Pattaya46 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 What happened to this hospital ? I paid 100 baht service fee to see a doctor right after they opened. Total price was 350 baht. This is a government hospital , they cant charge farang 5 times more , can they ? Yes, very & badly surprised by prices announced in this topic ! I went there the last Sunday of Songkran for a bad eye infection I had to buy inside 2 eye-drop bottle (antibiotic + pain relief) They clean my eye. Put drops in. Wait. Clean again. Drops. Dressing on eye. Total... 139 baht! (I still have the bill: 100 baht nursing, 32 baht for drop-bottles, 7 baht for "medical supplies") 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 This is a government hospital , they cant charge farang 5 times more , can they ? Yes, unfortunately. To Thailand's great shame dual-pricing is practised even by the government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Yet another thread waiting for a follow up by the thread starter. Not so useful to discuss without knowing details of the treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackvale Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Yet another thread waiting for a follow up by the thread starter. Not so useful to discuss without knowing details of the treatment. Other posters' fresh input is useful too but I don't think we need 2 concurrent local hospital threads. Can we merge and live happily together? I'll get me coat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickersvc10 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'm not sure that the Pattaya Hospital on Buakhao is a government hospital. I was under the impression that it is run by Pattaya City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjamesjohnson Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 This is a government hospital , they cant charge farang 5 times more , can they ? Yes, unfortunately. To Thailand's great shame dual-pricing is practised even by the government. What? That is the ONLY case where charging foreigners more is legitimate. If taxpayers pay for the facility, then outsiders should pay more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 2300 baht is pretty cheap. Just over 70 USD. If you went to an ER in the US without insurance (if they even let you in the door and agreed to examine or treat you) the price would have been much much higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 2300 baht is pretty cheap. Just over 70 USD. If you went to an ER in the US without insurance (if they even let you in the door and agreed to examine or treat you) the price would have been much much higher. ............and the US is the perfect model for healthcare? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 This is a government hospital , they cant charge farang 5 times more , can they ? Yes, unfortunately. To Thailand's great shame dual-pricing is practised even by the government. What? That is the ONLY case where charging foreigners more is legitimate. If taxpayers pay for the facility, then outsiders should pay more. And if the foreigner is a taxpayer? In the UK everyone gets emergency treatment for free and the taxpayer foots the bill for the lot. Everyone also gets free access to museums etc., regardless of race, colour or creed. Again, the taxpayer foots the bill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjamesjohnson Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 If taxpayers pay for the facility, then outsiders should pay more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 If taxpayers pay for the facility, then outsiders should pay more. Medicine is not free to Thais at this hospital; they pay. But foreigners apparently pay double for the same thing. This does not seem reasonable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjamesjohnson Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 My god man, did you take the short bus to school? Taxpayers have essentially pre paid for the services. Non taxpayers should pay more for the services. Racial profiling and gouging by commercial enterprises, which we see way too often is not the case in a Gov facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 My god man, did you take the short bus to school? Taxpayers have essentially pre paid for the services. Non taxpayers should pay more for the services. Racial profiling and gouging by commercial enterprises, which we see way too often is not the case in a Gov facility. Actually I suspect that the vast majority of Thai's don't pay tax as they don't earn enough to meet the income tax threshold. Those that do pay tax are the high earners who probably use private hospitals as they would lose face by going to a government facility. On the basis what you are saying is that those who can't afford it should pay more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjamesjohnson Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The poor and unfortunate should be treated like royalty in my opinion. Some foreigner on holiday, eh, charge em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yes, very & badly surprised by prices announced in this topic ! I went there the last Sunday of Songkran for a bad eye infection I had to buy inside 2 eye-drop bottle (antibiotic + pain relief) They clean my eye. Put drops in. Wait. Clean again. Drops. Dressing on eye. Total... 139 baht! (I still have the bill: 100 baht nursing, 32 baht for drop-bottles, 7 baht for "medical supplies") So you are thai? or farnag? please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 My god man, did you take the short bus to school? Taxpayers have essentially pre paid for the services. Non taxpayers should pay more for the services. And tax-payers who are also foreign, as I mentioned? And should Thais who pay no tax also pay double? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 It would be nice if we could have another report from this hospital. I still think they are cheaper than the private ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yes, very & badly surprised by prices announced in this topic ! I went there the last Sunday of Songkran for a bad eye infection I had to buy inside 2 eye-drop bottle (antibiotic + pain relief) They clean my eye. Put drops in. Wait. Clean again. Drops. Dressing on eye. Total... 139 baht! (I still have the bill: 100 baht nursing, 32 baht for drop-bottles, 7 baht for "medical supplies") So you are thai? or farnag? please 100% Farang (French living here on Retirement Extension) but as I said it was for Songkran, in April, when this hospital was just starting its business... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastos60 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 On 8/28/2014 at 11:24 AM, khunjamesjohnson said: What? That is the ONLY case where charging foreigners more is legitimate. If taxpayers pay for the facility, then outsiders should pay more. Are you serious? Most Thai's that visit that place don't pay taxes or hardly any. Farangs pay more taxes in VAT and such than 70% of the Thai in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose7117 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 why restart a dead 5 year old thread ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 One more zombie thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Five year old topic //CLOSED// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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