BKK Families

32 places across 18 areas

Healthcare in Bangkok

Working out where to have a baby, who to call at 2am with a fever, and what any of it costs is one of the hardest parts of moving here. We have made the searching easier below.

In an emergency

Thailand’s national emergency medical number is 1669. Free, works from any phone, and English-speaking dispatch is usually available.

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Pick whichever of these three is closest to what you need. Each one opens a searchable list you can narrow by area, by service and by the kind of place it is.

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Hospitals, clinics and dentists

The full directory, filterable by what you need, where you are and what kind of place it is.

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Places that deliver babies

Every published delivery package price in one table, the international hospitals first, plus what each package leaves out.

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Paediatric services

Including which hospitals have a children’s emergency department staffed by paediatricians, and which do not.

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Health insurance

Need health insurance answers?

Local or international, what Social Security does and does not cover, real prices where anyone publishes them, and reviews of 12 insurers and brokers, from Pacific Cross and LUMA to Cigna and AIA.

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Having a Baby in Bangkok: What It Costs and What the Price Does Not Include

Our daughter was born in Nonthaburi in 2010, and the whole thing from the second trimester to discharge after a caesarean came to about 80,000 baht. Here is what it costs now, with every published package price side by side, and the exclusions that actually decide your bill.

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Bangkok's Smog Season and Your Kids: What Actually Helps

I priced out moving the family to Australia for two or three months a year just to miss the worst of it. I never did it, but I thought about it seriously enough to know the smog talk is not overblown. Here is what actually helps.

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Dentists

Bangkok dental is cheap and good, so the mistake is saving it for a trip home.

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Mental health

Including services that see children and adolescents, not only adults.

For developmental and educational support, see Learning Support →

Where we cover

18 areas across Bangkok and Nonthaburi, because in this city the right hospital is often just the good one you can actually reach: Bang Kapi, Bang Khen, Bang Khun Thian, Bang Na, Bang Rak, Bangkok Noi, Chatuchak, Din Daeng, Dusit, Huai Khwang, Khlong Toei, Nonthaburi, Pathum Wan, Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Sathon, Suan Luang, Watthana.

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Healthcare

How Pharmacies Work in Thailand, and What You Cannot Bring Into the Country

Thai pharmacies sell a great deal over the counter that you would need a prescription for at home, which is convenient right up until it is not. And the rules on bringing your own medication into the country are stricter than most arriving families realise.

September 2026

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Heat and Kids in Thailand: The Hot Season, the Warning Levels, and What to Watch For

Thailand's hot season is not just uncomfortable, it is a measurable health risk, and the authorities publish warning bands most foreigners have never seen. Here is what the numbers mean and what they mean for children specifically.

September 2026

Healthcare

How to Choose a Hospital in Bangkok When You Have Just Arrived

The private hospital system here is genuinely excellent, which is a lovely problem to have and no help at all when you are three weeks off the plane and trying to pick one. Here is how to narrow it down, and the homework worth doing before you need any of it.

September 2026

Healthcare

Dental Care for Families in Bangkok: What It Actually Costs

Dental care is one of the genuine financial upsides of living here, and the mistake families make is saving it up for a trip home. Here are the published Bangkok prices against US averages, including the numbers for braces.

September 2026

Know somewhere we have missed?

This directory grows from what families actually tell us. If your paediatrician, clinic or dentist should be here, or something listed is out of date, send it over. Listing is free and always will be.

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Everything in this section is information, not medical advice. We are parents who have lived here, not clinicians. Nothing here is a recommendation to use or avoid any particular hospital, doctor or treatment, and it is no substitute for speaking to a qualified professional about your own family.