A doctor at Chiang Saen Hospital who went viral for ranting at a patient following a disagreement over treatment has now been suspended indefinitely.
The hospital said the doctor in question has now been suspended indefinitely, as opposed to five days as it had initially ordered.
The hospital has also ordered an internal investigation into the incident.
In a video which went viral on social media over the weekend, the doctor could be seen sitting on a chair, fiddling with a mobile phone while engaging in an argument with the patient and the patient's relatives.
At one point in the video, the doctor could be heard calling the patient "stupid".
The patient, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, had come to the hospital to seek treatment for her nausea and vomiting, for which the doctor prescribed an injection.
However, the patient refused the treatment due to her heart condition.
A heated argument with the doctor immediately started.
Taweesilp Visanuyothin of the Public Health Ministry acknowledged the need to improve the doctor-patient ratio at hospitals nationwide, to reduce stress and pressure on medical staff.
