English-Speaking Hospitals in Chiang Mai: Compared
Chiangmai Ram, McCormick, Lanna and Rajavej are English and Thai speaking. Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai runs an international department with interpreters. Maharaj Nakorn is the university hospital. Call 1669 for an ambulance; hospitals ask for a guarantee of payment first.
Chiangmai Ram Hospital (โรงพยาบาลเชียงใหม่ ราม) is a private hospital on the Australian embassy list. It says its interpreters are fluent in German, French, English, Chinese, Japanese, Myanmar and Korean.
The street entrance of Chiangmai Ram Hospital.
Foreign patients who want an interpreter are asked to say so when booking. The hospital also has extensive experience coordinating with international insurance providers.
Good for:
Booking an interpreter before the visit.
Insurance coordination for international cover.
A 24-hour emergency line for transfers and emergencies.
Address: 8 Boonruangrit Road, Si Phum, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50200. Main line 052-004699. Emergency line, 24 hours: 052-004601.
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai: international department with an insurer desk
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai (โรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพเชียงใหม่) has an International Medical Services team of interpreters and medical coordinators for overseas visitors and expatriates. Translation covers Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean and Myanmar, with support for 24 other languages by phone 24/7.
The lobby at Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai.
The department can coordinate with other hospitals, third-party insurers, consulates and embassies if required. The hospital accepts the TRICARE Overseas Program and the Foreign Medical Program.
For coverage questions it points patients to their insurer and lists an International Third Party Payer Services Department on 052-089-844. Admission needs a deposit based on room category, and surgery needs the total estimated amount first.
Good for:
Interpreter and embassy coordination for overseas visitors.
Insurer questions through its payer desk.
Cost questions: the Estimator Team on 052-089-721.
Outpatient hours are 8:00 am to 8:00 pm seven days a week, and the Trauma and Emergency Service Center is open 24 hours. Address: 88/8-9 Moo 6, Nong Pa Khrang, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000. Trauma Center: +66 (0)52 089 888 or 1719, open 24 hours.
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai 88/8-9 Lampang - Chiang Mai Superhighway, Tambon Nong Pa Khrang, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Rajavej Chiang Mai Hospital: private, US military programs
Rajavej Chiang Mai Hospital (โรงพยาบาลราชเวช เชียงใหม่) is a private hospital on the Australian embassy list, with English and Thai given as languages. It says US military members, retirees, veterans and families can receive care there under the TRICARE and FMP programs.
Rajavej Chiang Mai Hospital seen from the street.
Its site menu lists an insurance customer care service.
Good for:
TRICARE and FMP members.
A hospital that works in English and Thai.
Address: 316/1 Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road, Wat Ket, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50000. Tel 052-011999.
Rajavej Chiang Mai Hospital 316/1 Chiang Mai-Lam Phun Rd, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
McCormick Hospital: private, emergency department open all day
McCormick Hospital (โรงพยาบาลแมคคอร์มิค) is a private hospital on the Australian embassy list, with English and Thai given as languages. Its Emergency Department serves accident and emergency patients 24 hours a day.
McCormick Hospital seen from above.
The department’s numbers are 053-921-777 ext. 1338 or 1339, and a direct line 053-921-799.
Good for:
Accident and emergency care around the clock.
A published direct line for the emergency department.
Address: 133 Kaew Nawarat Road, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50000. Tel 053-921777.
Lanna Hospital (โรงพยาบาลลานนา) is a private hospital on the Australian embassy list, with English and Thai given as languages. The list gives its address as 1 Sukkasem Road, Paton, Mueang Chiang Mai 50300.
The rooftop sign of Lanna Hospital.
Its Customer Relation Department line is (052) 134-777.
Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital: the university hospital
Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital (โรงพยาบาลมหาราชนครเชียงใหม่) is the hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University. It is a government hospital and works in Thai.
The Trauma Center side of Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital.
Its Emergency Room is on the 1st floor of the Chareum Building and says it is open 24/7. The phones are +6653-936-333 and +6653-936-332. The EMS service line is +6653-938-777 and the referral center is +6653-938-799.
Address: 110 Inthawarorot Rd., Sri Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200.
Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital 110 Intrawarorot Rd, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand · Open in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Four of the six hospitals run a named children’s unit, and Maharaj Nakorn has child examination rooms. Lanna’s contact page, the only Lanna page that could be read, has no children’s information. English-speaking paediatric cover is unconfirmed at all six, and no page uses the term NICU. Neonatal entries appear only in the specialist lists at Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai and Chiangmai Ram.
