Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) General Hospital, popularly known as Klang Hospital (Thai: โรงพยาบาลกลาง; lit: Central Hospital) is a public tertiary hospital in Thailand located on corner of the Luang and Suea Pa Roads, Pom Prap Subdistrict, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok. Klang Hospital is a public hospital operated by the Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), and is regarded as one of the oldest hospitals in Thailand. It is an affiliated hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital and Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing, Navamindradhiraj University, the School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University and the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.[1]

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital
โรงพยาบาลกลาง
Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Geography
Location514 Luang Road, Pom Prap Subdistrict, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok 10100, Thailand
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityFaculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University
Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing, Navamindradhiraj University
School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Services
Beds500
History
Opened1898
Links
Websitewww.klanghospital.go.th
ListsHospitals in Thailand
Klang Hospital in early 2010
the point where Luang intersects with Suea Pa Roads (white building that is Klang Hospital)

History

The hospital was established in 1898 with the royal permission of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) for the aim of providing of services for large number prostitutes in this area (Chinatown and Phlapphla Chai) in order to prevent the spread of epidemics. But when the building was finished with no budget, the Patrol Hospital (now Police General Hospital) then asked for a place. Therefore, at the initial stage of service opening, therefore called Patrol Hospital to provide services to police officers and patients from various cases on July 7, 1900, with the addition of 36 beds for patients after opening service. It appears that not only the policemen and patients from various cases that have been treated, but still have civilians to receive treatment as well.[2]

See also

References
  1. "หลักสูตรแพทยศาสตร์บัณฑิต (ฉบับปรับปรุงพ.ศ.๒๕๕๖) คณะแพทยศาสตร์ศิริราชพยาบาล มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล" (PDF).
  2. "ประวัติโรงพยาบาลกลาง" [Klang Hospital History]. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital (in Thai).

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


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