WorldFun Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 who needs money, life or medical insurance when there's facebook? I'm afraid many like him is living in LOS unprepared for the worst which sadly quite a few experience every year... Hmm wonder where his thai fiancee is right now & what she's doing to help out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I don't know about Bamrungrad. Hopefully, they're charging his family the local rate, but it certainly doesn't sound like it. Bamrungrad is known for double pricing. One former board member stopped going there when he realised it. Since he's a Chinese-American, at first he had been charged the Thai price. Then they realised he wasn't Thai and hit him for double what he'd been paying. (Board name was BeenThere.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Sad story but no medical cover (and I am talking about a premium) is suicidal. Now of course if he was a 50K/month English teacher a premium is maybe a bit too much..... If the family was not able to pay the bills? They would probably not dump him in the street (like in Africa) but would let him die in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 For most English teachers, figure 30K to 35K baht a month, no matter how qualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yep true, however fo the bills there is something wrong. my girlfriend had to undergo an urgent operation and I took her to bumrungrad, she stayed 1 day in ICU and 5 days more at the hospital (private room etc...) and the total bill was "only" 140K as she did not have yet a decent medical insurance. So 100K/day??? Even taking into account brain surgeon and specialists..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Your friend chose to work and live here with no medical cover and than goes to the most expensive medical establishment in Thailand in his time of need. After falling off a building onto his head and damaging his brain, I don't think he actually chose the hospital himself, maybe the ambulance men decided where to take him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 The son of one of my Farang colleagues had an appendix almost burst. Papa rushed the kid to Ramathibodi Hopsital just in time. They operated almost immediately. Sonny was in a private room for at least 5 days. Since it was a government hospital, the cost to the papa was only 7,000 baht! The university picked up the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkutha Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 This time last year my GF had her appendix burst & was rushed to PRARAM 9 hospital. Stayed 7 days private room etc etc & cost approx 70000 baht IMO the hospital was very professional in all areas of service. Better than some of the western hospitals i've been to over the years. Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yep, lots of folks coming from the west to use Thai hospitals now. Even if there is double pricing, it's still cheaper. Same same with the dentists. I wouldn't come here for something especially serious, but for most things the Thai hospitals are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Your friend chose to work and live here with no medical cover and than goes to the most expensive medical establishment in Thailand in his time of need. After falling off a building onto his head and damaging his brain' date=' I don't think he actually chose the hospital himself, maybe the ambulance men decided where to take him. [/quote'] Off a Building? I read the report and it stated "he plunged nearly five metres off his apartment buildingâ??s elevator shaft roof", hardly off a building. And as for ambulance men deciding where to take him, obviously you are showing your ignorance of A&E in Thailand with a comment like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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