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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 |
One of our readers wrote us his recent experience with Thai medical care.
Here it is:
just a quick response from somebody who is currently using the services of the Bangkok "expat" health care system.
I fully confirm that the flair of private hospitals in Bangkok is very impressive. This is true for the full cycle of treatment including operating theatre, bed rooms etc.
However I had to realize that most of this is a deliberate setup to lure the patients and does not reflect the quality of the service that really matters - the medical treatment.
I had a shoulder operation last week. The operation istself was ok I would say. However the subsequent treatment of physical therapy and other things is a mess where the only consistent element is the march to the cashier after even the tiniest thing with rather hefty bills.
Due to insconsistency in treatment some damage has now occured in my shoulder and now I face the Thai mentality with blank faces and polite smiles, lots of incompetence due to lack of training - and further bills as obvioulsy I have to pick them up.
In summary, I would always choose medical expertise over "design". NHS may have a point there.
Evidently, there is a lot of hyping of data by the medical travel industry (read: major private hospitals) for promotional gain. And, patients/consumers will need access to more accurate information and opinions on care providers that are balanced in context so that a more accurate and realistic picture of care is presented.
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