Emergency Room Visit In Rural Thailand, How much!? 🇹🇭
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2023
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Today we visit a local rural Thailand hospital for a medical emergency and see what their waiting times and costs are life. This is not really medical tourism but more of an insight into healthcare here. I was bitten by a dog and had to get a series of rabies shots!
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We are loving family that live in Rural Thailand. Damo (me), Ryan (my husband), and Otis (Our Son) spend our days taking care of the land and the animals and enjoying each others company. Its the simple life and we love to share it with you. Welcome to our TH-cam channel!
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How would this compare to where you live around the world? Please let us know costs and waiting times!
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I live in the US soooo…you know it’s super expensive. Wait times are same as you. Much much longer wait in cities
I was bitten by a dog in UdonThani last February. As a non resident, it cost me 1800 Thai Baht. This was for the original consultation and a further three visits to the hospital. The drugs I received were Rabies Vaccine, Tetanus Vaccine, Expedia, Antibiotic, anti inflammatory and paracetamol.
I think it was incredible value considering, I had three large punctures on my hand. udon is has a large population, however I was dealt with incredibly fast. Thai local hospitals are a little bit dated, but I found the staff and service to be of a high standard. I have no problem recommending the Thai hospitals to foreigners.
Last time I checked, Thailand has like the #2 healthcare system in the world..
They hooked me up proper tonight and stitched up my finger for ฿400. Took minutes, not hours.
Just came home from the Emergency room. I am in a rural Thai village an hour away from Chiang Rai.
Cut my finger with a knife, not badly, but right across the knuckle joint of my index finger. So every time it bent, the cut re-opens.
Arrived at the hospital at 7:45 pm, was out the door and on my way home by 8:20. The treatment (a single stitch on that joint skin) was totally completed within 15 of arrival! Paying took longer than getting seen and treated!
I speak Thai fairly fluently.
The one stich on my finger joint was $11 usd, or ฿400 with no insurance used.
In USA I would have just suffered through the longer healing period and the larger scar from the inevitable infections from the cut not being sutured.
But here, I can live like a proper human without draining my savings.
The tiny one is so funny. Happy little sand boy -
and always has a big smile for his Dad.
I went to one of the local hospitals in Korat when I had my dog bite. My repeat visits were all around 6pm. The national anthem is always played at 6pm so it was interesting to see everyone standing to attention in the waiting room. Maybe the NHS could try playing the national anthem in A&E on Friday nights in order to calm down the punters.
Not 2 sure the majority muslim community in london care much for the national anthem 😊
Before I moved to live more of the time in Thailand, I wanted to get the rabies vaccine. In the U.S., the cheapest price I could find was $1,200US. I waited and got the vaccine at the Red Cross center in BKK and total out of pocket cost for it was: $35US! Same with the Japanese encephalopathy vaccine. In the U.S., it was $450 and in BKK it was around $20.
World apart 🙏🙏
And now you've advertised how cheap it is, they will soon put up the price. Well done.
🤣🤣 yea the the local hospital watches my channel
I get all my vaccines here, Hep, tetantanus, Encephalitis. Pennies compared to hundreds od dollars in the US, even with my 'gold' insurance.
Took my dad to a local hospital in Thailand for rabies injection in the middle of the night. We spent less than half an hour in the ER. When I hurt my fingers and suspected a broken bone, I went to an ER in Melbourne and spent about 4 hours before I got seen by a doctor. Nurses could not give anything except a panadol pill, so I was in pain for 4 hours. I saw a woman in a wheelchair collapsed and screamed in pain before a nurse came to see her......
that's awesome medical care.. glad you got it sorted and they were so lovely too!.. here in NZ you'd still be waiting.. sadly our health system has deteriorated a lot.. love to all the family brother.. 💜🦋🥀
Thank you Hippy 🙏🙏
Healthcare here is absolutely brilliant and incredibly underrated on the global scale. My experience last year on a Saturday night was exactly the same, in and out. The pricing for medial care in the US always baffles me. Good insight as always Ryan 👍
Good to see Otis and Hugo helping with the plants.
