Bangkok Hospital

1. Bumrungrad International:
190 countries around the world who come here for treatment
Diagnostic & therapeutic

Ear,Nose, Throat Center
Heart Center
Horizon center: Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation
Orthopaedic Center
Plastic Surgery Center
Skin Center
Surgical Clinics
Women's Center

2.Bangkok Hospital:
Today, we are home to more than 20 specialized centers, covering almost every area of expertise, and supported with comprehensive emergency and ambulatory services.
Through our streamlined patient management system, we have been able to reduce waiting time to nearly zero.
BMC the preferred healthcare provider for more than 3.4 million patients from 160 countries.
Where it is: all over the world
What it is: a hospital catering to the needs of patients (it has many facilities)
Tourists visit this place to undergo medical treatment to improve their livelihood. Also, there are some people from other countires who do not go there for medical treatment. These people go there to see their medical facilities inorder to improve their own facilities.

Sources of information: http://www.bumrungrad.com/
Bangkok Hospital: strives to help you choose the best and most convenient options. From our hospital, a taxi is the easiest way to get around, dropping you at your destination or at the nearby Thong Lo or Ekkamai skytrain stations. The skytrain is fast and easy to use, and reaches most of Bangkok’s main attractions. It also works in partnership with Howa Taxi Service, offering the cleanest and most reliable taxi fleet in Bangkok. For sheer safety and convenience, we recommend you use this service. Fees are the same as those charged in regular meter taxis, but without the danger of miscommunication or car failure. Trips outside of Bangkok can be easily arranged via the taxi coordinator, who will quote a fixed, non-metered rate. The Howa Taxi booth is located to the right of the main hospital entrance.

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What is this place?

It is a hospital located in Bangkok, Thailand. It was opened in 1972 by a team of doctors, pharmacists and 30 nurses. Bangkok Hospital Medical Center is a 520- bed tertiary care hospital with a 90-bed International Medical Center that focuses exclusively on international patients.

Where is this place?

It is located in Bangkok, Thailand.

The full address is 2 Soi Soonvijai 7, New Petchburi Road
Bangkapi , Huay Khwang Bangkok 10310.

Why do tourists visit this place?

It is one of the largest privately-owned hospitals in Southeast Asia and one of the most technologically sophisticated hospitals in the world today. It also provides healthcare for more than 3.4 million patients from some 160 countries. It offers a broad range of services including a retail pharmacy, a café and a 7/11 convenience store. Four hospitals and broad range of specialized clinics, BMC is equipped with all of the diagnostic and treatment facilities not generally available at local hospitals.Received many awards such as

·         Prime Ministers Export Award 2001

·         1st Place Hospital Asia Management Awards 2002

·         Superbrand Award Thailand 2003 & 2004

·         Selected by White House Medical Staff to Provide Medical Care to US President Bush and White House Staff during 2003 APEC Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand

Will medical tourism generate further income for the hospitals involved and for Thailand in general?

Yes. Thailand's assets as a center for medical care for foreigners are multiple. More foreigners came to Thailand to have medical treatment because the standard of treatment and technology is high. The prices are mostly lower than in other countries who provide similar quality and technology. The hospital environment in Thailand is clearly more hospitable. It is fair to say that all the hospitals mentioned above, also look good, are mostly new, and give a favorable impression as soon as you enter them. The tourism infrastructure is well developed.

Income from medical tourism to Thailand is projected to increase in the following years. It has to be recognized that 33 billion baht of income (about 850 million US dollar) is only a small proportion of the total income generated by tourism..

Does this all affect the medical care for the Thai population itself?

Yes. Most Thai patients can not afford to go to private hospitals. So where to they go to? Over the last few years the Thai Government has developed the so-called '30 baht scheme'. This is a universal healtcare programme whereby everybody get treatment at public hospitals for a standard fee per visit of only just 30 baht. Basically this amounts to free health care. The hospitals who participate in the scheme, get a lump sum per patient registered. We think at present it amounts to somewhat less than 2,000 baht per patient. It has to be recognized as a major achievement, since before that there hardly was any proper healtcare available for the poorer (that is the larger) part of the population.

http://www.meditourinternational.com/medicalpartners/thailand_bhmc.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_Hospital

http://www.bangkokhospital.com/eng/Bangkok_Hospital_Contact_Information.aspx

http://www.thaiwebsites.com/medical-tourism-thailand.asp

²  Bumrungrad International:

-190 countries around the world who come here for treatment

- medical tourism

-'Bumrungrad” is Thai word - pronounced Bahm-roong-RAHT - means "care for the people"

 -Treatments available:

Ear,Nose, Throat Center

Heart Center

Horizon center:  Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation

Orthopaedic Center

Plastic Surgery Center   

Skin Center

Surgical Clinics     

Women's Center   

WHAT IS THIS PLACE:
This is a hospital which provides medical services.
WHERE IS THIS PLACE:
This place is all over the world/ This place is in Bangkok
WHY DO TOURISTS VIST THIS PLACE:
Mostly come for medical treatment, to receive the best and most efficient healthcare. A small number of people go to observe the way the hospital works, in order to improve other hospitals.

WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR THIS PLACE?: \ www.bumrungrad.com

2 OTHER QUESTIONS:

- will there be a problem with communication?

English is widely spoken around the hospital, and the Bumrungrad doctors, medical and customer service staff all speak English. If you do not speak in English, also employ 109 interpreters to help patients who speak other languages.

-       are there many tourists who come to undergo treatments at bumrungrad?

Yes! More than 1.3 million medical tourists a year; the majority of these travelers come from within Asia.

²  Bangkok Hospital:

- medical tourism

-It is home to more than 20 specialized centers, covering almost every area of expertise, and supported with comprehensive emergency and ambulatory services.
-Through they’re streamlined patient management system, they have been able to reduce waiting time to nearly zero.
-It is the preferred healthcare provider for more than 3.4 million patients from 160 countries. 
-strives to help you choose the best and most convenient options.from this hospital, a taxi is the easiest way to get around, dropping you at your destination or at the nearby Thong Lo or Ekkamai skytrain stations.
- The skytrain is fast and easy to use, and reaches most of Bangkok’s main attractions. It also works in partnership with Howa Taxi Service, offering the cleanest and most reliable taxi fleet in Bangkok. For sheer safety and convenience, we recommend you use this service. Fees are the same as those charged in regular meter taxis, but without the danger of miscommunication or car failure. Trips outside of Bangkok can be easily arranged via the taxi coordinator, who will quote a fixed, non-metered rate. The Howa Taxi booth is located to the right of the main hospital entrance.
WHAT IS THIS PLACE:
This is a hospital which provides medical services.
WHERE IS THIS PLACE:
This place is in Bangkok
WHY DO TOURISTS VIST THIS PLACE:
Mostly come for medical treatment, to receive the best and most efficient healthcare. A small number of people go to observe the way the hospital works, in order to improve other hospitals.
WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR THIS PLACE?: www.bangkokhospital.com

Done by Joy Chua 4R