Health in Surat Thani, Thailand: official figures
Surat Thani had 37 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 3,152 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Surat Thani?
Surat Thani has 2.7 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 15th highest of 77 provinces; for Thailand it is 2.5.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyAre there more public or private hospital beds in Surat Thani?
Of the 3,152 beds in Surat Thani, 2,546 (81%) were in the 23 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 561 (18%) in the 12 private ones; the rest were run by other ministries, local government, state enterprises and independent public agencies.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyIs Surat Thani getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Surat Thani went from 3,066 in 2022 to 3,152 in 2024, up 2.8%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Surat Thani?
Surat Thani had 6.4 physicians for every 10,000 residents in 2024 (B.E. 2567) in the Ministry of Public Health's medical personnel statistics, about one for every 1,560 people, ranking 17th highest of 77 provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Surat Thani?
Surat Thani had 31.8 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 13th highest of 77 provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Surat Thani?
There were 1.2 dentists and 2.9 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Surat Thani in 2024; the dentist ratio is 37th lowest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 9th highest of 77 among the provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow Surat Thani compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Surat Thani ranks 15 of 77, highest first. Beds in hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds, divided by the NESDC 2024 population estimate.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chon Buri | 2.7 |
| 13 | Si Sa Ket | 2.7 |
| 14 | Phrae | 2.7 |
| 15 | Surat Thani | 2.7 |
| 16 | Tak | 2.7 |
| 17 | Phayao | 2.7 |
| 18 | Surin | 2.6 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Surat Thani ranks 17 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rayong | 6.7 |
| 15 | Nonthaburi | 6.7 |
| 16 | Lamphun | 6.6 |
| 17 | Surat Thani | 6.4 |
| 18 | Lampang | 6.3 |
| 19 | Saraburi | 6.1 |
| 20 | Phayao | 6.0 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Surat Thani ranks 13 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Phitsanulok | 35.0 |
| 11 | Songkhla | 34.7 |
| 12 | Trat | 33.8 |
| 13 | Surat Thani | 31.8 |
| 14 | Pathum Thani | 31.4 |
| 15 | Uttaradit | 30.6 |
| 16 | Nan | 30.3 |
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Sources
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data: Hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds, and number of beds, by province and type of operator (to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8e9c224ab8db…)
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data: Ratio of medical personnel to the population by province (physicians, dentists, pharmacists and professional nurses per 10,000 people, to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 95ac7bd4234a…)
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