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