Siriraj Hospital - Citizendia

Location
Siriraj Hospital

Siriraj Hospital
Place	Bangkok (Thailand)
Organisation
Care System	National Health Insurance System
Hospital Type	Teaching
Affiliated University	Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Services
Emergency Dept.	Unknown
Beds	3,000
History
Founded	1890
Links
Website	Homepage
See also	Hospitals in Thailand

Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj This article describes policy-related systems For the article on hospital networks which are sometimes referred to as health care systems see Hospital network. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for A teaching hospital is a Hospital that in addition to delivering medical care to patients also provides Clinical education and training to future and current doctors A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University is the oldest largest hospital and medical school in Thailand. This is a list of Hospitals in Thailand. Ayutthaya Navanakorn General Hospital Ayutthaya Hospital Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Chao Phraya (แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา is a major River in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country It is the primary teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University is the oldest largest hospital and medical school in Thailand. The hospital was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888, two years after a worldwide cholera outbreak. Chulalongkorn ( Rama V) (royal name Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua; พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious Gastroenteritis caused by the Bacterium It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. Dysentery (formerly known as flux or the bloody flux) is an infection of the digestive system that results in severe Diarrhea containing mucus and blood The medical school was established two years later in 1890. With the capacity of more than 3,000 beds and more than one million outpatient visits per year, Siriraj is one of the largest, most-congested medical centers in Thailand. The medical school accepts about 250 medical students and more than 100 for postgraduate residency training each year.

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