The med care in Thai is fantastic! One of the huge selling points to moving there in my opinion. Guess the lesson learned is to stay updated on all vaccines.
It depends on what type of care you need. Bangkok Hospital in Hua Hin is nearly worthless. The drs. are either just out of med school and know little or they are getting ready to retire and aren't interested. Take this pill and come back next week.
I have attended Tomasett University Hospital every 3 months for the past 18 months and they are brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Comparable to any hospital in Australia. The noticeable thing here is if they can do things on the day they do.
❤👍🏼That was real quick at hospital. Here can take up to 8hrs in emergency. Thats sad when you work so hard with the garden. I hope the beetles leave your cactuses alone. Wishing you all a beautiful weekend! Namaste! 💞💞💞💞💋💋💋💋
Your Hospital is awesome there. So quiet, easy going. The local Hospital near my Wife's home in Thailand is always packed out. Not unusual to be waiting for 6 hours to see a Doctor 🙄
Which area Matt?
@@lifeinruralthailand It's Non Sung district, Nakhon Ratchasima. Old Hospital too, nothing like your local. But I know what you mean, it's not hard to get medical help in Thailand
totally agree on the ease of access for hospitals and doctors
I'm a Brit living in Canada. My two experiences in Thai hospitals were excellent, reasonably priced, efficient and effective; unlike British and Canadian hospitals in particular, both of which should take a trip to Thailand to find out how to operate a functional medical system.
Good Video mate, I had issues with the NHS, The system is a great Idea but is broken. A monopoly, if you are middle class, there is no affordable competition. Lack of competition results in bad service. Never had issues in Thailand
That’s right brother 👍🙏
Back in 2018 had to take my daughter to the local hospital in Lamplaimat when she had a bad food poisoning. Had to stay the night, IV drip, antibiotics injections and a night in the hospital… and we were allowed to stay with her cost roughly over 2000 baht…. She was brand new the next day
Glad they took good care of her :)
You have had a good quick service which is like many things in Thailand ‘hit and miss’ in how that works.
Besides the local town hospital., villages have medical centres
I went to the local hospital to have some stitches removed (done initially by a private hospital but it was a three hour drive to go back)
The hospital were ‘disinterested’ and the Emergency Room curtains had the residue of a previous patients dried blood upon them.
To sum up the doctors attitude I would say ‘grumpy’ is the kindest words I could use.
Follow up care I went to the local village medical centre and they were quick, helpful and friendly.
Being taken seriously sick last week again went to the local Thai Government hospital and again met with disinterest and a less than supple approach of basically the ambulance can take you to a private hospital in the city - what about the government hospital in the city. I asked ? No don’t think so, so taken by what seemed like a driver from ‘Kerry’ than an ambulance as trying to stay on the stretcher was difficult at best.
I could say that I came away unimpressed with the experience and a distinct overtone of the sketch from ‘League of Gentlemen’ “It’s a local shop for local people you know”
Keep up with the interesting vlogs 👍🏼
I always enjoy your vlogs, especially the ones with Otis and Hugo They are so cute.
The hospital look really clean and seen very quickly, hope everything will be ok with the finger . Always interesting and informative and entertaining
Thanks Ryan and Mo plus boys, great vlog as always. I completely agree with you about thai government hospitals including the rural ones. I have always used them and could not wish for better treatment. Sometimes the bigger ones are a little crowded but as I am retired I don't mind the wait and also the beds on the wards can be a little close together, but as the only "falang" on the ward it is quite entertaining. I was once asked, whilst an in patient if I would mind speaking to a group of about 10 trainee nurses to help them with their English! I just love Thailand. Interesting about your cacti which I have just redeveloped an interest in. I have an old copy of the Observers Book of Cacti which I had about 60 years ago when I first got interested. God Bless you all 😀❤🙏
There is a fair amount of "lava rock" around the Khorat Plateau - more properly, basalts of Quaternary age. I've got the journal articles printed out somewhere... interesting geological puzzle.
