Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study the level of the peoples satisfaction with the services of the Koh Lanta Hospital in the Health for All Project, to collect problems and to propose guidelines to improve the satisfaction level of the people. The sample group consisted of 393 people who had used the services of the Koh lanta Hospital. Questionnaires were used as tools to collect the data. The statistics employed in analyzing the collected data were percentage, arithmetic means, and S.D.
The results of the study revealed : The overall level of satisfaction of the people with the services of the Koh Lanta Hospital was found to be moderate. The areas of satisfaction were ranked from highest to lowest as follows : cost of services, communication, and respect. Problems with the services included slow service, and insufficient equipment. There was sometimes miscommunication between the staff and patients. Some staff were found to be unfriendly and impolite. Suggestions to improve the services were that the hospital should improve the following services : fast and convenient services, friendly staff who attend to the patients needs.