Phuket correios hospitais e policia

Postal Services and Overseas Telephone Service

The Post Office in Patong is on the Beach Road. Upstairs is a overseas telephone service that is much cheaper than that offered by hotels and guest houses. The hours are 8AM to 11PM daily. There are two post offices in Phuket Town. The largest is located on Montri Road and the branch is on Yaowarat Road behind the market square. There is also a smaller post office on Karon Beach and Chalong.

Medical Facilities

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, Phuket hospitals are linked to the SOS International for medical assisted homeward flights. Most hotels and guest houses are linked with a 24-hour medical service. Ambulance services are available if needed. In Patong the Kathu Hospital has nurses available to treat minor medical ailments and a ambulance service for more serious medical conditions.

Hospitals

Bangkok Phuket Hospital ( 254 421-30 )
Mission Hospital ( 237 220-9 )
Patong-Kathu Hospital ( 340 444, 342 633-4 )
Pat Sompot Hospital ( 214 428 )
Phuket Adventist Hospital ( 212 386 )
Phuket International Hospital ( 249 400-20 )
Phuket Ruampat Hospital ( 212 950 )
Phya Thai Phuket Hospital ( 252 603-42 )
Siriroj Hospital ( 212 853 )
Vachira Phuket Hospital ( 211 114, 217 293-8 )

Tourist Police

Are there to assure your visit is as safe and pleasant as possible. Tourist Police stations are located in the major tourist areas of the island, in Patong the police office is located in the middle of the beach at the intersection of the Beach Road and Soi Bangla. Most tourist police speak English and a few will speak Japanese other European languages. If you become involved in a dispute during your stay and do not feel you are being treated fairly, hold your ground and call for the Tourist Police. That, in many cases, will be enough to resolve the issue. The tourist police are very familiar with all the local scams, and the operators who run them.