Do you have access to diatomaceous earth ( food grade )? We use it to control caterpillars and slugs from our collard greens. It's safe and effective.
General appointment in the UK to see a doctor (GP) need to make a reservation wait time 2-3 weeks , Recently the Doctors and nurses have ALL been on strike (on and off over the last 6 months) , they wanted a 5- 30% pay rise. Its a six year wait for operations.Cancer care and other urgent / important surgery is very fast a few weeks wait. (GP pay goes up ward of 80-100k not including private work over time extra for weekends) there are 6million people on the waitlist for operations within the NHS. If you are an illegal immigrant all the hospital treatment , dentist pregnancy treatment if 'free' paid for by the tax payer.
Maybe a netted area for the veg would be a good idea. I would hate for all your hard work to go to waste.. i grow bits in the uk and its so frustrating when the insects and bugs get them.
Interesting about your rabies shot/s. Another channel (sorry I do follow others) the guy was bitten by a dog in Bangkok. He might have had to have some stitches and it was a private hospital- but the whole thing cost him over 20,000 baht!😮
Informative and thanks for tis vlog. We'll be going around Northern Thailand on the motorbike so knowing about Rabies jabs for dog bites is really helpful for us .....and 170 baht! Crazy cheap!
If you were in Bangkok, at Bangkok Hospital, that visit would have cost over 1000 baht. The Govt. hospitals are cheap, but there are hundreds of people waiting to see a dr. If you're young and healthy and don't need what cities have to offer, rural Thailand is a good place to live.
That easily could take 5 - 6 hours in emergency room here in USA and cost $100’s 😢
Good One, Ryan...I could say, wise beyond your years...or lessons learned through experiences...great chat...look forward to your Book.
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Love it
great info, thanks so much. stay safe please
It does not take long in the UK for jab as long as you book a appointment
Hi Ryan
Quite nice cactus collection there:)
Hello, Ryan. Hope all is well. 😊
Thanks for the tip keep the cactus dry ish
For first 2-3 weeks for sure. Most people leave it up right for a couple of weeks and don’t plant in anything but this is really the same 🙏
Japanese Beatles hit us hard each summer. Look very similar to your problem. Neem oil works great. Use on your favorites. Need to reapply after rain. it kills them within minutes.
I got bit by a dog my first day I was in the town I've now lived in for 4 years. It was quite the welcome. My local hospital is about like yours, maybe slightly bigger. Cheap, sometimes free even if no medicine. I also had to get the rabies series. Since it was a large aggressive dog, the government officers came to find me to go identify the problem dog. Good hospital, good government workers. Good experience all around. Hospital was only busy during covid vaccine administrations for the public. There's a half marathon run here that supports the hospital. It's good to participate in community support as well, and fun.
Great video Ryan Otis was a great help it looked that he was working hard and also learn. Hugo looked to be have fun also. Ryan can I also yous Lava rocks on any kind of cactus when I plant them. 2 thumbs up my friend!!!!
Cheers Samuel 👍👍band yes they love lava rock - all cactuses. Most need a 50/50 organic vs inorganic but if you put them outside in the rain that need to be 80/20 - 80% inorganic.
Great hospital less than 10 minutes from start to finish thats fantastic. Would that treatment be available to a none resident to some one on vacation at that price ? glad you are Ok did you ever find the puppy ?
It would cost more. Thailand has a 2 tier pricing system. One price for Thais and another price for foreigners unless they have Thai ID. It would still cost less than the US, Uk, etc.
The Moringa leaves is really god, I pick them and take avery day , keeps my arthros in knee down, after one year nearly 100 % good
170 bath was really cheap, I got four jabs and they charge me 400 bath each time, and I also hade my Thai ID and also written to that Hospital , Nice you are serius about rabies and took that jabs
Hello Ryan
I also use the local rural hospitals in Indonesia (although the nearest to me is 25km away and I don't have a driving license). I was anticipating the cost in Thailand to be more, but I think that's even cheaper than Indonesia. Certainly the waiting is less, it would take 15 mins to 1 hour just to pay.
