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before you need to call.
before you need to call.
Not every clinic in Phnom Penh is equal. Medical standards vary more than most people realise until they're in the middle of something. Lord Penh cuts through the noise.
Cambodia's medical facilities do not meet international standards across the board. While public healthcare is generally not free for visitors, foreigners legally employed in Cambodia who hold a National Social Security Fund (NSSF) card are entitled to free medical care and treatment at over 1,500 NSSF-partnered public and private health centers nationwide.
Outside of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, medical care remains limited or unavailable. That said, Phnom Penh has a small number of genuinely good internationally-oriented clinics and hospitals that can handle most day-to-day needs and many serious ones. For anything complex — major surgery, intensive care, or serious trauma — medical evacuation to Bangkok remains standard practice; Bangkok's Bumrungrad International Hospital is only one hour away by plane.
The clinics below are Lord Penh's picks for the expat and visitor community. All have English-speaking staff, accept international insurance, and are legitimate operations.
Part of Raffles Medical Group Singapore — one of Asia's most respected private healthcare brands. The go-to clinic for day-to-day expat healthcare in Phnom Penh. Both expat and national doctors, with specialists and nurses who have trained overseas. English, Japanese, Mandarin and Khmer spoken.
Comprehensive services: general practice, specialist consultations, diagnostics, vaccinations, health screenings, TB screening, and visa/immigration medical certificates accredited by the US, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The 24-hour emergency room and house-call service add real practicality.
Direct billing with most major international insurance partners — you walk in and they handle the paperwork.
rafflesmedical.com.kh →A full-service hospital — not just a clinic — in the Olympia Medical Hub on Street 161. Handles a wider range of medical needs than a GP clinic, with modern diagnostic equipment including X-ray, ultrasound, MRI and CT scanning. Electronic health records for easy sharing of results.
InterCare offers fertility counselling, IVF, and gynaecological services alongside standard inpatient and outpatient care. Home nursing and post-discharge care available — particularly useful if you're dealing with something ongoing. The 24-hour emergency line is direct.
intercarehospital.com →The hospital most consistently cited as the city's highest standard for expats. Part of the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) network — the same group behind Bangkok's top hospitals — and internationally accredited. Modern diagnostic equipment, English-speaking staff, and a reputation built over years as the reference point for serious care in Phnom Penh.
Cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopaedics — Royal Phnom Penh covers the specialities. Direct insurance billing with major international insurers. The 24-hour emergency and ambulance line is the one to save in your phone. If you can only save one number, save this one.
royalphnompenhhospital.com →A comprehensive hospital in Phnom Penh providing both inpatient and outpatient services, with a strong focus on high-quality specialised care. Particularly well-regarded for handling complex medical cases that go beyond what a standard expat clinic can address.
Key specialist departments include a dedicated Heart Center (cardiology and cardiovascular medicine), a Bone and Joint Center (advanced orthopaedic conditions and surgery), General Surgery and Internal Medicine, and a full Paediatrics Department. Additional services cover radiology, nephrology, and general outpatient clinics.
Works with major international health insurance networks including AXA and APRIL International for direct billing — a popular choice for both expats and the local international community. Languages accommodated include English, Chinese, Malay, and Khmer.
singsmc.com → Facebook →Japanese-invested facility, one of the newest in the city. Comprehensive care, advanced diagnostics, multilingual staff (Japanese, English, Khmer). Internationally accredited. Strong reputation built quickly.
Consistently cited as the best dental option in Phnom Penh. 24-hour emergency line. Dental care in Cambodia is affordable enough that many expats pay out of pocket rather than claim — but you want a proper clinic when you need one.
Two locations in Phnom Penh (St. 528 and St. 294). Full 24-hour emergency and home nursing service available. Consistently positive reputation in the expat community for day-to-day care.
The only international vaccination centre in Cambodia, and the most trusted. A non-profit research institute under the patronage of the Cambodian Ministry of Health and part of the global Pasteur Network — this is not a commercial clinic, it is a serious scientific institution that also happens to offer vaccination services to the public at prices well below what private hospitals charge.
The vaccination programme covers both the national immunisation schedule and international travel vaccines, all at international standard with proper cold chain management and quality control. Services include routine adult and paediatric vaccines, travel-specific vaccinations, and rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) — the Pasteur Institute has been Cambodia's sole source of rabies PEP since 1998, with over 175,000 people treated at its three rabies prevention centres.
