Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH) (Thai: โรงพยาบาลศิริราช ปิยมหาราชการุณย์) is a hospital operated by the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital of Mahidol University. It is located in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, adjacent to Siriraj Hospital and opposite Thammasat University (Tha Phra Chan Campus). The hospital is catered to high-income patients, similarly to Thailand's private hospitals, with one of its aims being to generate revenue for the operation of Siriraj Hospital.

Not to be confused with Siriraj Hospital.
Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital
โรงพยาบาลศิริราช ปิยมหาราชการุณย์
The Park in Siriraj Bimuksthan Museum in Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital
Geography
Location2 Wang Lang Road, Siriraj Subdistrict, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13.759621°N 100.485931°E / 13.759621; 100.485931
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Insurance System
Affiliated universityFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds345[1]
History
Opened26 April 2012 (opened)
Links
Websitehttp://www.siphhospital.com/th/home
ListsHospitals in Thailand

History

The Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University was transferred a piece of land adjacent to the Chao Phraya River from the State Railway of Thailand following the board resolutions since 2003 from the cabinet and State Railway of Thailand, and finally on 11 January 2010 with an area of 33 rai, 2 ngan, and 94 square wa (53,976 square meters). King Bhumibol Adulyadej graciously conferred Princess Sirindhorn to lay the foundation stone for the building part of the project 'Siriraj towards a top medical institute in Southeast Asia' around the old Bangkok Noi railway station and named the building 'Piyamaharajkarun Building'. On 6 July 2010, the Faculty of Medicine board renamed the building as 'Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH)'. The hospital opened on 26 April 2012.[2]

Facilities

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun operates the following special medical centers:[3]

  • Orthopaedic Center
  • Heart Center
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver Center
  • Cancer Center
  • Kidney Center
  • Children Center
  • Eye Center
  • Ear Nose Throat Center
  • Allergy Center
  • Health Checkup Clinic
  • Skin Center
  • Internal Medicine Center
  • General Surgery Center
  • Rehabilitation Center
  • Dental Center
  • X-Ray Center
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation Center
  • Women Center
  • Diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrine Clinic
  • Emergency Clinic

See also

References
  1. http://gishealth.moph.go.th/healthmap/info.php?maincode=24748
  2. "SiPH History".
  3. "Medical Centers SiPH".
  • Article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Thai Wikipedia
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