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Public Doctor Crisis: Long Shifts, Low Pay Force Resignations

Public Doctor Crisis: Long Shifts, Low Pay Force Resignations

MGR Online•General•21d ago

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A severe shortage of surgeons at Suranaree University of Technology Hospital highlights a systemic issue within Thailand's public healthcare, where difficult working conditions and low pay for public doctors lead to resignations.

  • •Suranaree University of Technology Hospital is facing a critical shortage of general surgeons, forcing it to stop accepting referred patients in this specialty.
  • •A famous Facebook page, 'Remrin', has exposed the harsh reality of public doctors working long hours for low pay, sometimes with delayed payments, causing many to resign.
  • •The issue is not a lack of doctors, but the system's inability to retain them, forcing specialists to leave for the private sector or other fields.
  • •This exodus impacts patient care and the quality of medical education due to a reduction in experienced faculty.

Overview

  • •On May 6, 2026, Suranaree University of Technology Hospital issued a document regarding a shortage of specialist doctors.
  • •Suranaree University of Technology Hospital announced a suspension of accepting referred patients in general surgery due to a severe shortage of surgeons.
  • •The shortage of surgeons at Suranaree University of Technology Hospital is due to numerous resignations.
  • •The Facebook page 'Remrin' highlighted the general plight of public doctors, citing long working hours, low compensation, and delayed payments as reasons for resignation.
  • •Doctors are leaving the public sector due to difficult work conditions and quality of life that are too strenuous to bear.
  • •The reduction in specialist doctors impacts patient care and the quality of education in medical schools.
  • •The page 'Remrin' argued that the primary issue is not doctors being greedy, but the overwhelming nature of their work and life conditions.
  • •On May 8, the page 'Remrin' posted an analysis of the crisis, emphasizing the system's failure to retain doctors.

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Key Quotes

Remrin Page
"The Thai public health system crisis is not lacking "number of doctors" but lacks the ability to retain doctors in the state system."
วิกฤตระบบสาธารณสุขไทยที่ไม่ได้ขาด “จำนวนแพทย์” แต่ขาดความสามารถในการรักษาแพทย์ให้อยู่ในระบบรัฐ
Remrin Page
"The main problem is not doctors being greedy for money, but the work conditions and quality of life being too hard to bear."
ปัญหาหลักไม่ใช่หมอเห็นแก่เงิน แต่เป็นสภาพงานและคุณภาพชีวิตที่หนักเกินรับไหว

Key Entities

Organization

Suranaree University of Technology Hospital(โรงพยาบาลมหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีสุรนารี)
A university hospital facing a critical shortage of surgeons.
Remrin
A notable social media page that published commentary on the public doctor crisis.
Doctor Not Aggressive(หมอไม่บ่น Doctor Not Aggressive)
A social media page that initially shared information about the hospital's doctor shortage.