Samitivej Sriracha Hospital

[Rdrokit]

If you need a good hospital then I highly recommend this hospital. My story. Went to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital to get my GF a check up as she had lower abdominal pains. Saw a gynecologist, had an ultra sound and then a consultation with the specialist. Outcome 7000 baht (3500 consultation/3500 ulta sound) and she needs an operation (a woman thing cost about 150,000). Rule of thumb, always get a second opinion so we went to Samitivej Hospital in Siracha as I was at an Expat meeting at the Grand Sole and met the International Ofifcer of the hospital there after she gave a very good presentation (she spoke perfect English). Went to see a specialist at Samitivej, consutation was 400 baht (had the ulta sound pictures with us from Bangkok Hospital) and the quote on the operation was 80,000 baht. Then I asked for a tour of the rooms available. She said do you want the Thai rooms or Foreigner rooms. I said what is the difference and she said all the rooms are the same (dimensions and price) but on the foreigner floor everyone speaks a second language where on the Thai floor they only speak Thai. We looked at both floors (5 & 8) and they are both alike. The cost of a basic room is 4500 baht which includes the room,food and nurses. Well the basic room is like a 4 star hotel room with frig, hot water heater for drinks, 42" flat screen, desk with ADSL hook up and a coutch the folds down to a second bed so a second person can stay overnight. All the rooms have a balcony with an ocean view as the hospital is accross the street from the water. There are more expensive rooms, a one bedroom suite costs 11,000 baht (about the cost of a basic room at Bangkok Pattaya). The food is on a menu and there are 4 choices for each of the 3 daily meals and all 7 days have a different choices (example, dinner one night was baked chicken in red wine sauce with baked potatoe, salad and dessert (not a typical hospital menu). For the additional person there is a room service menu which is the best room service menu I have seen in a long time. The cost of the most expensive item was 180 baht for a steak dinner with baked potatoe and vegtables. Needless to say my GF had great pains on Saturday morning and called the doctor at Samitivej. It was his day off (holiday weekend) but said he would come in and see here at 11am. She needed an emergency operation as the cyst had grown and she was operated on at 1pm Saturday. She was out of surgery at 3pm and she stayed in the hospital till Tuesday noon. The doctor came in every day and checked on her. They asked for my credit card at check out and I thought..80,000 for the operation, 4500/day room, meds, etc,etc.....at least 100,000 baht. The bill was exactly 80,000 baht no add ons. I almost fell over, an honest hospital....what next.

If you would like a tour of the hospital you can call Jane Tonsombun, the International Officer, at 0-3832-0300 ext. 3118. PM me if you have any questions.

Rdrokit

[onzestan]

Thank you for that info.

I absolutely hate anything to do with BPH.

Samitivej seems like a nice alternative. My last medical intervention was also in Sri Racha, namely the Pyathai hospital.

Very possitive experience, only drawback is litlle or no english.

cheers

onzestan

[Tammi]