Hospital
Children’s unit
Ages covered
Hours as published
Specialists named
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai
Pediatric Center, A Building
Birth to 15
Emergency care 24 hours; centre hours 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
Neonatology
Chiangmai Ram
Children’s specialist centre
30 days to 15
Not stated on the page
Newborn specialist
Rajavej
Pediatrics department, 4th floor
Birth to 15
Open every day, 24 hours
Pediatricians and nurses
McCormick
Child Health Center
Not stated
08:00 to 20:00 daily; emergency department 24 hours
Critically ill children treated
Maharaj Nakorn
Child examination rooms 27 to 29
Not stated
A room for outside office hours is listed; emergency room 24 hours
Not stated
Lanna
Not found
Not found
Not found
Not found
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai’s published hours differ: 7:00 am to 10:00 pm on the centre page, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm on the clinic list. The clinic line is 052-089-765.
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai splits the centre into a Healthy Children Clinic for check-ups and immunizations and a Sick Children Clinic. It lists 24-hour emergency care for paediatric patients.
Chiangmai Ram keeps sick children and children coming for vaccines in separate areas.
Rajavej’s Pediatrics department line is 052-011999 ext 438.
McCormick’s Child Health Center is reached on 053-921777 ext 1280.
Two of the six hospitals publish something on this.
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai serves policyholders from all leading life and health insurance companies and publishes the insurers it has contracts with. International names on that list include Allianz Worldwide Care, Cigna Insurance Public Company Limited, GeoBlue Travel Insurance and AXA Insurance Public Company Limited. The list is on the hospital’s own insurance page, captured 13 Oct 2026.
Chiangmai Ram publishes no insurer list. A news item dated 12 March 2025 says its team met partners including International SOS, Asian Assistance, April Assistance and Thailand Privilege Card on 3-4 March 2025. That shows who it works with, not which policies it bills directly.
For Rajavej, the page names TRICARE and the Foreign Medical Program and an insurance customer care service. McCormick, Lanna and Maharaj Nakorn publish no insurer list. Ask your insurer for its network list. Ask the hospital’s billing desk to confirm your plan before a planned visit.
No hospital publishes a price for an emergency-room visit or a standard consultation. Chiangmai Ram’s package shop, checked 13 Oct 2026, lists a Standard health check for under-39s at THB 3,300. It lists a two-shot flu vaccine pair at THB 1,700 and a low-dose chest CT lung screening at THB 4,000. Those are packages, not emergency prices.
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai asks for a deposit by room category at admission, and surgery needs the estimated total first. Its Estimator Department is on 052-089-721. UK advice says self-funding patients will usually be asked for a cash deposit before treatment starts. Tourists or short-term visa holders may pay higher government-hospital fees than Thai nationals and foreign residents.
UK advice says all hospitals require a guarantee of payment before treating patients. Self-funding patients at a private hospital will usually be asked for a cash deposit before treatment begins.
Most private hospitals have an international liaison officer who can help liaise with insurers. Showing your passport is mandatory at both public and private hospitals.
Government hospitals
Someone with no insurance or limited funds is likely to be admitted to a government hospital. UK advice on government hospitals in general says most doctors can communicate in English, but nursing and other staff are unlikely to. It does not name Maharaj Nakorn, and it works only in Thai.
A tourist or short-term visa holder may be charged higher fees than Thai nationals and foreign residents. If no one translates, the Tourist Police on 1155 can help through the Tourist Assistance Centre.
Ambulances
Call 1669, a free countrywide line that usually transfers you to the nearest available hospital. Most private hospitals run their own ambulances for emergencies within reasonable distances, usually for a fee.
Not confirmed: Night-time English cover in emergencies: ask first. Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai publishes 24/7 phone language support. Maharaj Nakorn language support is not published. Direct billing is confirmed only at Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai and partly Chiangmai Ram; ask Lanna, McCormick, Rajavej and Maharaj. No hospital publishes an emergency-room price; ask for a written estimate first.
Which Chiang Mai hospitals are listed as English-speaking?
Chiangmai Ram, McCormick, Lanna and Rajavej work in English and Thai. Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai has an interpreter team.
Which hospitals publish round-the-clock emergency care?
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai, McCormick and Maharaj Nakorn publish 24-hour emergency care. Chiangmai Ram has a 24-hour emergency line.
Which hospital takes TRICARE and the Foreign Medical Program?
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai accepts both programs. TRICARE and FMP members can receive care at Rajavej.
Will a private hospital ask for a deposit?
UK advice says self-funding patients will usually be asked for a cash deposit before treatment begins. Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai asks for a deposit by room category at admission.
Which Chiang Mai hospital publishes an insurer list?
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai has contracts with insurers including Allianz Worldwide Care, Cigna and AXA. The other five publish no list.
How much does a hospital visit cost?
No hospital publishes an emergency-room price. Chiangmai Ram's package shop lists a Standard health check for under-39s at THB 3,300; self-funding patients are usually asked for a cash deposit.
What number do I call for an ambulance?
Call 1669, a free countrywide line. Most private hospitals also run their own ambulances, usually for a fee.
Is Maharaj Nakorn a government hospital?
It is the hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University. The Australian embassy list classes it as a government hospital.
Does Chiangmai Ram offer interpreters?
It says it has interpreters for seven languages, including English. It asks foreign patients to request one when booking.
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