My visit to a Thailand hospital  

By Jonky Dawson 3/13/23

I had the rare opportunity to interview (with inside pictures) one of the many hospitals in town and ask why go to Chiang Mai Hospital? 

Recognizably it’s viewed as a very small hospital in town but unknowingly with an enormous list of undiscovered features and benefits.  The hospital prides itself on lightning fast service at a remarkably very low price.  

It’s also a government insurance hospital too, meaning patients with GI the hospital facilitates all the billing to the insurance companies, no out of pocket monies from the insured.  

Also they have an additional designated department for Chinese and Thai medicine with Gua Sha Therapy, cupping, acupuncture and more.

The ER department is right at the entrance with the most friendliness and energetic medical teams one could possibly ask for, and have unexpectedly gained the today’s reality title of the masters in motorbike accident recovery. 

Rooms start at 2880b/nt ($85) include meals and around the clock nursing care.  My last blood test that I did at the hospital cost me $10.00 /  total visit including the doctors consultation.  

Speaking further with the Hospitals Director (Dr Banchar) he said their in-house dentistry department was famously the first in town to offer a Dental department at a local hospital, to include now eight (8) on staff dentists and in recognition of Dr Krivit their honorary department head.  Eighty percent (80%) of the patients are foreigners.  

Dr Banchar coincidentally is also the retirement home medical certification instructor for those seeking to become an authorized retirement home facility.  

One of the added services from the other hospitals is their focus in training patients about the importance of organic diets and a hands-on visit to an actual organic farm in the area.  The hospital takes on the leadership role of one’s personal diet coach, educating and aiding towards a sustainable life changing way of life.  

Chiangmai Hospital

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