Cambodia. 2 cities, 9 hospitals.
Hospitals in Cambodia
A handful of hospitals set up for foreign patients, very little behind them, and Bangkok an hour away — the one country here where evacuation cover is not optional.
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The one thing to know
Buy insurance that covers medical evacuation. Here it is the whole plan, not a footnote.
For anything serious, the realistic path is stabilisation at a hospital in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap and then a flight to Bangkok. Without evacuation cover that flight is tens of thousands of dollars, arranged in a hurry, by you.
- CitiesPhnom Penh, Siem Reap
- Hospitals9
- Ambulance119, free, 24 hours
- CheckedSeptember 2026, against each hospital’s own website
Cambodia is the country in this section where the gap between what a traveller might need and what is locally available is widest. Phnom Penh and Siem Reap each have a small number of hospitals and clinics built around foreign patients, staffed to a standard a visitor would recognise, and they handle the ordinary run of travel illness and injury perfectly well. Behind them the public system is thinly resourced, and for major trauma, complex surgery or intensive care the honest answer is that the treatment is in Bangkok, an hour’s flight away, or Ho Chi Minh City, rather less.
That is not a reason to avoid the country; it is a reason to buy the right insurance before you go. This page explains how care works here and what to arrange in advance; the city pages list the hospitals with addresses, phone numbers and maps.
Cities
Phnom Penh
5 hospitals. Cambodia’s capital, and its best hospitals
Siem Reap
4 hospitals. The town at the gates of Angkor
All 9 hospitals in Cambodia
| Hospital | City | Type | Beds | Where | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calmette Hospital | Phnom Penh | Public | 250 | Monivong Boulevard, north end of the centre | +855 23 426 948 |
| Sunrise Japan Hospital Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Private | 50 | Chroy Changvar, over the Japanese Friendship Bridge | +855 23 260 152 |
| Central Hospital | Phnom Penh | Private | Street 154, a block behind Central Market | +855 23 214 955 | |
| Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital | Phnom Penh | Public | Street 271, south of the centre | +855 23 217 524 | |
| Royal Phnom Penh Hospital | Phnom Penh | Private | Russian Federation Boulevard, Sen Sok | +855 23 991 000 | |
| Angkor Hospital for Children | Siem Reap | Private | Tep Vong Road at Oum Chhay Street | +855 63 963 409 | |
| Neak Tep Hospital | Siem Reap | Private | 7 Makara Street, south-east of the centre | +855 17 928 655 | |
| Royal Angkor International Hospital | Siem Reap | Private | National Route 6, west of the centre | +855 63 761 888 | |
| Siem Reap Provincial Referral Hospital | Siem Reap | Public | 2 Thnou Street, central Siem Reap | +855 63 764 091 |
Bed counts are approximate. Tap a name for the full page, or a city for that city’s guide.
Where a foreign patient actually goes
In practice, to one of a short list: the international hospitals and clinics in Phnom Penh, and in Siem Reap the hospital set up for visitors to Angkor. These handle consultations, minor surgery, broken bones, stomach infections, dengue testing and the paperwork an insurer needs, and they are used to being paid by foreign policies. The public provincial hospitals will stabilise an emergency patient anywhere in the country, but they are not where a traveller with a choice stays for treatment. Outside the two cities, plan on the assumption that a serious case moves.
Evacuation, and why it is the plan
Bangkok is about an hour from Phnom Penh by air and holds the region’s intensive care, major trauma and complex surgery; Ho Chi Minh City is closer still. Medical evacuation is therefore a routine part of how serious cases are handled here rather than an exotic last resort, and every credible travel policy sold for Cambodia includes it. Check that yours covers evacuation and not merely treatment, note the 24-hour assistance number, and understand that the insurer’s doctors, not you, decide when and where a patient is moved.
Paying, and what it costs
The international hospitals and clinics charge far more than local ones and expect payment or an insurer’s guarantee up front, in United States dollars, which circulate here alongside the riel. Some bill major insurers directly if the guarantee is arranged in advance through the assistance line; otherwise it is pay-and-claim, and a card is safer than carrying the cash. Public hospitals cost very little. Ask for an itemised receipt and an English medical report before you leave, whichever you use.
Blood, dengue and the sensible precautions
Two practical points. Blood supply and screening are limited, so a serious bleed is another reason evacuation cover matters, and it is worth knowing your blood type before you travel. Dengue is present year-round and any fever lasting more than two days needs a blood test rather than a pharmacy; malaria is a risk in forested border areas rather than the towns. Rabies is a genuine hazard here, so treat any animal bite as urgent and go straight to one of the international clinics, which stock the vaccine.
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Travel information, not medical advice.