Saint Louis Hospital (Bangkok)
Saint Louis Hospital (Thai: โรงพยาบาลเซนต์หลุยส์) is a large private Catholic hospital in Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand. Named for Saint Louis; the King of France, the hospital was founded in 1898 following the next-by Saint Louis Church, making it the first Catholic hospital in Thailand. The hospital's motto is "Ubi Caritas, Ibi Deus Est." (God resides in mercy.)
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Geography | |
Location | 27 Sathon Tai Road, Yannawa Sub-district, Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand |
Organisation | |
Type | Private |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Services | |
Standards | ISO9002, ISO 14001[1] |
Beds | 412 |
History | |
Construction started | 1898 |
Opened | September 15, 1895[2] |
Links | |
Website | โรงพยาบาลเซนต์หลุยส์ |
Lists | Hospitals in Thailand |
Saint Louis Hospital has been the prominent healthcare facility of Catholics in Thailand. The hospital has been visited by two Popes during both of the country's only papal visits; in 1984 by Pope John Paul II, and in 2019 by Pope Francis[3]
Services
Asides from the professional medical services certified with ISO9002 and ISO14001; Thailand's first healthcare facility to ever reached either of the standard,[1] the hospital also provides some services to sustain the motto and the main aim towards mercy.
Divine Mercy Centre
The Divine Mercy Centre (Thai: ศูนย์พระเมตตา; RTGS: sun phra metta) is the palliative care centre of the hospital for the patients with less than 6 months expectancy. Some of the services include the Death Talk, conducting mass, or other religious ceremonies up to the patient's wills.ศูนย์พระเมตตา โรงพยาบาลเซนต์หลุยส์</ref>
John Paul II Charity Clinic
John Paul II Charity Clinic (Thai: คลินิกจิตกุศล ยอห์น ปอล) is the hospital's charity clinic which provides basic healthcare free-of-charge for patients in poverty, poor church-goers, and the hospital's staff members. The clinic was founded in order to commemorate the Papal visit to the hospital of Pope John Paul II in 1984.
Holy Spirit Chapel
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The Holy Spirit Chapel (Thai: วัดน้อยพระจิตเจ้า; RTGS: wat noi phra chit chao; German: Kapelle St. Louis Hospital is the chapel of the hospital. Founded in 1982, the chapel is now occupied by Deutschsprachige Kath: Gemeinde St. Marien in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the only place in Thailand to carry mass in German.[2]
References
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