite nice and I saw a doctor whose English was reasonably good though a little incoherent. Got a quote of Baht 130,000 for open surgery and Baht 210,000 for laparoscopic surgery, which I thought was pretty high by comparison to other hospitals.

Went back to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and saw Dr. Paiboon Benjarattanporn, who seemed a very competent and sensble person. He made a compelling argument for open surgery and I was given an estimate of Baht 100,000 all inclusive (I think for two nights, although my friend thought it was for one night with Baht 18,000 for additional nights). At this point my objective was to get this done, so I am scheduled for Tuesday the 11th.

I expect that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have worked out well and, for laparoscopic surgery, it was pretty cheap, but if the reason for the cancellation of the planned surgery was because of a late decision by the doctor to take an extended holiday, I consider that irresponsible, especially since the change was made less than two day before the surgery was scheduled. To add insult to injury I actually received a call from the hospital wanting to know why I hadn't shown up for my reserved VIP room.

I do have insurance that covers 80% of all my medical/prescription/dental/vision expenses, so cost is not a paramount issue, but I still look for a reasonable expense for whatever I need. I did anticipate that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have been the been the most sensible choice comparing price to value, but I have to believe there was a certain arrogance involved in the doctor making a last minute decision to take a long weekend for personal reasons without regard to his patients' well-being. I suppose in a government hospital it's easy to screw around with most of the patients and I'm sure the doctor is making loads of money at his private hospital, but considering his attitude I'm glad he won't be getting my Baht 100,000. I hope he calls to see why I didn't come back to reschedule. He'll get an ear full.

They all now belong to a grouping,the BHP has bought into most local hospitals so prices will jump. Hop off down to Malaysia cheap and good

I doubt that BHP has "bought into" a military hospital and "hopping off" to Malaysia for a surgery that needs to be scheduled ahead of time and will require some follow-up makes no sense. Thai hospitals are generally pretty good and comparatively cheap. The last thing I would want to be doing while undergoing invasive surgery is bouncing back and forth between Malaysia. After a couple of nights in the hospital I want to be back home within minutes, not days. And, if I need to have follow-up visits with the surgeon, I don't want that to involve international travel.

I find it hard to comprehend just how much prices have gone up. I had the same operation only 5 years ago and the total cost at Pattaya Memorial was just under 38000 Baht.

[marstons]

I wonder why these top doctors still work in public hosp if not for money ?

Doctors who have had their studies subsidised by the Government are obligated to work at a government hospital for a certain period of time, and at a fixed salary, once they graduate.

Queen Sirikit is a government hospital same as Banglamung hospital or Chulalongkorn.

Thats what i was always told by Thai's and doctors themselves.

[marstons]

Was going to use QS hospital for an umbilical hernia operation, missus was quoted 17,000 to 30,000 on phone but decided to go to BPH as it's just much nearer to home.

Had the op last Thursday and left hospital on Saturday, price was 130,000 baht.

Have to say I was disappointed in Queen Sirikit Hospital. I went there in October regarding an inguinal hernia. Saw a surgeon who I believe works there full-time and he called in a "specialst" in laparoscopic surgery who works there one or two days a week. It was agreed that the specialist would perform laparoscopic surgery on me on 6 December with an estimated cost of Baht 80,000 to Baht 120,000.

Less than 48 hours before the surgery was to take place I received a call from someone at the hospital to say that the operations had been cancelled. He spoke very little English and I speak very little Thai, but I did have a Thai friend call to clarify the message. It had been cancelled and, based on what I understood and my friend explained, it seemed the surgeon forgot that 5 December was a public holiday and rather late decided to take a long weekend. I was told to come the following Thursday to "check" with the doctor, which I took to mean " pick another date, probably 6 weeks in the future."

I was looking forward to getting this done and behind me, so I was a bit pissed off. Went on a sojourn of several hospitals to see what was possible. I assumed Si Racha had to be cheaper than Pattaya and gave Samitivej Si Racha a try. Everyone was quite nice and I saw a doctor whose English was reasonably good though a little incoherent. Got a quote of Baht 130,000 for open surgery and Baht 210,000 for laparoscopic surgery, which I thought was pretty high by comparison to other hospitals.

Went back to Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and saw Dr. Paiboon Benjarattanporn, who seemed a very competent and sensble person. He made a compelling argument for open surgery and I was given an estimate of Baht 100,000 all inclusive (I think for two nights, although my friend thought it was for one night with Baht 18,000 for additional nights). At this point my objective was to get this done, so I am scheduled for Tuesday the 11th.

