The four-floor building will be located on the plot of more than 10 rai behind Chalong police station, where the old fresh market once stood and including where the Chalong health centre is now.
The facility will provide 6,230 square metres of interior space for outpatient and inpatient services, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) chief Dr Kajornsak Kaewjarat said.
“The Chalong Hospital will take about two years to complete and will help to alleviate the workload on Vachira Hospital (in Phuket Town),” he added.
“Some equipment will come from Vachira and we hope to have at least 30 beds for inpatients.”