Phuket practical information
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.
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 )
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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.
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