The “Hospitel” is a new type of quarantine facility in Thailand designed to reduce the number of COVID-19 patients staying in hospitals during the outbreak. Hotels are transformed into surveillance areas for COVID-19 patients for the hospitals to have more capacity to manage more critical Coronavirus patients.
What is Hospitel?
As the COVID-19 epidemic is continuing and the number of daily new Covid-19 cases in Thailand is rising dramatically during April 2021, the word “Hospitel” has been brought up again. The name of the facility “Hospitel” comes from words “Hospital” + “Hotel”. These facilities are used to accommodate patients who are infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the event that the hospital cannot accept the large number of patients to receive medical treatment.
This concept applies to patients with asymptomatic or mild-symptom Covid-19 who had to stay at the main hospital for at least 4 to 7 days before being transferred to Hospitel. Patients staying in Hospitel must have the ability to take care of themselves and agree to remain at the hotel for 10 or 14 days after their discharge from the hospital to ensure that they are not contagious and to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Patients to be treated in Hospitel
Hospitel is supervised under the main or partner hospital. COVID-19 patients to be treated in Hospitel must meet the following criteria:
1. Patients who tested positive without symptoms: After hospitalization for 4-7 days with no complications, the patients will be transferred to Hospitel and remain there for at least 10 days (or 14 days in case of suspected COVID-19 variants).
2. Patients who tested positive with symptoms but have no risk conditions / no chronic conditions: After hospitalization for 4-7 days with symptoms improved, the patients will be transferred to Hospitel and remain there for at least 10 days (or 14 days in case of suspected COVID19 variants).
3. Patients under 50 years who tested positive with no symptoms or no other risk will be admitted to stay at Hospitel for 10 days (or 14 days in case of suspected COVID-19 variants).
4. Lung x-rays are recommended for patients who tested positive. If the lungs are abnormal, they should stay in hospital.
List of Hospitels in Thailand
Some of the hotels that are supposed to operate as Hospitels for COVID-19:
Central
1. Bangkok Hospital
• Chiva Bangkok Hotel
• AQ Hotel
2. Chularat 3 Inter Hospital
• O2 Luxury Hotel• H5 Luxury Hotel
3. Thonburi Hospital 1
• Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit
4. Hospitals in the Kasemrad Group
• Court Wing Hotel
• Justice Hotel
• Richmond Hotels
• Kingston Suites Hotel
• Soritre Sukhumvit Hotel
• Holiday Inn MBK Hotel
• Two Tree Hotel
5. Bangpakok 9 Hospital
• The Green View Hotel
6. Bangpakok 2 Hospital Rangsit
• Tara Park Resotel
• Tara Residence Hotel
7. Bumrungrad Hospital
• Anantara Riverside Hotel
8. Piyavate Hospital
• Royal Rattanakosin Hotel
• Indra Regent Hotel
• The Bazaar Hotel
9. Phyathai 1 Hospital
• Picnic Rangnam Hotel
10. Med Park Hospital
• Bangkok Hotel Midtown Hotel Bangkok
• Verve Hotel
11. Lerdsin Hospital
• Grace
Hotel Narai Hotel
12. Vichaivej Hospital Nong Khaem• The Platinum Suite Hotel
13. Vichaivej Hospital Omnoi
• The Cotai Luxury Design Hotel
14. Vibharam Hospital
• The Patra Hotel Rama 9
• So Boutique Hotel
15. Vibharam Hospital, Chaiprakarn
• Ozone Hotel @ Samyan
16. World Medical Hospital
• Bandara Hotel
17. Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital
• Taisun Hotel
18. Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital
• Novotel Bangkok Phoenix Ploenchit
19. Synphaet Hospital
• Synsiri Nawamin Hotel
• Synsiri Hotel Ladprao
20. Sukhumvit Hospital
• Malaysia Hotel
• Forum Park Hotel
21. Serirak Hospital
• Synsiri Resort Hotel
22. Nawamin 9 Hospital
• The Canal Hotel
23. Chularat 9 Airport Hospital
• The Leisure Residence Hotel
24. Synphaet Ramintra Hospital
• Synsiri Nawamin 96 Hotel
25. Synphaet Srinakarin Hospital
• Maple Hotel
26. Prince Suvarnabhumi Hospital
• Le Grand City Hotel Pratunam
• Gate 43 Airport Hotel
27. Thonburi Bamrungmuang Hospital
• ibis Bangkok IMPACT Hotel
28. Vichaivej Samut Sakhon Hospital
• Royal King Suite Hotel
29. Vibhavadi Hospital
• Princeton Hotel Bangkok
30. Ramkhamhaeng Hospital
• Metro Point Hotel
31. BNH Hospital
• Novotel Ibis Hotel
32. Ladprao Hospital
• Anchaleena Hotel
33. Rama 9 Hospital
• Almas Hotel Bangkok
34. B Care Hospital
• Gold Orchid Hotel
35. Paolo Samut Prakan Hospital
• Koon Hotel
36. Sikarin Hospital
• Twin Hotel
37. Bang Pho Hospital
• Stay Hotel
North
1. Theppanya Hospital
• Amora Thapae Hotel
Eastern region
1. Pattaya Memorial Hospital
• Tropicana Hotel
2. Phyathai Sriracha Hospital• 3 Shade Pool Villas Hotel
3. Bangkok Hospital Pattaya
• Aden Hotel and Tasten
Note: Hospital information and list are subject to change depending on the situation and conditions of the hospital or additional announcements from the government
