Pattaya Travel Guide - Stay healthy

Specialist Clinics

• ☎ +66 3841 0062 (Dr.Tongsuk@PRBClinic.com), [175]. . Pattaya's first Plastic Surgery clinic, which always provides free initial consultation at the clinic. Major procedures are performed at a private hospital that it is outsourcing the facilities. Minor procedures, such as nose-job are performed at the clinic. The price is to be told after the consultation, which is pretty much the same to what's listed on the web.  edit

Hospitals

• Bangkok Pattaya Hospital , Sukhumvit Road (immediately north-west of the North Pattaya Road traffic lights ), ☎ +66 3825 9999 (inquiry@bph.co.th), [176]. Emergency: +66 3825 9911. Pattaya's largest hospital (210 beds) and generally regarded as having the best facilities and highest standards; a bit more expensive than the rest, but still much lower prices than in the West. Many travel insurance policies will cover in-patient care here directly.  edit

• Banglamung Hospital , Sawang Fah Road, Naklua , ☎ +66 3842 9244/5 . This is the least foreigner-oriented of the major hospitals in Pattaya, and most likely to have the lowest prices.  edit

• Pattaya International Hospital , Soi 4 (between Pattaya Beach Road and Second Road, North Pattaya ), ☎ +66 3842 8374/5 (picpih@loxinfo.co.th), [177].  edit

• Pattaya Memorial Hospital , Central Pattaya Road , ☎ +66 3842 9422/4 . Has the most central location, but not as good a reputation as Bangkok Pattaya Hospital or Pattaya International Hospital.  edit

Dentists

"Dental Tourism" is a popular reason for choosing to visit Thailand, and like other major tourist destinations such as Bangkok and Phuket, Pattaya has many dentists who advertise in English and are accustomed to treating foreigners.

• Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, Sukhumvit Road (North Pattaya); tel. +66-38259944 dentalbph@bgh.co.th

• Dentist @ Beach, 4th Floor Central Festival Pattaya Beach, Beach Road [178] tel. +66-38043331 contact@dentistbeach.com

• Dental for you, 111/65-66 Moo 10, South Pattaya RD, Nongprue, Banglamung, Pattaya [179] tel. +66-3872-4215 info@dental4youpattaya.com

• Modern Smile Dental Clinic, 418/9 Central Pattaya Road (Central Pattaya) [180] tel. +66-38720820

• Pattaya Smile Dental Clinic, 111/57-8 South Pattaya Road [181] info@dentalpattayabeach.com tel. +66-38724145

• Doctor Smile Dentist, 111/72 South Pattaya Road (Opposite TukCom Building) [182] tel. +66-38723733

• Central Pattaya Dental Center, 418/19-20 Central Pattaya Road [183] tel. +66-38720747

• Pattaya Dental Clinic [184] info@pdclinic.com has three locations - Buddha Hill: 308/79 Moo 10, Thappraya Road (opposite Soi 11) tel: +66-38252670-1 fax: +66-38252671 North Pattaya: 102/4 Moo 9, Beach Road Soi 3 (opposite Big C) tel: +66-38362374 fax: +66-38252671 South Pattaya: 363/24 Moo 10, Beach Road Soi 16 (beside Marine Plaza Hotel) tel: +66-38429206 tel+fax: +66-38421156

Pharmacies

Pharmacies are plentiful and for most medications a prescription is not required (but when a prescription is required, it must be issued by a Thai doctor - a prescription from abroad won't do). Viagra (etc.) is available from most. The international Boots and Watsons chains each have locations at Central Festival (Big-C) and Royal Garden Plaza malls (Boots also have a store in Walking Street, open 12:00-02:00), and their pharmacists tend to have above-average English skills.

• Fascino, North Pattaya Road [185] is a huge store and a good place to try if you're having trouble finding what you need; also stocks some medical equipment (e.g. wheelchairs & walkers).

Condoms

Practice Safe Sex!. This is PATTAYA where you can meet thousands of tourists from around the world. So like any other touristic place in this world. It is wise to have a condom just in case. Recent studies have shown that 1 in 3 sex workers have a sexual transmitted disease.