Public hospital, Soi Buakhao, Central Pattaya. Emergency and accident department open 24 hours.
Pattaya City Hospital
Pattaya’s municipal hospital on Soi Buakhao — small, central and public, with a 24-hour emergency room a few minutes from the nightlife streets.
Ambulance and medical emergency: 1669. Tourist Police: 1155. Police: 191.
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Say “rong phayaban Mueang Pattaya”. On Soi Buakhao between Central Pattaya Road and South Pattaya Road, a short walk from most central hotels.
- TypePublic — Pattaya City municipal hospital (Ministry of Interior)
- BedsAbout 110
- Address261/40 Moo 10, Soi Buakhao, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150
- Switchboard+66 38 103 900
- Emergency and transfers+66 38 103 999
- Websitepattayacityhospital.go.th
- HoursEmergency and accident department open 24 hours
- LanguagesThai; some English
- Opened2013
- On the mapOpen in Google Maps
Run by Pattaya City rather than the national health ministry, this 110-bed public hospital opened in 2013 to give the city centre its own emergency room. It sits on Soi Buakhao in the middle of the tourist grid, which makes it the closest hospital of any kind to Walking Street, Soi Buakhao and Pattaya Second Road.
What it is known for
Being close. Pattaya City Hospital is run by the city administration rather than the health ministry and opened in May 2013 to give the crowded centre of town its own public hospital. It is a modest general hospital with outpatient clinics and a 24-hour emergency and accident department, and its address — Soi Buakhao, in the middle of the tourist grid — makes it the nearest hospital of any kind to Walking Street, Soi Buakhao and Pattaya Second Road. Serious cases are stabilised and referred on to the larger hospitals.
Who it suits
Budget travellers with a minor illness or injury who are staying in central Pattaya, and anyone hurt in the centre at night who needs the closest emergency room. Service is Thai-first and waits can be long in the outpatient clinics; the emergency department is faster. For anything complex you will be transferred, so if you have insurance and time, go straight to one of the private hospitals instead.
Cost and insurance
Public pricing — a consultation, basic tests and medicine typically cost less than a night in a mid-range hotel. Pay at the cashier. Documents come in Thai unless you ask, so request an English medical certificate and an itemised receipt if you intend to claim on insurance. Direct billing is not something to expect here.
Getting there
Soi Buakhao runs between Central Pattaya Road and South Pattaya Road, parallel to Second Road; the hospital is a short walk from most central hotels and a few minutes by motorbike taxi from the beach. The emergency line is +66 38 103 999. Ask for “rong phayaban Mueang Pattaya”; taxis and songthaews know the soi, and the emergency entrance is on the soi itself, so a car can pull up outside.
Details checked against the hospital’s own website, September 2026. Call before a non-urgent visit; in an emergency call 1669 or the hospital’s own emergency line above. Travel information, not medical advice.
The other 5 hospitals in Pattaya
- Pattaya Bhattamakun HospitalPublic, about 482 beds, Na Kluea, off Sawang Fa Road.
- Bangkok Hospital PattayaPrivate, about 300 beds, Sukhumvit Road, North Pattaya.
- Jomtien HospitalPrivate, about 60 beds, Sukhumvit Road, south of Pattaya Tai.
- Pattaya International HospitalPrivate, about 55 beds, Soi 4, between Beach Road and Second Road.
- Pattaya Memorial HospitalPrivate, about 50 beds, Central Pattaya Road (Pattaya Klang).