Medical treatment in Thailand

Thailand is one of the leading destinations for health care. Thailand’s medical industry has been widely known for many years to provide the most reliable and cost effective medical services in Asia. In 2006 the number of foreign patients in Thailand reached 1.4 million. All the treatment and aftercare in most Thailand hospitals performed in resort like settings. Thailand's private hospitals accredited according the toughest standards. The Bumrungrad International hospital and the Bangkok International Hospital offer the best-in-class facilities for the international patients.

The Thailand medical education system is based on the US model. Most doctors trained in the US and EU.  Nursing staff is professional and abundant. Most hospitals have multi-lingual personnel, who recognize cultural and religious dietary and behavioral restrictions of the patients.

Massive volume of local and foreign patients translates into more experienced doctors, better еquipment and lower prices. In Thailand a patient can get everything from organ transplant and cardiac surgery to cosmetic surgery performed at a fraction of the cost.

The hospitals efficiency and personal attention of the personnel are very appealing to many western visitors.

In addition, Thailand is known as the Land of Smiles: friendly people, superb beaches and fantastic food.

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Capital city: Bangkok

Local Time: GMT +7 hours

Electricity: 220V, 50 HZ
Tourism: 12 million visitors per year

People: Thai (80%), Chinese (10%), Malay (3%), and the rest are minorities (Mons, Khmers, hill tribes)

Religion: Buddhism (95%), Muslim (4%), others (1%)

Language: Thai is an official language, English is widely spoken

Emergency numbers: Police, Ambulance, And Fire: 191

                                  Tourist Police (English, French and German spoken) : 1155

Temperature (°C): from March through to June: day: 33-48, night: 27

                               from July through to November: day:32, night: 16

                               from November through to February: day:32, night: 12.

Passport and visa: visitors can arrive without a visa and get a free 30 day entry stamp on arrival, which can later be extended by up to 10 days at an immigration post in Thailand.