The newest public hospital on the island: its emergency department opened on 28 December 2015 on the Chao Fa West Road, it was formally established as a community hospital in 2018, its outpatient building went to 24-hour service on 1 October 2019, and it operates 48 beds in the health network coordinated by Vachira Phuket Hospital. It covers Chalong, Rawai, Nai Harn and Kata for accidents and routine care; anything serious is referred into town.
Public · community hospital, size F1 (Ministry of Public Health) · 24 hours ·Chalong · Row verified Sep 5, 2026
Medical emergency: 1669 (free, nationwide, 24 hours). Tourist Police: 1155.
Published or reported figures, each with its own date and source; not index medians. Dollar values use the exchange rate of Sep 3, 2026.
No dated figure for this item yet — nothing is estimated.
Straight-line kilometres from the area centre to the hospital; the indicative time is a stated model (1.4× the straight line at 30 km/h), not a measured trip — night traffic in Patong or a wet-season afternoon on the bypass road can double it.
Source: HealthServ — โรงพยาบาลฉลอง (ER opened 28 Dec 2015, community hospital 2018, 48 beds, F1, 24-hour ER, address, phone), Sep 5, 2026
No direct billing listed — pay and claim.
No direct-billing list is published; billing follows the Ministry of Public Health foreigner fee schedule.
Sources: HealthServ — โรงพยาบาลฉลอง (ER opened 28 Dec 2015, community hospital 2018, 48 beds, F1, 24-hour ER, address, phone) (Sep 5, 2026); Khao Phuket, 23 Nov 2019 — Chalong Hospital opens 24-hour service (Sep 5, 2026); Phuket.net — Phuket hospitals (24/7 accident and emergency department, phone) (Sep 5, 2026); OpenStreetMap / Nominatim (coordinates) (Sep 5, 2026) · All sources
No dated consultation fee is on file for Chalong Hospital yet; nothing is estimated in its place. Public hospitals bill foreigners under the Ministry of Public Health fee schedule, which is below private-hospital rates.
Yes — Chalong Hospital runs an emergency room around the clock. From Chalong it is about 1.1 km, roughly 5 minutes by road on the site's indicative model. For an ambulance anywhere in Thailand call 1669.
No direct-billing list is published; billing follows the Ministry of Public Health foreigner fee schedule. Public hospitals in Thailand generally do not bill foreign insurers directly.
Chalong (1.1 km, ≈ 5 min), Kata (4.8 km, ≈ 15 min), Rawai (5.5 km, ≈ 15 min), Karon (5.7 km, ≈ 15 min), Nai Harn (6.8 km, ≈ 20 min). Distances are straight-line from the area centre; minutes come from a stated model (1.4× the straight line at 30 km/h) and are indicative, not measured.