Makham Tia, Mueang Surat Thani — the province's main public regional hospital (862 beds)
| Address | 56 Mu 2, Makham Tia Subdistrict, Mueang Surat Thani 84000 |
| Type | Public regional hospital, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) |
| Bed count | 862 beds |
| Opened | 13 April 1953 |
| Teaching affiliation | CPIRD Medical Education Center for the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (since 7 Jan 2004); affiliated teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University |
| Official website | srth.moph.go.th |
Surat Thani Hospital is the province's main public hospital, opened on 13 April 1953 with 25 beds and now operating 862 beds as a Ministry of Public Health regional hospital. It is by far the largest hospital in Surat Thani province and the primary referral centre for community hospitals across the region, including complex cases evacuated from Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao that exceed island-hospital capacity. Since January 2004 it has run a CPIRD Medical Education Center training doctors for the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, and it is also an affiliated teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University. As with public hospitals elsewhere in Thailand, expect substantially lower costs than the city's private hospitals, alongside busier wards, longer waits, tiered foreign-patient pricing and more limited English-language support. BAANLYY is not affiliated with Surat Thani Hospital and takes no paid placement in this guide; confirm all figures directly with the hospital.
As a Thai public regional hospital, Surat Thani Hospital is oriented primarily toward the general population rather than international patients, with more limited English-language support than the city's private hospitals -- expect a public-hospital experience (longer waits, lower cost, busier wards, tiered pricing for foreign nationals) and confirm current services and costs directly with the hospital.
The hospital sits in Makham Tia Subdistrict, Mueang Surat Thani, next to the main highway into Surat Thani city and within reach of Surat Thani railway station. Surat Thani has no rail transit within the city; access is by car, taxi, songthaew or ride-hailing. See the Surat Thani getting-around guide for more.
Public. It is classified by Thailand's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) as a regional hospital, distinct from the city's private hospitals -- Bangkok Hospital Surat, Thaksin Hospital and Srivichai Hospital.
It has 862 beds, making it by far the largest hospital in the province and the main referral centre for community hospitals across Surat Thani and the wider Gulf-coast catchment area, including complex cases evacuated from Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.
Yes -- it hosts a CPIRD Medical Education Center training doctors for the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (since January 2004) and is also an affiliated teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University.
Cost. Public hospital care is significantly cheaper than Bangkok Hospital Surat or the city's private clinics, though with longer waits, busier wards and more limited English-language support -- tiered pricing typically applies for foreign patients. It's most relevant for complex or high-cost procedures where the public hospital's scale and teaching-hospital resources matter, or where budget is the deciding factor.
Hospital facts are drawn from Wikipedia and the hospital's own Ministry of Public Health site, cross-checked. BAANLYY is a data-and-tools platform, not a hospital, insurer or booking agent; never takes paid placement in this content, and does not guarantee prices, wait times or bed availability — always confirm directly with the hospital before relying on any figure here.
Read the full Surat Thani healthcare guide for how this hospital compares with Surat Thani's private hospitals.