Vachira Phuket Hospital

Hospital · Talat Yai

Phuket's main government hospital, run by the Ministry of Public Health, in Phuket Town.

Hospital

About Vachira Phuket Hospital

The island's main public hospital, on Yaowarat Road in Phuket Town, run by the Ministry of Public Health. With about 600 beds it takes the most serious cases — major trauma, brain and heart surgery, cancer care and newborn intensive care — and its many in-house clinics range from dental to plastic surgery. It is open around the clock; its website is in Thai.

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Languages

English-speaking staff (the UK government's list for visitors).

Size

About 600 inpatient beds.