Is Bangkok Hospital Samui the main trauma centre on the island?

Yes — for serious trauma, dive injuries, suspected cardiac and stroke, it is the primary destination on Koh Samui, and patients from Koh Phangan and Koh Tao are routinely transferred here.

Does it take travel insurance?

Yes — direct billing is set up with all major travel and expat insurers including Cigna, Allianz, Aetna, BUPA, AIA, April and William Russell. Call your insurer's emergency line on arrival.

Can complex cases be flown to Bangkok?

Yes — for the most complex cardiac surgery, transplants or specialist oncology, BDMS routinely arranges medical-jet transfer to Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok, with shared records throughout.

Koh Samui · Chaweng

Bangkok Hospital Samui

Bangkok Hospital Samui is the BDMS group's flagship on the island and the de facto main hospital for foreign tourists and expats on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. It is an international-tier hospital with a 24-hour ER, dive-injury experience, and dedicated international centres for English, German, Russian, French and Chinese-speaking patients. Many islanders from Phangan and Tao are transferred here by speedboat ambulance for serious cases.

Tier

international

English Speaking

yes

Price Tier

₿₿₿

Address

57 Moo 3, Thaweerat Phakdee Road, Bophut, Koh Samui, Surat Thani 84320

Phone

+66 77 429 500

Website

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Specialties

Emergency CareTraumaOrthopaedicsInternal MedicineCardiologyHealth Screening

Dental

IVF / Fertility

Mental Health

Addiction Treatment

Insurance Accepted

AllianzCignaAIAAprilPacific CrossBUPAAetnaWilliam Russell

Tips for Foreign Patients

If you have a serious accident on Samui, Phangan or Tao, ask for Bangkok Hospital Samui by name.
Close to Chaweng Beach and the main tourist strip — easy access by Grab or hotel transfer.
Direct billing works for all major travel and expat insurers; call your insurer's emergency line on arrival.
Records are shared across the BDMS network including Bangkok Hospital Phuket and Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok.

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Bangkok Hospital Samui

Tips for Foreign Patients

If you have a serious accident on Samui, Phangan or Tao, ask for Bangkok Hospital Samui by name.

Close to Chaweng Beach and the main tourist strip — easy access by Grab or hotel transfer.

Direct billing works for all major travel and expat insurers; call your insurer's emergency line on arrival.

Records are shared across the BDMS network including Bangkok Hospital Phuket and Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok.