Service· Koh Tao· Thailand
Koh Tao Hospital and Ocean Medical Hyperbaric Chamber
10° 5.0′ N · 99° 49.5′ E
Koh Tao's government hospital, a two-minute walk from the Mae Haad pier, runs a 24-hour emergency service; the island's dive-medicine clinic, Ocean Medical, operates a multiplace hyperbaric chamber for decompression illness.
Practical
Position from the coordinates Koh Tao Complete Guide links for Koh Tao Government Hospital. The guide gives office hours 8am–4pm daily with 24-hour emergency medical service, phone 077 456 490; it has a laboratory, X-ray, dental service and overnight beds, and arranges evacuation off the island. The same guide says Ocean Medical Clinic runs a multiplace hyperbaric oxygen chamber system with the Bangkok Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center, reachable 24 hours a day for diving emergencies, and can arrange transfer to Koh Samui hospital. Ocean Medical's own site lists the Koh Tao clinic at 1/53 Moo 2, about five minutes' walk from Mae Haad pier, open 9am–midnight daily, phone 077 423 801, with fit-to-dive checks and referral to the chamber on Koh Tao. Big Blue Diving also describes a hyperbaric chamber on the island run by Sonia Scott, with no opening date given. Confirm chamber availability by phone before relying on it, and carry dive insurance (DAN or similar).
Best for
Emergency care and dive-accident treatment
Nearby
- Mae Haad Pier, Koh TaoRight here
- TAOFESTIVAL (Koh Tao Music and Underwater Festival)Right here
- Koh Tao Clinics (Mae Haad)0.1 NM away
- Koh Tao Dive Shops and Tank Fills (Mae Haad)0.1 NM away
- Koh Tao Fuel and Water (Mae Haad, by jerry can)0.1 NM away
- Mae Haad Pier-Front Restaurants (Cafe del Sol, Zest, Safety Stop)0.1 NM away
- Mae Haad Provisioning (7-Eleven, supermarkets and market)0.1 NM away
- Mango Wash and Dry (Mae Haad Laundry)0.2 NM away