Affiliation: | Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University |
Founded: | 12 April 1951 |
Beds: | 655 |
Type: | Regional |
Uttaradit Hospital โรงพยาบาลอุตรดิตถ์ | |
Country: | Thailand |
Location: | 38 Jesadabodin Road, Tha It Subdistrict, Mueang Uttaradit district, Uttaradit 53000 |
Coordinates: | 17.6191°N 100.087°W |
Org/Group: | The Ministry of Public HealthHealth District 2 |
Uttaradit Hospital is the main hospital of Uttaradit province, Thailand. It is classified under the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains doctors for the Faculty of Medicine of Naresuan University. It is capable of tertiary care.[1]
The construction of Uttaradit Hospital started in 1940 during World War II, initiated by Khun Phra Samak Samoson, then governor of Uttaradit. The hospital opened on 12 April 1951.[2] In 1999, the hospital made an agreement to train medical students and act as a clinical teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University and about 30 students are trained here annually under the Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctors (CPIRD) program.[3]