Where did they inject you? Did it hurt? Good that you got it done!
Look nice hospital
I was in hospital last September in sawan daen din stayed overnight 440 baht in public hospital in the men's ward at least 45 other patients in the room 2 nurses I head nurse .These nurses in Australia do a great job but need to have a look at condition's around the world what they have to work with
Hi Ryan and family, can we see Hugo more?
Don't those cactus not have any spikes?
I've been bitten five times over 25 years in U.S. postal carrier two times stray dogs, the other times the owners dogs there insurance paid for lost postal service time then they me money for suffer damage clothing.
Rough day, you’re used to my humour by know, lavender essence mixed with water so inexpensive for your plants , as said lavender plants good to keep snakes and scorpions away also , song = Help = The Beatles.
Looks a good clean hospital. In the UK it would take hours.😅 i would have no hesitation using that hospital.😊
how quick was that i think the problems start if you a bad illness like cancer the money ads up fast when its long term treatment good video because its on many people minds before they move over like myself guru
LOL, I can imagine your face when you watched it back to find it didn't pick up the sound :)
Hahaha I put my head in my hands and nearly cried 😂
You are right in State it took me 3 hrs 😁
That’s actually quite good 😁😁
Aum..🙏
And those USA prices don't include doctor, hospital fees and taxes. the US health system is truly a racket.
I have heart disease and needed to get echocardiogram, ekg and blood tests. In Thailand, It cost me close to 10% of what it would've cost me in the US without insurance. Unfortunately, I can't find any global travel insurance that will cover my pre-existing heart condition.
It's ironic that you have a limited supply of lava rock when you live so near to a volcano.
No lava unfortunately 😁
Wow yep, never considered the fact that Rabies was an issue in Thailand. It's no wonder your so cautious around the rural dogs.
So how far is your local hospital from your house? In a real emergency how long would it take you to drive there?
Service and costs were very good and the hospital it's self looked very modern.
Are the Cacti for medicinal purposes?
I waited 6hrs in a&e for heart arrhythmia in the north east of England
Family are telling me the same
Could garlic water, and tobacco water spray keep those beetles off your plants?
It makes my blood boil how bad the NHS is. You wait days or weeks for an appointment. Then wait months for an appointment to see a specialist. Then wait months or years for a surgery. And people say it’s free but it’s not cos it’s all paid through our taxes. If you go private it will cost you a bomb and you’re essentially paying twice since you’re paying for the nhs through your taxes and then not even using it. The way this country glorifies the NHS is shameful and embarrassing. We have a lot to learn from Thailand. I’ve received medical treatment in Chiangmai and Krabi and it was excellent, fast and cheap
This would be more than a thousand dollars in America...which would hurt more than the shots.
😂😂 yes that would definitely hurt 😭😭
Its $4.75 USA
Hospital care in Thailand, is way better than Australia !!!
Wow 170 Bhat for a rabies jab. In the U.K. it’s over £50 a jab.
Are the beetles edible?
anyone who watches this should never say anything negative about thai healthcare, in broken britain the nhs is not fit for purpose, you would have died from rabies by the time you would have had an injection.
Please get anti rabies injection...its danger when bitten with dogs..enjoy and stay safe
If you eat one meal a day, eat lots of eggs, take a shot of extra virgin olive oil every morning, eat 4 seeds of bitter apricot a day, and eat mostly organic foods, you may not need to go to the hospital at all. You may be looking skinnier than most people, healthier than most people, and live longer than most people. I haven't been to the hospital in years. Oh, you can try to spray neem oil (non chemical spray) on your plants to keep those pesky bugs away... 😁
120/80 That's slight hypertension. I'm not a doctor that's just what I float around at too and my blood pressure machine says that. It may be slightly elevated due to dog bite, nerves etc.
