After dealing with the hospitals in China for six years, it was a treat to step into “The Ram” and observe the great mixture of foreigners and locals along with all the bilingual signs.  We’ve only been living in Thailand for a few months but have already had several opportunities to take advantage of the wonderful medical care here!  We both had “issues” that needed to be dealt with as soon as we stepped off the plane.  My wife, Nancy, broke out into a terrible, blistering unknown allergic reaction all over her hands and feet a couple of weeks before we arrived.  She decided it would be a good idea to have a full medical examination.  The day we left China to fly to our new home in Thailand, I woke up seeing black lines and spots roaming across my field of vision.  It was very weird and very scary!  However, I decided to tough it out until we arrived and then get it checked in Chiangmai.

As soon as we stepped into the main foyer of the hospital that first time, we were courteously greeted and shown to the main admissions desk.  In spite of the fact that a couple of people were already filling in forms, we were attended to immediately and had our new hospital cards within minutes, along with a small card that quickly explained to everyone along the way who we were and where we were supposed to be.  We were directed to another floor where many numbered specialist rooms were located.  We gave our trusty little card to the main desk on the ward and they gave us a colored big card with a number on it.  We matched it with the numbered colored cards outside the specialist doors and waited until it matched ours.  That meant it was our turn!  It was a great efficient system. Read More