| Phramongkutklao Hospital โรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎเกล้า | |
| Org/Group: | The Royal Thai Army |
| Location: | 315 Ratchawithi Road, Thung Phayathai Subdistrict, Ratchathewi, Bangkok |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Type: | Teaching, Military |
| Affiliation: | Phramongkutklao College of Medicine Royal Thai Army Nursing College |
| Beds: | 1200 |
| Founded: | 26 November 1932 |
| Former-Names: | Army Hospital |
Phramongkutklao Hospital is a hospital located in Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a military hospital for the Royal Thai Army and a teaching hospital for Phramongkutklao College of Medicine which trains doctors for the Royal Thai Armed Forces, as well as the Royal Thai Army Nursing College.
After the Siamese revolution of 1932 which changed Thailand from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional monarchy, Maj. Luang Thurawaithayawiset, chief doctor of the forces based at Paruskavan Palace, sought to find a medical facility to treat and care for army soldiers and thus proposed to Col. Phraya Songsuradet to find a location. Three locations were surveyed: Phaya Thai Palace, Bang Khun Phrom Palace and the Army Survey Department. The location was finally settled at Phaya Thai Palace and King Prajadhipok approved of this project. Medical Corps Group 1 (Pak Khlong Lot) and Medical Corps Group 2 (Bang Sue) were then merged into the 'Bangkok Military District Medical Corps', with Lt. Col. Luang Winitwetchakarn as commander. The facility was opened on 26 November 1932 as the
During World War II, the hospital was closed to general patient admissions and was used solely as a military hospital. After the war, the need for an improved quality of care as well as increased education for military medicine was highlighted. On 1 January 1946, the division became the '
On 22 May 2017, Phramongkutklao Hospital was bombed, causing 21 injuries. This day was exactly three years after the 2014 Thai coup d'état.[4]
The hospital is under the patronage of Princess Bajrakitiyabha.
Phramongkutklao Hospital operates a number of Centers of Excellence including: