Sirindhorn Hospital Explained

Sirindhorn Hospital Thai: โรงพยาบาลสิรินธร
Org/Group:	Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Location:	20 Soi On Nut 90, Prawet subdistrict, Prawet district, Bangkok 10250
Country:	Thailand
Type:	Teaching
Affiliation:	Faculty of Medicine, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Beds:	345
Founded:	1 October 2002

Sirindhorn Hospital (Thai: โรงพยาบาลสิรินธร|link=no) is a hospital in Thailand located in Pravet District, Bangkok. It is a public hospital operated by the Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). It is a main teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang and an affiliated teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.^{[1] [2]}

History

Plans to increase healthcare provision for the Lat Krabang district and Eastern Bangkok started in the mid-1970s. Eastern Bangkok was then an agricultural area with a significant number of poisonous snakes in the vicinity. Incidents meant locals had to travel long distances into the city to access proper treatment as the only health stations in the area did not have sufficient capacity to treat them. On 15 July 1977, Khunying Rung Kantarat, donated approximately 86,500 square metres of land to King Bhumibol Adulyadej in commemoration of Princess Sirindhorn's graduation from Chulalongkorn University. This area was used for the construction of a larger health station, which today houses the Ban Phichitchai Drug Rehabilitation Center.^[3]

In 1991, construction started on a larger hospital building which was named "Sirindhorn Hospital" in commemoration of Princess Sirindhorn. It was completed and opened on 1 October 2002 with a capacity of 120 beds. The hospital has since been expanded to a capacity of 345 beds.^[4] It received hospital accrediation on 13 June 2017.^[5]

See also

• Health in Thailand
• Healthcare in Thailand
• Hospitals in Thailand

References

1. Web site: หลักสูตรแพทยศาสตร์บัณฑิต (ฉบับปรับปรุงพ.ศ.๒๕๕๖) คณะแพทยศาสตร์ศิริราชพยาบาล มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210912074538/http://www.educationsi.sicsc.net/std_manual59/pdf%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B2/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A32556.pdf . 2021-09-12 .
2. Web site: ความร่วมมือ โรงพยาบาลสิรินธร .
3. Web site: ความเป็นมา "โรงพยาบาลสิรินธร" .
4. Web site: 1 ทศวรรษพัฒนา รพ.สิรินธร มุ่งมั่นให้บริการด้วยคุณภาพ .
5. Web site: ประวัติของโรงพยาบาล .

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Thai Wikipedia.