The best hospitals in Hoi An include the town's public and private hospitals plus nearby referral facilities in Dien Ban and Da Nang. Hoi An itself has a limited hospital sector, so serious trauma, stroke, cardiac care and some specialist treatment may require transfer beyond the old town. This guide reviews six hospitals with verifiable services, locations and emergency information for residents and visitors.
Best hospitals in Hoi An: selection criteria
We listed every hospital with a working Hoi An address that publishes a real clinical service, plus the closest tier of referral hospitals in Dien Ban and Da Nang that Hoi An residents and visitors are genuinely sent to for serious or specialist cases, stating the distance for each. A well-known Hoi An expat clinic could not be verified because its published website did not resolve from any of our checks, so it was left out rather than guessed at. Positions are unranked and unpaid; confirm current hours, English-language support and insurance acceptance directly with each facility before you travel.
Saigon Hoi An General Hospital
Saigon Hoi An General Hospital, at 06 Phan Dinh Phung, is the town's private option and traces back to Pacific General Hospital, which opened in 2004 before joining Saigon Medical Group in 2020, according to its own history page. The hospital states a 24-hour emergency hotline and lists a separate international department, obstetrics-gynaecology, general surgery, internal medicine, dermatology, ophthalmology, ENT and diagnostic imaging. It does not publish an inpatient bed count or an intensive care unit, so a genuinely critical case is still likely to be referred onward. For day-to-day accidents and illness inside the Old Town, it is the closer of the two Hoi An hospitals to most tourist accommodation.
Vinh Duc General Hospital
Vinh Duc General Hospital sits on National Highway 1A in Dien Ban, roughly 10 km north of central Hoi An on the road toward Da Nang, and is worth knowing about precisely because it is closer than Da Nang while still private. Its emergency information states 24/7 care under hotline 1900 5117, plus cardiology and stroke emergency response, orthopaedic trauma care and a dedicated International Patient Unit for non-Vietnamese speakers. The hospital opened in 2006 as the first private hospital in the Quang Nam countryside. Confirm ahead of time whether your case fits its stroke and trauma pathway or whether Da Nang is still the better call.
Vinmec Da Nang Hospital
Vinmec Da Nang Hospital, on 30 Thang 4 Street in Da Nang, is about 30 km and normally 40 to 50 minutes by road from central Hoi An, and its hospital page states 222 beds across a facility that opened in 2017 and belongs to a private group that operates JCI-accredited hospitals elsewhere in Vietnam. It is the kind of destination Hoi An visitors are sent to for imaging, specialist consultation or planned surgery that the town's own hospitals do not publish. Because it sits inside Da Nang proper, factor traffic and the drive itself into any time-sensitive decision.
Hoan My Da Nang Hospital
Hoan My Da Nang General Hospital, at 291 Nguyen Van Linh, is also roughly 30 km from Hoi An and, according to its emergency page, runs a new 30-bed Emergency Department 24 hours a day with rapid-response ambulance services and advanced imaging on site. As part of a national private hospital group, it is one of the two realistic Da Nang trauma-capable options for a Hoi An visitor whose case has outgrown the town's hospitals. Ask in advance which of its departments has an English-speaking doctor available, since the emergency page does not itemise that by specialty.
Family Hospital Da Nang
Family Hospital, at 73 Nguyen Huu Tho in Da Nang, is a further roughly 30 km referral option from Hoi An, and its contact information lists a 24/7 emergency line with a separate English-language hotline for foreign patients. It groups paediatrics, imaging, a pharmacy and general medicine inside one building, which suits a family dealing with a non-critical but urgent problem rather than a major trauma case. As with the other Da Nang options, confirm which specialist is on duty before making the trip from Hoi An.
How to choose a hospital in Hoi An
Choose a hospital in Hoi An according to the urgency of the problem and whether specialist or inpatient care may be needed. The town's own hospitals handle many common illnesses and injuries, while facilities in Dien Ban or Da Nang may offer a wider range of departments, imaging and critical-care support. For non-urgent treatment, call first to confirm the department, appointment process and language support.
For major trauma, stroke symptoms, chest pain, severe breathing difficulty or another emergency, contact the nearest suitable service rather than travelling farther without clinical advice. Our guide to emergency numbers in Vietnam lists the national contacts and the details that help an operator locate you. Travel time between Hoi An and Da Nang varies with traffic, so the nearest emergency department may need to assess and stabilise the patient before transfer.
Bring identification, a current medication list, allergy information and any relevant reports or scans. Ask clearly whether the hospital can complete the required treatment on site and how referral or ambulance transfer is arranged if it cannot. The best hospital for a routine outpatient visit may not be the facility equipped for intensive care, complex surgery or specialist follow-up.
Hoi An Regional Medical Center is the town's own public hospital, at 04 Tran Hung Dao in the old centre, and its own site describes a Grade III facility with 100 beds and an outpatient and emergency department that runs around the clock, alongside internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, paediatrics and dental care. Regular clinic hours are 7:00 to 11:30 and 13:00 to 16:30, so anything outside that window goes through the emergency desk rather than a scheduled appointment. Everything on the site is published in Vietnamese, so bring a translator or a Vietnamese-speaking contact if your case needs detail, and expect a public hospital's pace rather than a private clinic's.