Private hospital, Phsar Thmei, Khan Daun Penh. Emergency department open 24 hours.
Central Hospital
A mid-sized private hospital beside Central Market, open since 2011 — the most central of the private options, and a good deal cheaper than the international ones.
Show this to your driver
មន្ទីរពេទ្យសង់ត្រាល់
Say “montir pet Central”, or ask for Phsar Thmei — Central Market. The hospital is on Street 154, one block behind the market’s yellow dome.
Romanised, roughly “montir pet Central”; drivers know it by the English name.
- TypePrivate — Cambodian-owned general hospital, treating patients since 2011
- AddressNo. 82A, Street 154, Sangkat Phsar Thmei 3, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh 120203
- Switchboard+855 23 214 955
- Emergency hotline, 24 hours+855 95 580 227
- Emailinquiry@central-hospital.com
- Websitecentral-hospital.com
- HoursEmergency department open 24 hours
- LanguagesKhmer; some English
- Opened2011
- On the mapOpen in Google Maps
A Cambodian-owned private hospital on Street 154, a block from Central Market and walking distance from most riverside hotels. It runs a 24-hour emergency department, intensive care, maternity and operating theatres, and covers cardiology, general medicine, gynaecology, obstetrics, paediatrics and neurology. It is not an international hospital and does not charge like one; for a visitor it is the practical middle option in the centre of town.
What it is known for
Being central, and being open. The hospital has treated patients since 2011 from a building on Street 154, a block behind Central Market, and it runs its emergency department around the clock with a hotline of its own. It lists intensive care, maternity and surgical theatres alongside outpatient clinics in cardiology, general medicine, gynaecology, obstetrics, paediatrics and neurology. It is a working city hospital rather than a showpiece: the equipment and the surroundings are a step below the international hospitals, and so are the bills. For a great many of the things that actually happen to travellers, that trade is a sensible one.
Who it suits
Travellers staying around the riverside and Central Market who need to be seen quickly and would rather not cross the city, and anyone whose problem is ordinary — a stomach infection, a fever, a cut that needs stitches, a chest infection. It is a reasonable middle ground for an uninsured traveller who does not want a public hospital but cannot absorb an international hospital’s bill. For a major injury, a suspected stroke or anything that may need intensive care for days rather than hours, ask instead to be taken to Royal Phnom Penh or Sunrise Japan.
Cost and insurance
Well below the international hospitals and above the public ones. Expect to pay in United States dollars, expect a deposit before an admission, and do not assume the hospital will bill a foreign insurer directly — treat it as pay-and-claim unless your assistance line has arranged something in advance. Ask for a written estimate before any procedure and an itemised receipt afterwards, and ask specifically for the medical report in English. A claim filed without one is the commonest reason a traveller is still arguing with an insurer months after getting home.
Getting there
On Street 154 in Phsar Thmei, one block from the yellow dome of Central Market and about ten minutes on foot from most riverside hotels. Any tuk-tuk driver will take you to Central Market and the hospital is a short walk from there; a Grab or PassApp car is easier if you are hurt or carrying someone else’s bag. Traffic around the market crawls in the middle of the day, so over these short distances walking is often quicker. The 24-hour emergency hotline is +855 95 580 227.
Details checked against the hospital’s own website, September 2026. Call before a non-urgent visit; in an emergency call 119 or the hospital’s own emergency line above. Travel information, not medical advice.
The other 4 hospitals in Phnom Penh
- Calmette HospitalPublic, about 250 beds, Monivong Boulevard, north end of the centre.
- Sunrise Japan Hospital Phnom PenhPrivate, about 50 beds, Chroy Changvar, over the Japanese Friendship Bridge.
- Khmer-Soviet Friendship HospitalPublic, Street 271, south of the centre.
- Royal Phnom Penh HospitalPrivate, Russian Federation Boulevard, Sen Sok.