TotallyOz Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 A fascinating CNN article on medical tourism and some employers willing to pay for plane tickets to Thailand and other countries to save costs. 'I can't afford surgery in the U.S.,' says bargain shopper - CNN.com After you read the article, here is the list of approved accredited hospitals in Thailand: Thailand Bangkok Hospital Medical Center Bangkok , Thailand Program: Hospital First Accredited: 30 June 2007 Program: DCSC Certification Acute Coronary Syndrome First Certified: 30 October 2008 Program: DCSC Certification Breast Cancer Conserving Therapy Program First Certified: 1 November 2008 Program: DCSC Certification Heart Failure Program First Certified: 29 October 2008 Program: DCSC Certification Primary Stroke Center First Certified: 31 October 2008 Bangkok Hospital Pattaya Chonburi, Thailand Program: Hospital First Accredited: 19 September 2009 Bangkok Hospital Phuket Phuket, Thailand Program: Hospital First Accredited: 23 May 2009 BNH Hospital Bangkok, Thailand Program: Hospital First Accredited: 29 May 2009 Bumrungrad International Bangkok, Thailand Program: Hospital First Accredited: 2 February 2002 Re-Accredited: 8 April 2005 Re-Accredited: 31 July 2008 Program: DCSC Certification Program Primary Stroke Program First Certified: 28 October 2006 Re-certified: 25 November 2009 Program: DCSC Certification Program Acute Myocardial Infarction with ST Segment Elevation First Certified: 28 October 2006 Re-certified: 27 November 2009 Program: CCPC Certification Program Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and 2 First Certified: 24 March 2010 Program: CCPC Certification Program Chronic Kidney Disease Stage I to IV First Certified: 26 March 2010 Chiangmai Ram Hospital Chiangmai, Thailand Program: Hospital First Certified: 7 November 2009 Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital Bangkok, Thailand Program: Hospital First Accredited: 11 August 2007 Program: DCSC Certification Program Low Back Pain program First Certified: 14 August 2009 Program: DCSC Certification Program Primary Stroke program First Certified: 12 August 2009 Samitivej Sriracha Hospital Chonburi, Thailand Program: Hospital First Accredited: 8 November 2008 Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital Bangkok, Thailand Program: Hospital First Accredited: 27 January 2007 Re-accredited: 13 February 2010 Program: DCSC Certification Program Lung Cancer Program First Certified: 6 December 2008 Program: DCSC Certification Program Acute Myocardial Infarction Program First Certified: 4 December 2008 Program: DCSC Certification Program Osteoarthritis of the Knee Program First Certified: 15 August 2009 http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/JCI-Accredited-Organizations/ Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 It's not just Thailand. Many people are going to India where costs are well below those here. Quote
pong Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 It's not just Thailand. Many people are going to India where costs are well below those here. But then a fair lot of Indians come to Thailand-for medical treatment. Apparently they do not trust it in their own country or perceive it to be low quality. But in a well-renowned hosptial like Bamrungrat it seems over 70/80% of foreign patients hail from the Gulf-area. Some French health-insurance have contracts with some Bkk-Hospitals-so they send the bills directly (and probably under a discount contract) to the French office. But as such this is old news-about 99% the same was printed at least one year ago in various newspapers. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 27, 2010 Posted April 27, 2010 But then a fair lot of Indians come to Thailand-for medical treatment. Apparently they do not trust it in their own country or perceive it to be low quality. But in a well-renowned hosptial like Bamrungrat it seems over 70/80% of foreign patients hail from the Gulf-area. With respect, I go to Bumrungrad quite a lot and, as you say, have seen many people from Arabian countries, but very few from India. Quote