If you need a good hospital then I highly recommend this hospital. My story. Went to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital to get my GF a check up as she had lower abdominal pains. Saw a gynecologist, had an ultra sound and then a consultation with the specialist. Outcome 7000 baht (3500 consultation/3500 ulta sound) and she needs an operation (a woman thing cost about 150,000). Rule of thumb, always get a second opinion so we went to Samitivej Hospital in Siracha as I was at an Expat meeting at the Grand Sole and met the International Ofifcer of the hospital there after she gave a very good presentation (she spoke perfect English). Went to see a specialist at Samitivej, consutation was 400 baht (had the ulta sound pictures with us from Bangkok Hospital) and the quote on the operation was 80,000 baht. Then I asked for a tour of the rooms available. She said do you want the Thai rooms or Foreigner rooms. I said what is the difference and she said all the rooms are the same (dimensions and price) but on the foreigner floor everyone speaks a second language where on the Thai floor they only speak Thai. We looked at both floors (5 & 8) and they are both alike. The cost of a basic room is 4500 baht which includes the room,food and nurses. Well the basic room is like a 4 star hotel room with frig, hot water heater for drinks, 42" flat screen, desk with ADSL hook up and a coutch the folds down to a second bed so a second person can stay overnight. All the rooms have a balcony with an ocean view as the hospital is accross the street from the water. There are more expensive rooms, a one bedroom suite costs 11,000 baht (about the cost of a basic room at Bangkok Pattaya). The food is on a menu and there are 4 choices for each of the 3 daily meals and all 7 days have a different choices (example, dinner one night was baked chicken in red wine sauce with baked potatoe, salad and dessert (not a typical hospital menu). For the additional person there is a room service menu which is the best room service menu I have seen in a long time. The cost of the most expensive item was 180 baht for a steak dinner with baked potatoe and vegtables. Needless to say my GF had great pains on Saturday morning and called the doctor at Samitivej. It was his day off (holiday weekend) but said he would come in and see here at 11am. She needed an emergency operation as the cyst had grown and she was operated on at 1pm Saturday. She was out of surgery at 3pm and she stayed in the hospital till Tuesday noon. The doctor came in every day and checked on her. They asked for my credit card at check out and I thought..80,000 for the operation, 4500/day room, meds, etc,etc.....at least 100,000 baht. The bill was exactly 80,000 baht no add ons. I almost fell over, an honest hospital....what next.

If you would like a tour of the hospital you can call Jane Tonsombun, the International Officer, at 0-3832-0300 ext. 3118. PM me if you have any questions.

Rdrokit

Thank you for taking the time to make this report. One error though - the basic superior room at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital in the new building is 7,650 baht. i.e. room 5,000, food 750, nurse service 1,300, Hospital service 600. The rooms are cheaper in the old building

[rolfefox]

If you need a good hospital then I highly recommend this hospital. My story. Went to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital to get my GF a check up as she had lower abdominal pains. Saw a gynecologist, had an ultra sound and then a consultation with the specialist. Outcome 7000 baht (3500 consultation/3500 ulta sound) and she needs an operation (a woman thing cost about 150,000). Rule of thumb, always get a second opinion so we went to Samitivej Hospital in Siracha as I was at an Expat meeting at the Grand Sole and met the International Ofifcer of the hospital there after she gave a very good presentation (she spoke perfect English). Went to see a specialist at Samitivej, consutation was 400 baht (had the ulta sound pictures with us from Bangkok Hospital) and the quote on the operation was 80,000 baht. Then I asked for a tour of the rooms available. She said do you want the Thai rooms or Foreigner rooms. I said what is the difference and she said all the rooms are the same (dimensions and price) but on the foreigner floor everyone speaks a second language where on the Thai floor they only speak Thai. We looked at both floors (5 & 8) and they are both alike. The cost of a basic room is 4500 baht which includes the room,food and nurses. Well the basic room is like a 4 star hotel room with frig, hot water heater for drinks, 42" flat screen, desk with ADSL hook up and a coutch the folds down to a second bed so a second person can stay overnight. All the rooms have a balcony with an ocean view as the hospital is accross the street from the water. There are more expensive rooms, a one bedroom suite costs 11,000 baht (about the cost of a basic room at Bangkok Pattaya). The food is on a menu and there are 4 choices for each of the 3 daily meals and all 7 days have a different choices (example, dinner one night was baked chicken in red wine sauce with baked potatoe, salad and dessert (not a typical hospital menu). For the additional person there is a room service menu which is the best room service menu I have seen in a long time. The cost of the most expensive item was 180 baht for a steak dinner with baked potatoe and vegtables. Needless to say my GF had great pains on Saturday morning and called the doctor at Samitivej. It was his day off (holiday weekend) but said he would come in and see here at 11am. She needed an emergency operation as the cyst had grown and she was operated on at 1pm Saturday. She was out of surgery at 3pm and she stayed in the hospital till Tuesday noon. The doctor came in every day and checked on her. They asked for my credit card at check out and I thought..80,000 for the operation, 4500/day room, meds, etc,etc.....at least 100,000 baht. The bill was exactly 80,000 baht no add ons. I almost fell over, an honest hospital....what next.

