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Medical tourism Beyond the beaches

The emerging trend of travellers seeking medical treatment abroad has mushroomed in the last few years. Thailand has benefited from this trend with over one million people visiting for treatment in 2005. The reasons are mainly financial and long delays for treatment in their home country. Often, costs can be 90 present less and operations may be performed on the same day of arrival.

Bumrungrad International Hospital is one of the best in Asia, with over 200 overseas-qualified doctors and specialists. “We deliver the one thing that people want in health care but don’t expect to get….service,” says Rube Toral, the Marketing Director.

The hospital is internationally accredited and multi-specialty. Founded in 1980, today it is the largest private hospital in Southeast Asia, with 554 beds and over 30 specialty centres. It offers state-of-the-art diagnostic, therapeutic and intensive care facilities in a one-stop centre.

Bumrungrad serves over a million patients annually. Over 400,000 are international. They include thousands of expatriates living in Bangkok and nearby countries, plus visitors from 190 countries. English is widely spoken. A medical coordination office staffed by doctors, nurses, and interpreters serve the special needs of international patients, including corporate health plans.