Originally Posted by
redondo-beach
Bumrungrad is the easiest and probably most expensive , its a very nice hospital and even has a McDonalds
its easy walking distance from the Main tourist area on Sukhumvit and Soi 3 ,
Bumrungrad has targeted medical tourists but there are many other very good Hospitals in Bangkok,
I go to another large hospital and the office visit is $15 !
Look around , go on Thai Visa (thaivisa.com) forum and ask questions from people who live and work in Bangkok.
RB
Bumrumgrad smells like a hospital...
Bangkok Hospital International Medial Centre on the other hand....
It has a pianist in the lobby playing live music. Looks and feels like a 5 star hotel. Doesn't smell like a hospital. Similar pricing to Bumrumgrad but much more modern.
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No McDonald's on site but there's an S&P, Starbucks, Au bon Pain, 7-11
My favorites after having tried the "Big 3" are
BKK Hospital and
BNH.
Bumrumgrad somehow never did it for me
Full disclosure: BGH shareholder.
Chivawattana member.
Oh.. That brings me to another point: If you are planning to do annual check-ups in Bangkok, you may want to consider Chivawattana membership.
It's marketed by the big 3. BNH,
Samitivej and BKK Hospital Medical Center.
You basically buy a 3 year membership and then you get free stuff and discounts. The top tier for example costs around THB 30,000 but you get 3 check-ups which would retail about 30k baht as well... And most benefits are transferable to friends / family. And you get free x-rays, dental discounts, massive discounts for in-patient etc.
Benefits work across the three hospital groups. BNH, BKK, Samitivej.