Getting a Full Medical Check in Chiang Mai, Thailand

I haven’t been to the doctors in years.

This is for three main reasons:

So one thing that I wanted to do when living in Chiang Mai was to get a full health assessment done. I had put it off for a long time, but after being in the city for over a year, I booked an appointment and it was a very easy experience. In this post I want to explain how to book a health assessment and how I found the experience. 

What is a full health assessment

Several hospitals around the world offer health assessments. These are to check your current health rather than giving a diagnosis when you are already sick.

Many people use these when travelling as healthcare in other countries can be much more affordable and less bureaucratic than in your home country.

I knew that Thailand has a reputation for excellent medical tourism so I wanted to get a full health assessment in Chiang Mai.

I have seen other people do similar health assessment tests in Bangkok or Turkey (which also has a great reputation for medical tourism) and I have actually already had some vaccines when I visited Bangkok.

Choosing where to go

Basically I chose the best medical centre in Chiang Mai.

Since speaking with friends and long term expats, I found that Bangkok Hospital is the gold standard in the country for private medical care.

After going on their website, I saw they had a variety of packages available for different ages, males or females and different budgets.

I was also fortunate that I booked mine when they had a sale on so I got mine slightly cheaper than the published rate.

I went for this package which comes with 19 different tests.

There is also a much more in depth package that costs a lot more and a variety of packages in between to suit your needs. 

On the day

I booked the appointment on Friday for the following Wednesday. I arrived at the hospital about 20 minutes before my appointment and the customer service at the front desk told me where to go.

I registered with my passport, went into the specialised Health Promotion Centre and before long I was having my height, weight and blood pressure taken.

I then had a small consultation with a nurse and bloods were taken. Other tests taken during the session included a urine test, an EKG, lung x-ray and a vision assessment.

After each small test I was sent back to the reception area to wait, but it was never more than a few minutes before someone else came and got me for another test.

Once all the testing was done, I had a voucher for some food in the hospital canteen and then had an hour to wait until another consult with a doctor about the results. All the results were explained to me and the few issues were talked through thoroughly. 

Overall, I’m fine but I did have one extra test done which I had to pay extra for but that was optional for me. I’m not sharing my full medical results with the internet 😜

The whole experience took about two hours in total and was a very smooth journey throughout.

Summing up getting a full health check in Chiang Mai

Having a full medical check in Chiang Mai had been on my radar for a while since I first moved to the city and I’m glad I’ve had it done.

It was affordable, easy to book and I found the hospital to be very modern with professional staff that spoke good English and made the experience very easy. Although there probably isn’t a need for someone who is healthy, I may go back again next year for an additional check to see if there are any changes noted. 

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Dan

Dan is an avid traveller from London. His first big adventure was in 2010 living in Malaysia for 3 months. He has been on the road almost constantly since 2015 travelling to destinations that aren’t on the mainstream tourist trail and working full time and travelling since 2021.