Health Check Ups For 50Yrs ++

[mja1906]

Hi, any suggestions for a hospital for an overall health check for 50ys male? I have seen these health check programs advertised at Ram, Siripat, etc.... Is there any difference between them? Also its for a Thai citizen, so do the government hospitals also offer the same kind of checks for older people?

[elektrified]

To your first question: No, all the same. To your 2nd question: No, they only offer the most basic check up (check to see if patient still alive, Nurse checks BP, then out of there).

[elektrified]

In all seriousness, check the prices at all of the hospitals, Sripat, RAM, Rajavej, McCormick, etc. They all offer the same thing and my guess is prices are similar. Just so you know, you go through all the tests and at the end of the day a Doctor will interpret the results. In some cases the Doctor will not even get up and lay a hand on the patient. He/she will only look at the computer and tell you how you scored and if you should take any medications for high BP, high cholesterol, etc., or if you should have additional testing done by a cardiologist, urologist, etc. For a 50 y/o male expect to pay around 5-6K THB for starters.

[chiang mai]

You'd be best advised to go to Sriphat and talk to the doctors there, health exams for most people are fairly straight forward affairs but they do need to be tailored to an individuals age, lifestyle and health history, just get a health exam is somewhat pointless and the cost of a tailored set of tests vs an off the shelf set of tests, is the same..

[Loaded]

I've been to Sripat, Lanna and McCormick. McCormick was the best value. In and out without an appointment in around 30 minutes. Can't remember prices but I think around 1,400 baht got me a lot of blood and urine checks plus an EKG. Come back early afternoon for the results and a chat with an English speaking doc. Lanna was expensive and it's just too difficult and inconvenient to park a car to visit Sripat imo.

[orang37]

Sawasdee Khrup, Mja1906,

Please do review the pinned thread here on medical resources, maintained by Khun Tywais, which was revised May 3: there's a very complete description of Sriphat's structure there: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/513012-recommended-doctors-and-medical-specialists/#entry6364053

In the past, Sriphat (the administrative unit foreigners must use that "interfaces" with the public hospital Maharaj ... frequently referred to as "Suan Dok" because it's near the famous Royal Wat, Wat Suan Dok, on Thanon Suthep) has offered a variety of health-exam "packages," starting around 2k baht, and running much higher, as they include tests like cardio-stress. Last time I saw their list of "packages," a few years ago, which was available in both Thai, and English, the highest cost package was about 6k baht.

I assume, but do not know for a certainty, that a Thai who walked into Sirphat's office, would find their money welcome.

If your friend is a Thai citizen, then they can, of course, get lower-cost health-care at Suan Dok Hospital. But, before anyone splurges on a bunch of tests, it is probably wise to see a GP first, and, depending on age, lifestyle, diet, current problems, past problems, etc., decide what needs testing.

good luck, ~o:37;

Edited May 4, 2013 by orang37

[HullyGully]

We have a yearly check up at Siripat.

Its takes around 3 hours which includes a waiting time to get the lab results

Cost is just under 5K BAHT for a man, a liitle more for a women

[mja1906]

Hi, thanks ...wow didn't know that they might not find money from their fellow countrymen welcome. Surely the farang market in CM is not substantial enough for them to cater only for farang and ignore the Thais. I'm edging towards Sripat, may give it a try and post our experience on here

Sawasdee Khrup, Mja1906,

Please do review the pinned thread here on medical resources, maintained by Khun Tywais, which was revised May 3: there's a very complete description of Sriphat's structure there: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/513012-recommended-doctors-and-medical-specialists/#entry6364053

In the past, Sriphat (the administrative unit foreigners must use that "interfaces" with the public hospital Maharaj ... frequently referred to as "Suan Dok" because it's near the famous Royal Wat, Wat Suan Dok, on Thanon Suthep) has offered a variety of health-exam "packages," starting around 2k baht, and running much higher, as they include tests like cardio-stress. Last time I saw their list of "packages," a few years ago, which was available in both Thai, and English, the highest cost package was about 6k baht.

I assume, but do not know for a certainty, that a Thai who walked into Sirphat's office, would find their money welcome.

