Allen O. Says:
Does Thailand have good healthcare?
IL Executive Editor Jennifer Stevens Says:
Hi Allen,
Along with being a low-cost tropical haven, Thailand has some high-quality healthcare options. In fact, the “Land of Smiles” is ranked among the world’s 50 best healthcare systems by the World Health Organization.
In Bangkok and Chiang Mai’s private hospitals, you can expect a quality equal to standards in the U.S. There are also some very good private facilities in Hua Hin, Udon Thani, Phuket, Pattaya, and Koh Samui where most primary and secondary medical care problems can be dealt with.
Many doctors undertake specialist training abroad (usually in the U.S. and Europe), and are at least as well qualified as physicians in the West—often more so. Large private hospitals are also staffed with translators to assist foreigners in communicating with those medical professionals who don’t speak English (although many of them do).
Costs vary from hospital to hospital and region to region, but many locations have Western-standard private hospitals. Thai hospitals offer very competitive prices for healthcare services. Indeed, costs for medical services in Thailand can be 50% to 80% less than similar procedures in the U.S.
Read more about healthcare in Thailand on the dedicated page of our website here.
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