Geriatric Hospital

[iainiain101]

Driving down Hang Dong road I noticed the building next to Tesco now has 'Geriatric Hospital' written across the top of it in huge letters.

Firstly, is this not a bit rude? secondly, what exactly are they offering?

regards

Iain

[steven100]

It's a ' geriatric hospital ' where it treats older patients ...... or ' over 60's I guess '

what did you want the sign to read ... ' hospital for the elderly ' .. ??

Edited August 15, 2015 by steven100

[iainiain101]

first time I have been accused of being pc!

[iainiain101]

I thought geriatric meant old, not mental?

[MESmith]

Do they organize visa extensions?

[cmsally]

I saw it too! I thought it might be the new Thai Visa headquarters; I was waiting for the official announcement.

[Ricardo]

Do they have an on-site bar, serving Chang Draft ?

[Torrens54]

Well, what else do you suggest they call it, if not Geriatric?

Perhaps you'd prefer, "God's Waiting Room" ?

[northernjohn]

Just across the street from it is Dr. Morgans clinic. She can help you stay out off it.

[BarnicaleBob]

I got sick with the runs a week ago and because I had been reading this topic here I thought I would go to the new geriatric hospital in chiang mai. The doctors and nurses spoke English for those of you that need that. They had to put me on an IV and kept me there for three days. I asked for a private room, had xrays, stool and blood tests, saw three different doctors and my bill only came to 12,600 baht. That also included all my take home medications. The price is very good compared to Ram or BKK. I noticed all the staff had Chiang Mai University badges on and seemed very confidant. My follow up doctors visit this week was 400 baht.

Edited April 10, 2016 by BarnicaleBob

[MadMac]

What's the minimum age?

[northernjohn]

What's the minimum age?

I read some where 40 with the intention of raising it to 60.

I was wondering about the private room. I know some can be like an apartment at the Ram.

[BarnicaleBob]

What's the minimum age?

The minimum age is 40 for now until they build up enough business then it will go up to 50, However, they will still continue to treat former patients between the ages of 40 and 50 once they raise the age to 50.

[BarnicaleBob]

I have had a message or two about my stay in the Geriatric Hospital, so here is more information about it. I asked for a private room and it came equipped with a small refrigerator, a 42 inch flat screen TV with remote, electric bed, a bed for your loved one to sleep on next to yours, a sink, dishes and other kitchen items, a good AC unit, a large bathroom with hot and cold water in the sink and the shower and the nurses were very quick to respond when I pressed the buzzer. I was on the 4th floor and all the nurses there spoke English well for a non-native speaker.

When it came time to check out, my bill and medications were brought to my room, I was then taken by wheelchair to the cashier where I paid my bill and was out the door in only a couple of minutes. Very efficient and fast service, much better than Ram. The price was also much lower than I thought it was going to be.

[MadMac]

Thanks for the info @Bob. This looks like a great option if need arises, also easy (and fast) to access for us "Southerners". It belongs to CMU, so that should explain the affordable price level.

Let's hope it will not get run over by the not-so-in-need and consequently suffers the same demise as the health insurance for foreigners 2 years ago.

[northernjohn]

Thanks for the info @Bob. This looks like a great option if need arises, also easy (and fast) to access for us "Southerners". It belongs to CMU, so that should explain the affordable price level.

Let's hope it will not get run over by the not-so-in-need and consequently suffers the same demise as the health insurance for foreigners 2 years ago.

According to the other thread on this topic (which should be incorporated with this one) The ultimate goal is to make it for 60 and over. They are taking them at 40 now and still have room so I don't look forward to them being over run. Just slowly able to attain their goal of Geriatric 60+.

It makes sense to have a place where older people can go as they will be suffering far more from many things than a 40 year old.

Edit

Forgot to mention sadly not only are they more prone to different diseases but we are more fragile.

Edited April 11, 2016 by northernjohn

[Aussie69]

At least Tesco's has a source of cheap labour; may also explain the cans of tomato soup in the laundry isle