Cheap Hospital near Lumpini Park

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I need a cheap hospital to sort out a problem with my knee

[lopburi3]

One of the best government hospitals is across street at North-west corner (Chula) and offers appointment service upstairs in high rise building to left of emergency room (believe on 12 floor for registration). This would likely be the cheapest but may require some Thai to navigate. Saint Louis Hospital is a private non-profit hospital only a short distance away with much more English.

[David48]

Not that it helps the OP, but, MissFarmGirl was born in Saint Louis Hospital

[Thanyaburi Mac]

Also this one on Silom Road just a few steps up from Patpong I:

Bangkok Christian Hospital.

124 Silom Road, Bangkok 10500.

phones Tel: 0-2625-9000, 0-2235-1000.

, fax Fax: 0-2236-2911.

((email removed))

Mac

Edited September 15, 2013 by lopburi3

[Sheryl]

Yes, Chula, St Louis or Bkk Christian. Chula will cost the least but involve some red tape and waits etc and need a Thai speaker on at least the first visit. Utilize their "after hours" clinic on the 13th floor (from around 4 PM onward) rather than the public channel, reduces the delays and also more senior doctors. (The public channel will take days of rerpeat visits befire you get a specialist, and even then it will be an intern or resident).

However wherever you go, should spend some time on selection of doctor. All hospitals have some that are mediocre. You want an orthopedic specialist with special interest/experience and training in knee disorders, preferrably in a western country.

In St Louis, suggest:

Dr. Aree Tanavalee - Saturday evenings only. He is also at Chula so might be able to see him at the after hours clinic there.

DR. Srihatach Ngarmukos - have to cal the hospital to ask when he is available. He is also at Chula so might be able to see him at the after hours clinic there.

Dr. Prachan Banlhasuek - thursday mornings

Dr. Pongsak Yuktanandana M.D. (Sundays & Thursday)

At Chula, you have to go there in person and talk to the nurses in the 13th floor to see who is available as no website and not all the senior Docs at Chula have hours there. Ask first for either Dr. Aree Tanavalee or Dr. Srihatach Ngarmukos. If neither of them have hours there, ask the nurse for a senior acharn (Professor) specializing in knee problems.

I am unfortunately not able to recommend whom to see at Bkk Christian as their new website is only in Thai, no English.

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Thank you for the advice I just returned from St Louis Hospital in and out in about 30 minutes talk reasonable English the doctor spoke good English I did not bother to check for a special doctor because I just needed to make sure that I was not doing an major damage to my knee by walking on it

Doctors fee was 600 baht