Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลเจริญกรุงประชารักษ์, link=no) is a hospital in Thailand located in

Bang Kho Laem District Bang Kho Laem ( th, บางคอแหลม, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The incumbent district officer is Samita Xanthavanij. The district is bounded by (clockwise from north) Sathon, Yannawa, and across th ...

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. It is a public hospital operated by the Medical Service Department,

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(BMA). It is a main teaching hospital of the

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and an affiliated teaching hospital for the

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and

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History

In 1967, the BMA had plans to increase healthcare access for the people of Bangkok in the growing capital. A hospital was constructed at the southern end of

Charoen Krung Road file:Charoen Krung Road April2021 ถนนเจริญกรุง.jpg, Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021) Charoen Krung Road ( th, ถนนเจริญกรุง, ) is a major road i ...

on the site of the old Bangkok abattoir. The hospital initially opened for obstetrics and gynecology patients only, since the Bang Kho Laem- Yannawa area had the highest birth rates in Bangkok but rapidly expanded to other specialities. The hospital officially opened as Bang Kho Laem Hospital on 25 November 1971. On 9 April 1976, the hospital was renamed to Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital by

King Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

. The hospital became the main teaching hospital for the

in 2012 along with BMA General Hospital, both hospitals forming the Medical Education Center of the Medical Services Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (MEC MSD BMA).

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Thai Wikipedia. Hospitals in Thailand Hospitals in Bangkok Bang Kho Laem district {{Thailand-hospital-stub

History

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