If you would like a tour of the hospital you can call Jane Tonsombun, the International Officer, at 0-3832-0300 ext. 3118. PM me if you have any questions.

Rdrokit

[rolfefox]

If you need a good hospital then I highly recommend this hospital. My story. Went to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital to get my GF a check up as she had lower abdominal pains. Saw a gynecologist, had an ultra sound and then a consultation with the specialist. Outcome 7000 baht (3500 consultation/3500 ulta sound) and she needs an operation (a woman thing cost about 150,000). Rule of thumb, always get a second opinion so we went to Samitivej Hospital in Siracha as I was at an Expat meeting at the Grand Sole and met the International Ofifcer of the hospital there after she gave a very good presentation (she spoke perfect English). Went to see a specialist at Samitivej, consutation was 400 baht (had the ulta sound pictures with us from Bangkok Hospital) and the quote on the operation was 80,000 baht. Then I asked for a tour of the rooms available. She said do you want the Thai rooms or Foreigner rooms. I said what is the difference and she said all the rooms are the same (dimensions and price) but on the foreigner floor everyone speaks a second language where on the Thai floor they only speak Thai. We looked at both floors (5 & 8) and they are both alike. The cost of a basic room is 4500 baht which includes the room,food and nurses. Well the basic room is like a 4 star hotel room with frig, hot water heater for drinks, 42" flat screen, desk with ADSL hook up and a coutch the folds down to a second bed so a second person can stay overnight. All the rooms have a balcony with an ocean view as the hospital is accross the street from the water. There are more expensive rooms, a one bedroom suite costs 11,000 baht (about the cost of a basic room at Bangkok Pattaya). The food is on a menu and there are 4 choices for each of the 3 daily meals and all 7 days have a different choices (example, dinner one night was baked chicken in red wine sauce with baked potatoe, salad and dessert (not a typical hospital menu). For the additional person there is a room service menu which is the best room service menu I have seen in a long time. The cost of the most expensive item was 180 baht for a steak dinner with baked potatoe and vegtables. Needless to say my GF had great pains on Saturday morning and called the doctor at Samitivej. It was his day off (holiday weekend) but said he would come in and see here at 11am. She needed an emergency operation as the cyst had grown and she was operated on at 1pm Saturday. She was out of surgery at 3pm and she stayed in the hospital till Tuesday noon. The doctor came in every day and checked on her. They asked for my credit card at check out and I thought..80,000 for the operation, 4500/day room, meds, etc,etc.....at least 100,000 baht. The bill was exactly 80,000 baht no add ons. I almost fell over, an honest hospital....what next.

If you would like a tour of the hospital you can call Jane Tonsombun, the International Officer, at 0-3832-0300 ext. 3118. PM me if you have any questions.

Rdrokit

Thank you for the information....and I have an aopointment there tomorrow..

regards rolfe

[think_too_mut]

I absolutely hate anything to do with BPH.

Samitivej seems like a nice alternative.

BPH and Samitivej belong to the same owner, they are in the same system.

Last time I was there (BPH) May 2006. they told me IT integration was planned so the records from each Samitivej would be accessible by each BxH in the country and vice versa. Not sure if that has happened yet.

Edited February 2, 2009 by think_too_mut

[thaimate]

have been using them for some time ,very good service ,highly recomended

[chakatee]

If Rdrokit can show that he is not talking complete nonsense (as with the room prices) and show that the doctor's consultation really costed 3500: free beers for all

[teletiger]

" the basic room is like a 4 star hotel room with frig, "

In a hospital? TIT. Was that an advert?

Regards.

[soundman]

If Rdrokit can show that he is not talking complete nonsense (as with the room prices) and show that the doctor's consultation really costed 3500: free beers for all

Prices may have changed in the last two years since this topic was brought up by rdrokit?