Hua Hin hospital special medical clinic

[joelle]

I visited the express clinic to day at 12'o'clock for getting some medicine for my heart. I have got the medicine from my home country and now it's nearly finished. The young lady at the desk asked me if I had been eaten this morning and then turned me away and said no service after 12. I had to come back to morrow at 8'o'clock. Well, i did not had the chance of telling her the reason I'd come there, so why the question about my eating habits?
I will go again to morrow and see what's happening and maybe I have to drop my breakfast!

You should be able to get your medicine over the counter at most pharmacies, there is a very good one soi 51(the cheapest around) on right hand side if you come from petchkasem road, no need to go to hospital unless you want a check up

[caller]

You should be able to get your medicine over the counter at most pharmacies, there is a very good one soi 51(the cheapest around) on right hand side if you come from petchkasem road, no need to go to hospital unless you want a check up

In general, I would agree with you, but not all chemists stock medicines that are used in the west. I have to take a 'just a precaution' medicine for my heart and whilst I couldn't source them at Korat, apart from Bkk hospital (too expensive, but if needs must), I thought they would be available over the counter when I moved here. That wasn't the case.

The first issue is that in the UK they are now a generic medicine and known by their medical name, rather than the original brand name used here, but nor does Thailand stock my minor dosage, meaning I cut each tablet in half, which is actually a pain, as it's a crumbly tablet. Even the chemist on 51 didn't have them, but said they could get them for me, but the price quoted was actually more than where I now buy them from in Bangkok.

[Suua]

Hello....I was asking in a different thread about orthopedic surgeons, to which people pointed me in the direction of Bangkok hospital and an orthopedic doctor who came highly recommended.

Does anyone have any advice regarding Hua Hin hospital and their orthopedic doctor (or does the doctor from BKK hospital work at HH hospital too?)

One other question....where is the express clinic in HH hospital???
Thanks in anticipation..

[PET]

have a look at previous posts on page 3 and particularly dated 23/24(?) Sept 2019

[egiljohann]

My wife and me showed up at the express clinic 8'o'clock yesterday morning and the young lady by the counter asked me how I felt today. My answer was that I was feeling OK, and that was clearly a mistake! What I was going to say was that I was feeling OK because I'm on medication and my medicines issued in Norway now were running out. She just cut me off and started getting absolutely rude to my wife. I tried to cut in a word in English, but no way this lady would stop and listen to me. This was a government hospital and we were told to go to a private hospital because Hua Hin hospital did not service people that was feeling OK for the moment. So we were told to leave.. this was the same lady that rejected me the day before with " no service after 12'o'clock "! Then a real nurse dressed like a nurse showed up and asked if I insisted to see a doctor, I said yes and after some waiting (90 minutes) a young man showed up. He spoke good English and ordered an EKG for me. It showed up I had an abnormal timing in my heart going from 80 to 112 strokes. That was what I tried to tell this lady, but she would not listen. The doctor wanted to see me again in two months for further tests. But the sad thing was he had only two of my medicine pills in stock, and I had to go to a pharmacy for the remaining medicines which were pills for thinning my blood.
So a kind of happy ending!

[egiljohann]

I have to add I'm getting some refund from Norway from my medicines, but only if I have a medical sertificate. I got that from the hospital, but a pharmacy don't do that so in that case I have to pay everything myself.

[limbu]

For a first time visitor to Hua Hin Hospital, what is the procedure to be seen quickly? Which building is the one to go to? And where to park the car? Plus any other advice.
Thank you.

[Big Boy]

Monday to Friday from about 08:30 until 14:30 go straight to 5th floor of the purple building. There is a multi-storey car park, which will cost you 20฿, when leaving. More than 8 hours will cost an additional 10฿/hour.

[KevinR]

Monday to Friday from about 08:30 until 14:30 go straight to 5th floor of the purple building. There is a multi-storey car park, which will cost you 20฿, when leaving. More than 8 hours will cost an additional 10฿/hour.

Does a new person need to register at the main entry before going to the 5th floor?

[buksida]

Does a new person need to register at the main entry before going to the 5th floor?

Yes, they'll send you back down if you go straight up there without registering first.

[Big Boy]

You've registered since me, so your info is current. When I registered, it was all done by the Express Clinic, so apologies for my misleading message.

[buksida]

Quick heads up, don't bother going here on Friday afternoons, they have an extended lunch break when the clinic closes and service is anything but 'express' when staff finally return.

[thecolonel]

Monday to Friday from about 08:30 until 14:30 go straight to 5th floor of the purple building. There is a multi-storey car park, which will cost you 20฿, when leaving. More than 8 hours will cost an additional 10฿/hour.

What happens outside of those hours? What if you're sick at 4pm? Can you still go to this hospital and be seen?

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[Big Boy]

Yes, just report to the window just inside the main entrance, or A&E if major or out of hours. A&E patients also need somebody to report to the window.

Both the areas hold out patient surgeries, which are quite efficient, and cheaper than the Express Clinic.

[HHTel]

I haven't been to the hospital for 2 or 3 months but today I needed to go for a blood test. After taking blood, I had a couple of hours free.
The changes I noticed:
The old M/cycle park adjacent to the main road has been closed off. M/cycles are now parked on the old car park. That is still used as a car park but has only 2 rows of parked cars. M/cycles are parked in two rows next to the hospital wall. One big plus is that they've leveled the old car park using gravel so it's no longer the 'moon surface'.

They now have an indoor food court (similar to the one on the 1st floor of MV but smaller) at the bottom of the new car park. There is also a covered outdoor food market behind the food court that sells food and fruit. Sandwiches, satay, BBQ, etc. I had a BLT with fried egg sandwich which was not bad for 25 baht.

Of course, the 7/11 does not issue bags and I was quite surprised at the number of people carrying 'shopping bags'. These were Thais and not just the women but men also. It seems, in general, that the Thais are going along with the program. Only the 'farangs' are doing the complaining.

Regarding the clinic, when I had my blood taken, I was the only one in the clinic. When I returned for the results, it was standing room only. The majority were Thais, not 'farangs' so it appears that more and more Thais are taking advantage of the 'Express Clinic'.