SSS Network · Krabi (Ao Nang) Evacuation Center
OUR HISTORY
The SSS Network / Krabi, Evacuation Center and Clinic Facility is located at Ao Nang in Krabi province, approximately 3 hours by road from Phuket.
As this region was fast becoming the gateway to the diving islands of Phi Phi, Koh Lanta and Koh Mook; this area was in significant need of a "first responder" to diving related accidents.
In December 2003, the Ao Nang / Krabi Evacuation Center opened its doors in conjunction with the partnership of the Phuket International Hospital (PIH), to the local dive community.
Its objectives were parallel to those of our evacuation center on Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand and Khao Lak in Phang Nga Province; to serve as a place to attain dive safety education, voice questions about diving medicine, and ultimately to assist with the logistics and be the initial center for dive injury assessments, stabilizations and eventual evacuation to our Phuket recompression chamber. This facility has been well received by the local community and will only continue to grow as awareness about its presence increases.
The SSS Network / Krabi Clinic has the following services:
- Out Patient Service Areas
- Administrative Areas
Facility Tours
If you are visiting Krabi and would like to visit us, you are welcome!
Actual chamber tours in our Phuket facility are free and can be arranged through this office. We do ask that you contact us during normal business hours by phone to arrange an appropriate time to ensure patient treatments are not being conducted.
ABOUT US/COMMUNITY SERVICE
The SSS Network / Krabi Outpost works with the Krabi Diving, Medical, and Rescue communities in a number of ways. We sponsor seminars and training programs on a regular basis to our local dive operators, and host seminars on rescue and dive medicine topics.
Professional Affiliations
The SSS Network / Krabi Chamber Facility is an International Divers Alert Network (DAN) Referral Center and is part of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), the South Pacific Undersea Medical Society, (SPUMS) and consults with Diving Emergency Services (DES) of Australia.
We also have the recognition of the Dive Operators Club of Thailand (DOCT).
- DAN EU: www.daneurope.org
- UHMS: www.uhms.org
- SPUMS: www.spums.org.au
- DES: www.rah.sa.gov.au
- DOCT: www.doct-phuket.org
OUR STAFF
The SSS Network/Krabi Outpost is maintained on a 24 Hour Emergency "on call" basis year round, and is staffed with full time professionals trained in areas of emergency and diving medicine. The accreditation at a minimum is that of Dive Medical Technician (DMT).
All staff have been internationally trained and received certifications from some of the most well known organizations for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. Some of these include the Diving and Disease Research Center (DDRC) in the UK, the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia (RAH), the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT), the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Society (UHMS), and the Divers Alert Network (DAN).
The clinic is part of the international SSS Network, a global hyperbaric medicine provider, and operated by Hyperbaric Services of Thailand, (HST).
OUR FACILITY & EQUIPMENT
The primary aim of the Krabi Outpost is to assess patients who have suspected decompression illness (DCI), and recommend further evaluation if necessary to the Phuket multiplace recompression chamber. In the event of emergencies the staff is trained and are capable of stabilizing patients and evacuating them via ambulance to either the recompression chamber or Phuket International Hospital. This is the first and only service of its kind for the area. As well as providing these services, substantial time and effort is invested into the education and training of the local professional divers in subjects such as Dive Accident Management and Prevention, Oxygen Provision and General Dive Safety.
AFFILIATED DIVE OPERATORS
These Dive Operators have made a strong commitment to diving safety in Thailand's west coast. If you are planning to travel to any of these areas, please visit their web sites and learn a bit more about them. A brief description of the diving in each region will also be found.
The Dive Operators are listed belowin alphabetical order, by region. (N.A. means a web site or email address was unavailable at time of publishing.).
Phi Phi Island Dive Operators
Koh Lanta Dive Operators
Koh Mook Dive Operators
Ao Nang / Krabi Dive Operators
Click here for information about Krabi
CONTACT US
You may contact the SSS Network / Krabi Facility via email, mail, and/or telephone/fax.
Email: krabi@sssnetwork.com
Mailing Address:
SSS NETWORK / Krabi
Hyperbaric Services of Thailand
376/3 Moo 2, Ao Nang, Muang,
Krabi 81000, Thailand
Telephone/Fax: +66 (0)75 638 376
Please Note: During high season, Normal Clinic Hours are, Monday to Saturday: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM THA, +07 GMT- otherwise use the emergency contact phone numbers.