Phuket Town has three modern hospitals that offer 24-hour emergency medical services with patient transfer services to larger hospitals located in Bangkok and Hat Yai.

In addition, the Phuket hospitals are linked to SOS International for medical assisted homeward flights.

Most hotels and guest houses are linked with a 24-hour medical service as well.

Ambulance services are available if needed and in Patong the Kathu Hospital has nurses available to treat minor medical ailments and an ambulance service for the more serious medical conditions.

Every year more than 2 million overseas tourists come to Phuket for holidays. A certain number of them get sick and some suffer from accidents. Some people may expect language barriers when people of 60 nationalities are treated in Phuket Hospitals but most of these problems are kept to a minimum.

English is widely used as a second language as well as up to 8 other major languages. The Hospitals have good connections to the global network of insurance companies, air ambulance services, doctors and hospitals in many countries. This makes the repatriation of International Patients always a smooth process in case such a move is necessary.