I am just looking at more options, does anyone know as a general comment about the recently opened private hospital annex to Siriraj in Bangkok.

Is it a completely different identity to Siriral ?

Is it prices similar to other private hospitals like Samitivej.

Thanks heaps.

Is it possible to swap between them for long stays when things are going ok?

Funny question I know, but a valid one, (I suspect the answer is no).

It is a private annex to Siriraj. What I do not know is how many of the Siriraj docs one can access there, the website is useless in that regard.

It is not cheap, a little less than Bumrungrad/Samitivej/BNH, but more than the non-profit privates. And then you have to factor in the extra travel costs if you don't live on that side of the river.

Its biggest attraction from my point of view is that many of the top Siriraj docs do not have private practice elsewhere so hopefully can be accessed through this but as mentioned, impossible to tell from the website as no list of doctor's availability or hours. So you also can't select a doctor that way. But if you already know the name of someone at Siriraj you want to see, this is a channel for trying to do so on a private basis as opposed to attending a public clinic where you may be treated by a more junior person, be seen in a hurry with no time for questions/discussions, and also of course have long waits.

In terms of hospitalization, it used to be possible to be privately admitted to the main Siriraj Hosp, I am not clear if the opening of this private building means that is no longer the case. The point of private admission again being, IMO, to be able to ensure the physician who treats you rather than being cared for by a rotating group of interns and residents.

I find the room rates and rooms in general of the new place totally over the top and ridiculous but then I have never been a fan of confusing hospitals with hotels. The private rooms in the main Siriraj building are (?were) perfectly fine.

I have an appointment there on 3rd January and will report back.

In my case I was able to get an appointment with one of the top specialists, as recommended by Sheryl by a simple phone call.

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Mobi,

Did you call yourself or have a Thai speaker do it? Just wondering, thanks

The room rates may sound a little pricey but other costs including surgeries are in the same bracket as other upper-middle private hospitals.The reason for them being a bit expensive is that they are using revenues from the private arm to subsidize the operation of the public hosipital, helping the poors to gain access to treatment.

Agree that the english website is not helpful when it comes to doctors' info, but most of their top doctors have private hours there. So you can call to check. As for patient transfer, technically you can't swap between the two hospitals as they are independent entities. But in practice it happens sometimes depending on whether your doctor sees your request warranting such a need as well as on the availability of beds at the public hospital.

You can also get privately admitted to the main siriraj through the after-hour clinics but I'm not sure whether it is possible to do so on an emergency basis.

Sheryl said regarding Siriaj Public: In terms of hospitalization, it used to be possible to be privately admitted to the main Siriraj Hosp, I am not clear if the opening of this private building means that is no longer the case.

Does anyone know to the above? It could be handy to know. What about if really sick and end up in higher care than in a room, eg ICU?

In some of these large public hospitals there are some excellent specialist Doctors, who are some times forieng trained on the Thai tax payers expense and openly encourage questions and know what they "don't have" in stock and source it else where at your expense. That is good.

The point of private admission again being, IMO, to be able to ensure the physician who treats you rather than being cared for by a rotating group of interns and residents. Being polite, this is what I am wanting to avoid.

ICU is ICU. No private option there.