Rooo Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Besides general practitioners,what is the level of medical services on Samui. Is the hospital system there efficient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 3 elastoplast and a jar of Tiger balm Bash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valentinoxxx Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 There are three hospitals and many small clinics on Samui. A good overall standard. Samui Hospital Nathon 61, Moo 1, Tambon Angthong 84140 Koh Samui, Suratthani, Thailand Tel: 0 7742 1230-2, 0 7742 1232 Fax: 0 7742 0150 Bandon Int. Private Hospital Samui International Hospital Dentists Doctors Public Health Centers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 Thank you valentino most appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfe Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 and there are 2 new hospitals opening very soon on the ringroad in chaweng, Thai International Hospital and Bangkok International Hospital! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 Thank you Elfe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 If you value your life, forget the government hospitals. The private ones are good value. Room charge with meals, less than a reasonable hotel!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 If you value your life, forget the government hospitals.The private ones are good value. Room charge with meals, less than a reasonable hotel!! I'd say take all precautions you can, and don't trust any doctor, at first. I've had bad experiences on Samui, including an operation at the govt hospital by a drunk doctor...I had no choice at the time Good health care in Thailand is hit or miss. Nice clean hospitals are great, but in no way are any guarantee of competent staff, including doctors...Plenty of horror stories still happening in Thailand. Better than before, but still not good enough, in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 If you value your life, forget the government hospitals.The private ones are good value. Room charge with meals, less than a reasonable hotel!! I'd say take all precautions you can, and don't trust any doctor, at first. I've had bad experiences on Samui, including an operation at the govt hospital by a drunk doctor...I had no choice at the time Good health care in Thailand is hit or miss. Nice clean hospitals are great, but in no way are any guarantee of competent staff, including doctors...Plenty of horror stories still happening in Thailand. Better than before, but still not good enough, in my experience. I agree totally Ajarn. Watch like a hawk, even in the private sector. My nephew has been bitten by a dog. He has started the rabies injection, and the wound needs dressing each day. 2 days in a row the bill was 120 baht, today they wanted 204 baht. Now I know that is small money in real terms, but I questioned the 60% rise. It turned out that the nurse had used more lint and cotton wool today........... Well she can be wasteful with her money, not mine!! Next time I shall be watching for wasteful use of resources!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 If you value your life, forget the government hospitals.The private ones are good value. Room charge with meals, less than a reasonable hotel!! I'd say take all precautions you can, and don't trust any doctor, at first. I've had bad experiences on Samui, including an operation at the govt hospital by a drunk doctor...I had no choice at the time Good health care in Thailand is hit or miss. Nice clean hospitals are great, but in no way are any guarantee of competent staff, including doctors...Plenty of horror stories still happening in Thailand. Better than before, but still not good enough, in my experience. I agree totally Ajarn. Watch like a hawk, even in the private sector. My nephew has been bitten by a dog. He has started the rabies injection, and the wound needs dressing each day. 2 days in a row the bill was 120 baht, today they wanted 204 baht. Now I know that is small money in real terms, but I questioned the 60% rise. It turned out that the nurse had used more lint and cotton wool today........... Well she can be wasteful with her money, not mine!! Next time I shall be watching for wasteful use of resources!! I sincerely hope that will be your worst experience with Thai medical care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I sincerely hope that will be your worst experience with Thai medical care Don't get me started!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godot Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Can anybody recommend a dentist on the island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossabout Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 For a god dentist I recommend Dr. Jimmy in Nathon. Resonable rates, good service and specks English. Had my teeth cleaned for less that 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 I recently went to the new international hospital by tesco lotus. They had a promotion on last month. For 450 bht you get a general check up. They took my blood pressure, then weighed and measured me. They took my urine and blood and tested for cholestral etc. Finally they x-rayed my chest to see if my lungs and heart were healthy. Doctor said come back in 2 hours, and he gave me the all clear! Not bad I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 I recently went to the new international hospital bytesco lotus. They had a promotion on last month. For 450 bht you get a general check up. They took my blood pressure, then weighed and measured me. They took my urine and blood and tested for cholestral etc. Finally they x-rayed my chest to see if my lungs and heart were healthy. Doctor said come back in 2 hours, and he gave me the all clear! Not bad I think Congratulations! You lived to tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seville Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Hey Rossabout, Where exactly is Dr. Jimmy's office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john b good Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I sincerely hope that will be your worst experience with Thai medical care Don't get me started!! Don't get me started!! Sniff, sniff, it's not fair. You have pinched my opening line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Toad Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 I have a somewhat jaundiced view of Samui hospitals although I believed the new Bangkok Hospital is good. Bandon has long been known as pretty useless went there for a check up and that persuaded me the rumours where true. I think I got a first year med student! They only get patient because sontow drivers etc. are paid to bring in accident victims. Have been in Samui international twice as an inpatient and many times as an out patient> I though quite okay, but all my out patients visits failed to tell me that I need urgent treatment on my foot. All my friends know that I was in and out 2/3 times a week. When things did not get better went to Bumungrad. They solved the problem: I now have no foot: thanks to Samui International. So be very careful who and where you go: as until very recently there were not many options. The big problem has been heart attacks: there were no facilities on the island and I know at least one person who died because of that, and the refusal of Bangkok air to let in a medevac aircraft until after regular flying had finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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