If your friend is a Thai citizen, then they can, of course, get lower-cost health-care at Suan Dok Hospital. But, before anyone splurges on a bunch of tests, it is probably wise to see a GP first, and, depending on age, lifestyle, diet, current problems, past problems, etc., decide what needs testing.

good luck, ~o:37;

[elektrified]

Hi, thanks ...wow didn't know that they might not find money from their fellow countrymen welcome. Surely the farang market in CM is not substantial enough for them to cater only for farang and ignore the Thais. I'm edging towards Sripat, may give it a try and post our experience on here

Sawasdee Khrup, Mja1906,

Please do review the pinned thread here on medical resources, maintained by Khun Tywais, which was revised May 3: there's a very complete description of Sriphat's structure there: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/513012-recommended-doctors-and-medical-specialists/#entry6364053

In the past, Sriphat (the administrative unit foreigners must use that "interfaces" with the public hospital Maharaj ... frequently referred to as "Suan Dok" because it's near the famous Royal Wat, Wat Suan Dok, on Thanon Suthep) has offered a variety of health-exam "packages," starting around 2k baht, and running much higher, as they include tests like cardio-stress. Last time I saw their list of "packages," a few years ago, which was available in both Thai, and English, the highest cost package was about 6k baht.

I assume, but do not know for a certainty, that a Thai who walked into Sirphat's office, would find their money welcome.

If your friend is a Thai citizen, then they can, of course, get lower-cost health-care at Suan Dok Hospital. But, before anyone splurges on a bunch of tests, it is probably wise to see a GP first, and, depending on age, lifestyle, diet, current problems, past problems, etc., decide what needs testing.

good luck, ~o:37;

Sriphat is about 90% Thai patients.

[tango]

Sriphat is a swarm of activity, where their so-called appointment is meaningless: you join the crowd and wait. Wait is the operative word as the sitting wait times are horrendous. So long in fact that one is likely to come down with a communicable disease as the air conditioning pulses and pumps the stale air throughout the common wait room. Ask when the last time was they really cleaned the venting, let alone the filters.

Other than the common Achilles heel of the wait, Sriphat medical services are just fine.

Two other hospitals you might consider are: Thepanya Hospital at the Super Highway turnoff to Meechok; and Klaimor Hospital just south of Central Airport on the left before Lotus Superstore. Both are clean, with attentive professional staff, plus brochures depicting their medical exam schedules, and reasonable prices.

Edited May 5, 2013 by tango

[elektrified]

Sriphat is a swarm of activity, where their so-called appointment is meaningless: you join the crowd and wait. Wait is the operative word as the sitting wait times are horrendous. So long in fact that one is likely to come down with a communicable disease as the air conditioning pulses and pumps the stale air throughout the common wait room. Ask when the last time was they really cleaned the venting, let alone the filters.

Other than the common Achilles heel of the wait, Sriphat medical services are just fine.

Two other hospitals you might consider are: Thepanya Hospital at the Super Highway turnoff to Meechok; and Klaimor Hospital just south of Central Airport on the left before Lotus Superstore. Both are clean, with attentive professional staff, plus brochures depicting their medical exam schedules, and reasonable prices.

If you make the effort, the waiting time at Sriphat is not bad. A few months ago I needed to see Dr. Siri so when I was in the area I went in and made an appointment to see him. He was so busy that I had to wait more than 3 weeks for an appointment. My appointment was 14:00 as he is only there 13:00-16:00 1 day per week I believe. On the day of my appointment I went there at 10:30 A.M. to get a number in the queue. I was number 5 as there had already been 4 other people before me to come and get their number; some 2.5 hours before he even got there. I left and took care of business, had lunch and returned at 13:50. They called my number at 14:10 so I only had to wait 20 minutes. Had I not made all the effort I may have waited 4 hours. Sounds like a hassle to some but it works for me.

[chiang mai]

There are some tricks to beating the long waits at Sriphat, most of the locals know them and I do also, but I'm not telling.

Also, the post about the state of the aircon at Sriphat was I believe wholly inappropriate and inaccurate.