What should you know about healthcare and emergencies in Anilao?
Emergency number
911
Updated July 2026 · Sources cited: grokipedia.com, businessmirror.com.ph
Scope limited to named hospitals with ER/trauma capability; Anilao itself is a scattered strip of dive resorts on the Mabini peninsula with no hospital on-site, so the realistic nearest options are in Mabini town (roughly 20-40 min by road) and the true trauma referral center is in Batangas City (roughly 1.5-2 hrs by road).
Good to know
Good to Know
- Dial 911 from any phone (landline or mobile) anywhere in Anilao/Mabini or elsewhere in the Philippines for police, fire, or medical emergencies — it's free and works 24/7.
- Because Anilao is a major scuba diving hub, it's worth saving the Batangas City recompression chamber and DAN hotline numbers separately before diving, in addition to 911, since dive-injury cases need specialist facilities rather than a general hospital.
- Mobile signal and response times can be less consistent in this rural coastal part of Batangas province compared to nearby Batangas City or Manila, so having a local dive resort's own emergency protocol/contact on hand as backup is a sensible practical precaution.
- There is no hospital located directly in Anilao itself — it's a strip of dive resorts along the coast of Mabini municipality, so any real emergency involves a road transfer to Mabini town or further to Batangas City.
- The two hospitals actually in Mabini (Mabini General Hospital and Zigzag Hospital) are small private facilities without a formal trauma-center designation — for serious injuries, expect to be stabilized locally and then transferred toward Batangas City.
- A government proposal exists to upgrade Mabini's community hospital into a larger 'Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital' aimed partly at handling tourism/dive-related emergencies better, but as of the latest information found, this had not yet been implemented.
Hospitals
+63 43 425 3204
- Name
- Mabini General Hospital (also listed as United Doctors of St. Camillus de Lellis Mabini General Hospital)
- Hours
- Not publicly confirmed as 24/7; listed as a general/primary hospital in DOH accreditation records
- Address
- Barangay San Francisco, Bauan–Mabini Circumferential Road, Mabini, 4202 Batangas, Philippines
- Distance From Anilao
- Located in Mabini municipality (same municipality as Anilao); realistic drive time from the Anilao dive-resort strip is longer than 10 minutes given the coastal/mountain road.
- Trauma Level Designation
- No official trauma-level designation found. Listed as a private, primary-category hospital in Batangas provincial DOH-accredited facility lists.
Zigzag Hospital
- Phone
- +63 43 487 0645
- Hours
- A Facebook listing for the hospital states it is 'Always open' and separately lists an 'Emergency Room,' while other directory listings show Mon–Sat daytime hours (likely reflecting outpatient clinic hours rather than the ER)
- Address
- Barangay San Francisco, Bauan–Mabini Circumferential Road, Mabini, 4202 Batangas, Philippines (note: one DOH-accredited facilities list instead places a same-named 'Zigzag Hospital' in Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas — likely a data-entry inconsistency in that source rather than a second facility)
- Distance From Anilao
- Located in Mabini municipality near Anilao Point/lighthouse; realistic drive time from the dive-resort strip is longer than 10 minutes.
- Trauma Level Designation
- No official trauma-level designation found; classified as a private, primary hospital in Batangas provincial DOH-accredited facility lists.
Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital (Formerly Mabini Community Hospital)
- Phone
- Not confirmed in available sources
- Hours
- Not confirmed in available sources
- Address
- Municipality of Mabini, Batangas (specific street address not published in available sources)
- Distance From Anilao
- Within Mabini municipality; exact travel time from Anilao resorts not confirmed.
- Trauma Level Designation
- Government-run community-level hospital. Pending national legislation would convert it into a 'Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital' and expand bed capacity from 18 to 50 beds, explicitly aimed at improving emergency capability for tourism-related cases in the Mabini/Anilao dive area — this conversion had not yet been enacted as of the source consulted.
Batangas Medical Center
- Phone
- (043) 723-0911
- Hours
- 24/7 emergency room
- Address
- Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines
- Distance From Anilao
- Outside the standard 10-minute proximity radius — roughly 1.5–2 hours by road from Anilao. Included because it is the realistic destination for serious trauma or major diving-related injuries that exceed the capability of the small Mabini-town hospitals.
- Trauma Level Designation
- Designated a Level 3 (tertiary) teaching and training hospital by the Department of Health — this is the Philippine hospital-licensing tier system, not a US-style 'trauma level' designation, but it functions as the region's main tertiary/trauma referral hospital.
Healthcare
- Summary
- Healthcare in Anilao is provided through facilities in Mabini municipality. The primary public healthcare facility is the Mabini Rural Health Unit, which offers comprehensive medical consultations, dental care, and preventive services. The Mabini Community Hospital, an 18-bed facility, commenced operations in 2020 and provides basic inpatient treatment. Private healthcare is available through the Zigzag Hospital and Mabini General Hospital. In tourist-heavy areas like Anilao, private dive operators equip boats and resorts with emergency oxygen kits and first-aid provisions to manage acute diving injuries.
- Emergency Support
- Dive operators in Anilao maintain emergency oxygen kits and first-aid provisions on boats and resorts for diving-related injuries.
Facilities
Mabini Rural Health Unit
- Type
- Public
Services
- Medical consultations
- Dental care
- Preventive services
Mabini Community Hospital
- Beds
- 18
- Type
- Public
Services
- Basic inpatient treatment
- Molecular laboratory testing
Zigzag Hospital
- Type
- Private
- Location
- Mabini
Mabini General Hospital
- Type
- Private
- Location
- Mabini
Emergency Numbers
Fire
- Number
- 911
- Agency
- Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
- Notes
- The Bureau of Fire Protection maintains a 24-hour emergency line reachable via the national 911 number from any phone, landline or mobile, nationwide including Batangas province.
Police
- Number
- 911
- Alternate Reference
- Philippine National Police official directory (pnp.gov.ph) lists regional and provincial office contacts, including the Batangas Police Provincial Office based in Batangas City.
- Notes
- For non-emergency police matters, the Philippine National Police (PNP) also maintains a general directory/hotline system, but no dedicated Anilao/Mabini municipal police station number could be confirmed as publicly listed online; 911 is the reliable option for any urgent police need in this area.
Universal Number
- Number
- 911
- Availability
- 24/7 nationwide
- Description
- 911 is the national emergency telephone number of the Philippines, used nationwide including in Anilao/Mabini, Batangas. It connects callers to police, fire, and medical/ambulance dispatch through a single hotline.
- Coverage Notes
- In September 2025 the DILG launched a 'Unified 911' system that centralizes and streamlines local police, fire, and hospital emergency contacts nationwide, replacing the older patchwork of separate local hotlines. Calls are routed to one of sixteen regional 117 call centers depending on the caller's location, and the service is free of charge and available 24/7, with operators trained in local Philippine languages and dialects.
Ambulance Medical
- Number
- 911
- Agency
- Department of Health (DOH)
- Notes
- The Department of Health runs a 24-hour medical helpline reachable via the same 911 number from any landline or mobile phone anywhere in the country.
Coast Guard Maritime
- Number
- (632) 527-3880 (Roving Vessel Chamber)
- Agency
- Philippine Coast Guard Action Center
- Notes
- Relevant for Anilao given its status as a major boat-diving and coastal area; the Philippine Coast Guard is a uniformed armed service tasked with maritime search and rescue, safety, and security along Philippine waters, including Balayan Bay and the Verde Island Passage where Anilao sits.
Official Safety Apps
- Notes
- No dedicated, verifiably official Philippine government emergency mobile app specific to Anilao or Batangas could be confirmed via search at this time; the 911 phone hotline (not an app) is the government's primary and most reliably documented emergency channel.
Dive Specific Emergency
- Relevance
- Anilao/Mabini is one of the Philippines' most popular scuba diving destinations, so dive-specific emergency contacts are especially relevant here.
Divers Alert Network
- Number
- (632) 8321-3601
- Org
- DAN (Divers Alert Network) South East Asia Pacific – Philippines
Recompression Chamber
- Facility
- Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Healing Center, St. Patrick's Hospital, Batangas City
Numbers
- (6343) 723-7089
- (63917) 815-2010
- (6343) 723-2167
Pharmacies
- Summary
- Pharmacy services are available in Mabini municipality. Specific pharmacy chains and independent drugstores operate in the municipality, though detailed listings for Anilao specifically are limited. Basic pharmaceutical supplies and common medications are available.
- Note
- Exact locations and hours of pharmacies in Anilao require local verification.
AI-generated estimateData refreshed July 2026
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