Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital

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Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital
โรงพยาบาลสมเด็จพระปิ่นเกล้า
The Royal Thai Navy
Emblem of Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital.png
โรงพยาบาลสมเด็จพระปิ่นเกล้า.jpg
Geography
Location504 Somdet Phrachao Taksin Road, Bukkhalo Subdistrict, Thon Buri District, Bangkok 10600, Thailand, Thailand
Coordinates13°42′36″N 100°29′13″E / 13.710108°N 100.486837°E / 13.710108; 100.486837Coordinates: 13°42′36″N 100°29′13″E / 13.710108°N 100.486837°E / 13.710108; 100.486837
Organisation
TypeMilitary, Teaching
Affiliated universityFaculty of Medicine, Burapha University
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Services
Beds507
History
Former name(s)Bukkhalo Naval Hospital
Opened27 March 1957
Links
Websitewww.spph.go.th
ListsHospitals in Thailand

Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital (Thai: โรงพยาบาลสมเด็จพระปิ่นเกล้า) is a hospital located in Thon Buri District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a military hospital operated by the Naval Medical Department (NMD), The Royal Thai Navy particularly for personnel of the Royal Thai Navy, but also for the general public. It is also the location of the headquarters of the NMD. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains medical students for the Faculty of Medicine, Burapha University. It is an affiliated teaching hospital of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.[1]

History[]

Construction of the hospital began in 1952, initiated by Admiral Sindh Kamalanavin, then commander-in-chief and Admiral Lek Sumitr, then chief doctor of the Royal Thai Navy. The hospital opened on 27 March 1957 as Bukkhalo Naval Hospital. On 11 November 1959, the name was changed to Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital after Viceroy Pinklao, the younger brother of King Mongkut and commander of the Front Palace Navy in the 1850s. On 7 January 1966, a statue of Viceroy Pinklao was unveiled at the hospital by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit.[2]

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  1. ^ "หลักสูตรแพทยศาสตร์บัณฑิต (ฉบับปรับปรุงพ.ศ.๒๕๕๖) คณะแพทยศาสตร์ศิริราชพยาบาล มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "ประวัติการก่อตั้งโรงพยาบาล".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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