Thailand Health Services
The Thailand Health system represents the very latest in state-of-the-art health care from the basic medical service and expertise to some of the best cosmetic surgery in both the private and government hospitals. These hospitals are the equivalent to those of any major western country and many Thai doctors have been well trained overseas. Many first class hotels in Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai all have doctors on call for any medical emergencies. There really is no need to worry while you holiday here, as you will certainly be very well taken care of.
Emergencies after 2004 TsunamiYou only needed to see how well these doctors helped preformed medical emergencies after the 2004 Tsunami. I had left Phuket just two months before that fateful day and I often wonder where I would have been when disaster stuck. Possibly still sleeping in my room on the first floor at Patong Beach Hotel after a late night or having breakfast on the ground floor.The reason I am telling you this is because anybody who knows this hotel will also know that this hotel is practically right on the beach front. Going back to Phuket a while later, I was surprised to see how relatively little damage was caused to property on the beach front including the hotel where I had stayed. Only the ground floor was damaged which included the reception and pool area. I stayed over in the same hotel the following year. As I did not want to ask to many questions about missing persons, I did notice that everyone that I had come to know, were still there. My condolences still go out to those who did not make it. I considered myself very lucky so whenever I go back I take extra clothes to give to the poor. I'm going to stop right here now, but please do me a favour and go visit the island of Phuket. It is truly a wonderful place to see and it's still one of the finest beach destinations in the world. I assure you that you will enjoy yourself there, tsunami's excluded and with no pun intended.
Tsunami Warning Sign
Bumrungrad Hospital BangkokAlthough I did not need to make use of the Thailand health system, I did however visit Bumrungrad International Hospital which is one of the top hospitals in Bangkok. I was there to do some research into skin whitening creams. I was asked to register all my details and now feel part of Bangkok.I suppose you could say that the procedure is similar to opening a bank account. Should the need arise, this hospital is very comfortable for westerners. Many international patients come here for a variety of treatments including cosmetic surgery. PS: Hospitals are not my favorite subject or places to visit be it as an patient or not. I had gone to this one for research only. I never want to be a patient ever, at any hospital if I can help it, but with the excellent Thailand health services, you have the assurance that you will be well taken care of should the need arise.
Entrance to Bumrungrad Hospital
Health Services in CambodiaThe health services in Cambodia on the other hand, are not even remotely quite the same as for Thailand health services. While in the capital of Phnom Penh, I was briefly hospitalized for food poisoning. You really don't want to go to a hospital here. More like an military bush camp hospital. Most of what I can remember were the spiders on the ceiling and the young lady who came in due to an over-dose of heroin or similar substance abuse. I think that she would be staying sometime. I didn't stop to ask.Thank goodness I was only here for a short while, got an injection and soon left. The moral of the story... hurry back to Thailand for a far superior deal. Thailand health service is a thousand times better and you will also sleep a lot better. Please feel free to contact me for any additional information.
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