It depends on what your normal BP reading is.
@@farshimelt I'm not sure I understand. If your blood pressure is 140/90, even if it's your normal BP, that's still considered hypertension right?
Hernia operation.... Booked in for surgery 2 days after 1st visit. Through social, paid I think 3k Baht for the mesh that's it.
Enough said 👍🙏
I paid 70,000 baht to have a cataract removed at Bangkok hospital Hua Hin.
No european country could match this 😮
Hi hope you feel better I was thinking that is kinda odd that they gave you 2shots for rabies In the USA you get one shot period and it lasts for 2 years. That's very strange. You have two shots and then you have to go back four more times. What's that about?😅
Is that the preventative shot vs the treatment shot maybe?
Health care here is great if you avoid the international hospitals that are mostly catering to medical tourism.
I've been a few times over the decades. International hospitals have been quite discerning in their practices of encouraging unnecessary examinations.. 🙄
Sadly the hospitals don't actually give you a physical examination. It's all blood tests, invasive biopsies, computer analysis, imagery etc.... not once has a doctor physically examined me.
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Public local hospitals and mission hospitals are much more personalised.
No chit, last time I took my dog for that it was $400 , I cannot even imagine what it would be for me! Planting a sacrificial crop to attract the intruders then sacrifice them to the god of fertilization , use this as compost.
Oh no the secret is out. It’s about a 20-30 minute drive from Prakhon Chai, but well worth it. Have used it to get x-rays after a motorbike incident. Quick and easy.
Thats it my friend
Can't you buy some Geckos (Jinchuks) for the fly/insect problem
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We just moved to bangkok and I got bite 4 times by different stray dogs. First time... I went to priavte hospital 7000baht. Then I got bite 3 more times by 3 different dogs on the street... no one told us you need an injection every time you get a bite. Lol so for 3 weeks I was women down! Thought I had covid 😂
Went to my local doc. He explained very well I needed an injection after ever bite. And I two had to keep going back for 4 more injections. 😂
Hat off to you for sharing. Thank you
Can't wait to buy your book.
Haha this made me laugh - stay away from dogs! 😂
I wish the Pai hospital was empty like that! So many people here keep them busy.
What are the waiting times like?
@@lifeinruralthailand Depends of course, if you have an appointment and what you are there for. A random walk in to see a doctor during peak time, say Monday mid day could take 4-5 hours
170 baht =roughly £3.50
Sorry pal I am gonna kidnap hugo next time I'm there, but I promise I will bring him back when he reaches his terrible 2's happy content kid you 2 must be very proud of your family❤
5555 They trick me then. i payd 265 Bhat for a shot in mars. Dam man... Have a good weekend..🙏🙏
You too Jon!
Do you eat the rabbits ?
Natural remedy for rabies is a flower essence rubbed on the site and taken internally. There are ones for snake bites and so much more. Homeopathic remedies and more as well. They have kits that can be kept at home for such emergencies. Myself and other woman around me have used them for toxic spider bites and more. I have just used a general emergency mix with excellent results. The vibration is higher than the poison and wins the battle. Nature amazes me with it's safe options. ❤
Homeopathy is quackery. Repeated, double blind peer reviewed studies have shown. Such remedies do not treat the underlying condition but merely ameliorate symptoms temporarily due to the placebo effect.
Should have bitten it back 😁😁. To be honest it was probably feeling dog guilty. On waiting times in the UK, I had quite a nasty eye injury 4 weeks ago. Optician sent me to opthalmologic A & E, was assessed, treated and left in 3 1/2 hours. Thought that was quite good especially as there was a junior doctors strike that day. The treatment and various ointments were "free".
Yeah thats not bad actually Andrew
I thought you had to bring in the dog, too.. Or its head.. 😅
Only bit you cause it would have been so frightened poor thing .
A valuable lesson learned here. Stay away from dogs no matter how cute they are!!! Maybe same with crazy people 😂