Commonly administered vaccines include Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B (and the combined Twinrix), rabies, typhoid, Japanese encephalitis, tetanus, diphtheria, meningococcal, yellow fever and more. Staff will advise on which vaccines are appropriate for your situation and destination. Queue boards are used during busy periods — avoid Monday mornings and the days after public holidays if you want a shorter wait.
pasteur-kh.org →The largest and most established private medical laboratory in Cambodia, founded in 1996 and now the country's benchmark for independent diagnostic testing. BioMed is not a clinic — it is a dedicated medical laboratory, which means its focus is entirely on accurate test results rather than consultation or treatment. Results are trusted by hospitals and clinics across Phnom Penh.
For PSA testing specifically, BioMed uses internationally validated immunochemistry analysers and participates in the Oneworld Accuracy External Quality Assessment programme — the same external QA standard used by accredited laboratories worldwide. This means the PSA values you receive are comparable to results you would get at laboratories in Europe, North America or Australia.
Beyond PSA, BioMed offers a full general health check-up panel including CBC, lipid profile, liver and kidney function, blood glucose, thyroid function and more — useful for expats who want a comprehensive annual check without going through a full hospital system. Walk-in service is available; no appointment required for most standard tests.
biomedphnompenh.com →A note on PSA screening. A single elevated PSA result does not mean prostate cancer — levels can rise due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), infection, or inflammation. Equally, a normal PSA does not rule out cancer entirely. PSA screening is a starting point: if your result is elevated, your next step is a consultation with a urologist, ideally at Royal Phnom Penh Hospital or Raffles Medical, both of which have specialist capability. Men over 50, or over 40 with a family history of prostate cancer, are generally advised to establish a baseline PSA value and track it over time.
This surprises most expat parents: several hospitals in Phnom Penh provide free or heavily subsidised care to children regardless of nationality. The quality at these facilities for serious paediatric conditions — cardiac, infectious disease, complex surgery — is often higher than what private international clinics can offer, because paediatrics is their entire focus. For straightforward expat GP visits, Raffles or InterCare are fine. For something serious involving your child, read this section first.
The most famous name in Cambodian paediatric care. Kantha Bopha operates three branches in Phnom Penh and was founded on a single principle: justice and high-quality care regardless of ability to pay. That policy extends to foreign children. There is no charge for treatment.
For serious paediatric emergencies in Phnom Penh — cardiac conditions, complex infectious disease, severe trauma in a child — Kantha Bopha is often the first choice over private international clinics because their specialist paediatric equipment and expertise is unmatched in the city. In a life-or-death situation involving a child, go here.
The hospitals rely on the Kantha Bopha Foundation alongside the Ministry of Health. There are donation boxes at the facilities and many foreign residents choose to contribute after receiving care. This is not required but widely appreciated.
kantha-bopha.org →The government-run National Pediatric Hospital on Russian Federation Boulevard is the country's primary state paediatric facility. Most services for local children are free or state-subsidised. For foreign children, standard consultation or procedure fees may apply — but these remain significantly lower than private international clinics.
A practical option for non-emergency specialist paediatric consultations where cost is a consideration.
The Children's Surgical Centre near the Japanese Bridge provides free rehabilitative surgery — orthopaedic, eye surgery and related procedures — primarily to Cambodian children with disabilities. For foreign children with specialist surgical needs, CSC will generally provide care but may request a donation or fee depending on the complexity of the case, as their primary mission is serving the local disabled population.
Worth knowing about if your child has a specific surgical need that falls within their speciality.
csc-cambodia.org →Always bring your child's passport and visa. Even for free care, hospitals need to officially register the patient. Wait times at these hospitals can be long — they serve high patient volumes. For routine GP visits and minor illness, your regular expat clinic is the faster choice. For serious, complex or specialist paediatric conditions, these facilities have expertise that private international clinics in Phnom Penh may not.
Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok is one hour away by plane and handles cases that Phnom Penh cannot. Medical evacuation to Bangkok is standard practice for anything major — cardiac events, complex surgery, serious trauma. Without insurance that covers evacuation, an air ambulance alone costs $15,000–$50,000.
This is not a reason to be anxious. It is a reason to have the right insurance in place before something happens.
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