I expect that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have worked out well and, for laparoscopic surgery, it was pretty cheap, but if the reason for the cancellation of the planned surgery was because of a late decision by the doctor to take an extended holiday, I consider that irresponsible, especially since the change was made less than two day before the surgery was scheduled. To add insult to injury I actually received a call from the hospital wanting to know why I hadn't shown up for my reserved VIP room.

I do have insurance that covers 80% of all my medical/prescription/dental/vision expenses, so cost is not a paramount issue, but I still look for a reasonable expense for whatever I need. I did anticipate that Queen Sirikit Hospital would have been the been the most sensible choice comparing price to value, but I have to believe there was a certain arrogance involved in the doctor making a last minute decision to take a long weekend for personal reasons without regard to his patients' well-being. I suppose in a government hospital it's easy to screw around with most of the patients and I'm sure the doctor is making loads of money at his private hospital, but considering his attitude I'm glad he won't be getting my Baht 100,000. I hope he calls to see why I didn't come back to reschedule. He'll get an ear full.

They all now belong to a grouping,the BHP has bought into most local hospitals so prices will jump. Hop off down to Malaysia cheap and good

I doubt that BHP has "bought into" a military hospital and "hopping off" to Malaysia for a surgery that needs to be scheduled ahead of time and will require some follow-up makes no sense. Thai hospitals are generally pretty good and comparatively cheap. The last thing I would want to be doing while undergoing invasive surgery is bouncing back and forth between Malaysia. After a couple of nights in the hospital I want to be back home within minutes, not days. And, if I need to have follow-up visits with the surgeon, I don't want that to involve international travel.

Having seen many bodged motorcycle accident repairs i would beg to differ hospitals here are generally good.

[ThaiBob]

Maybe I said it wrong and maybe you can correct me but I don't think Q S is a part of the 30 baht thing. I think they are cheap for Thai people but not free like the other Thai government hospitals. And again maybe I am nuts but I think all of the doctors and nurses work for the Navy.

I saw a doctor there last month and during the examination he called in another surgeon who specializes in laparoscopic surgery. Not sure whether or not the first doctor works solely at Queen Sirikit Hospital, but the specialist who is going to perform surgery on me next week said that he could do it at the naval hospital or at the private hospital where he also worked. Since it was not an emergency, I had to wait several weeks for the surgery to be scheduled at QS, but it could have been done sooner (and more expensively) at the private hospital.

I got the impression that the fees charged by the surgeon would have been the same or nearly the same at either hospital, but the hospital's charges at QS were considerably less.

I also confirmed a reservation for a VIP room. It was made clear that that meant someone would have to stay with me 24/7. If I wanted to be monitored continuously by the nursing staff then I would need to stay in a ward.

Registration cost me Baht 20 and the consult with the two surgeons, both of whom spoke excellent English, which lasted nearly an hour cost Baht 200. Not sure what the charges would have been if I were Thai, but clearly what I paid was less than the cost. The charges for the surgery and hospital stay will be 1/2 to 1/3 of what they would have been at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya and 1/4 to 1/8 of what is typical in the US.

In another, older thread some posters were going on and on about how "they" didn't want farang there and that farang were not treated nicely. I found everyone to be exceedingly friendly, helpful and accommodating. Aside from the two doctors most of the nurses and office staff appeared to be Naval personnel with limited to no English (it is after all a Thai military facility), but since I was accompanied by a Thai friend, the language issue posed no problem.

I'm sure in most countries if a foreigner wanted to be treated in a hospital subsidized by the government, he would be charged more than a national. There were signs up indicating that charges for foreigners would be more than for Thais and this point was also made whenever charges were discussed. It is dual pricing, but I don't see it as discriminatory in any unpleasant way (again this seemed to be an issue in the older thread I read).

I went there last month to register ,it also cost 20 baht ,Thai 10 baht ,i had read the sign wrong and handed over 200 baht ,laughter all around and was told that foreigners were charge 50% more but not that much and was given back 180 baht,i found everyone there very nice and the hospital clean and neat.

Update. I was there today. Limited signage in Russian and English. Registration is 250 baht for foreigners. 20 baht for Thai. I paid 20 baht using my Thai DL.

I am trying to think of something positive about my visit. Oh yes, dirt cheap; end of story.

[Phil Conners]

I had a similar experience a few months ago, was charged 20 baht registration fee with my Thai DL, but still had to pay the 50% extra charge for foreigners on checkout (consultation and drugs).

[Langsuan Man]

I find it hard to comprehend just how much prices have gone up. I had the same operation only 5 years ago and the total cost at Pattaya Memorial was just under 38000 Baht.

That was before the Russification of Pattaya Memorial