Hua Hin Forum

I think the Hash did a Burma to the Gulf of siam run a few years ago

I was asked to give a talk in Australia on the health dangers of SE Asia--they suggested Mosquitoes and Malaria. I told them, thats all very well but you have the wrong M & M a MUCH bigger danger are Maniacs and Motorbikes.

I cannot agreewith the last poster. The size and expense of hospitals has increased enormously since Iwas a house doctor in the UK in the 1960s.But then, about a quarter of all heart attack patients died in the first 48 hours, patients with a stroke either died or were severly disabled, patients wit...

It is bizarre that countries that have managed their economies well, have good trade balances and managable debt are being victimised by all the counties that have been negligent.

Answer to some of the comments/questions involving costs. The Bangkok Hospital Group is top of the line. WE are the Intercontinental, the Hilton, the Marriot. It was decided that this is what HH was lacking. Our costs are comparable with the other International Hospitals in BKK. We do not have a dou...

In terms of flying towards the end of prgnancy there are two considerations. 1. what the Airlines will allow 2,What makes goodsense Medically. The problem is not so much that thej ourney will triger labor,but rather that you will be away from access to care for14 hours and on the law of avwerages al...

LABoratory Tests. Each hospital in our group has its own Lab and the everyday tests, probably 95+% of the tests are donr in thr hospital. With the amazing new technology these test results are available in lesst han an hour, sometimesi n a fewminutes. Others,such as the study of Bacteria can take a ...

Out patient Clinics--Phase 2 The OP department should swing into action in the Spring, April or May hopefully. There will be a General Medical CInic for everyday problems and Check-ups. Internal Medicine. Cardialogy, Surgery, Ortopedics,Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ENT. Other sub-specialty...

Answers to questions about Imaging equipment. Remember Phase 1 --Emergency Department open Phase 2 -Out patient Clinics open Phase 3 - Full Hospital services with IN-patient beds. Phase 1 which we hope will open in November -- we plan for a 64 slice CT scanner will be operational Phase 2 -- We plan ...

RESPONSE: Adressing Duans letter as it contains several important points. The Drs that come to HH will be Drs who have worked in the BKK hospital, generally we have few complaints about communication with the Drs, their English is excellent. Additionaly in BKK we have a large number of translators/i...

Everybody seems to have the same plan, cool the room for an hour with A/C and then use the fan to blow this cooled air over you. Remember before a/c thats all that they had and were VERY happy with the effect. Just to complete the picture although it is not a factor here. Most fans can be reversed a...

Can I try to answer some questions. Ambulance Service --- Our Ambulances are called Mobile Intensive care units and the equipment and staff are excellent--De Fibs and Cardiac monitors are carried. Two MICUs have been ordered for HH. Pediatrics: Of course,we will have general pediatricians, some chil...

BANGKOK HOSPITAL--HUA HIN The Bangkok Hospital group is building and will soon open a brand new hospital in hua Hin. Construction is underway and it will start to open in stages later in 2010. Initially the Emergency Department will open and will offer 24hour a dayservice for emergencies. The Out Pa...