Chonburi Hospital () is the main hospital of
Chonburi Province
Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...
,
Thailand
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and is classified under the
Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains doctors for the
Faculty of Medicine
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of
Chulalongkorn University
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. It is an affiliated teaching hospital of
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine
Phramongkutklao College of Medicine ( th, วิทยาลัยแพทยศาสตร์พระมงกุฎเกล้า) is the first and only medical cadet school in Thailand. The college is the seventh medical school established ...
.
History
Chonburi Hospital was first constructed in 1919 as decided upon by the provincial governor and the local health authorities. The hospital initially had only one wooden building located 800 metres away from the coast and was named "Chonburi Provincial Hospital", managed by the local ''
sukhaphiban Sukhaphiban ( th, สุขาภิบาล ; translated as "sanitary district") were administrative divisions of Thailand.
Sanitary districts were the first sub-autonomous entities established in Thailand. A first such district was created in ...
''. By 1935, as the management changed to the local ''
thesaban
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The mu ...
'' system, the hospital had 2 patients buildings, 3 special care rooms and 1
operating theatre
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Historically, the term "operating theater" refe ...
.
In 1940, plans were initiated to move the hospital to its present-day location next to
Sukhumvit Road
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due to regular flooding which damaged the buildings. Construction was completed in 1948 and the hospital was officially opened on 18 November, with management transferred to the MOPH.
See also
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Healthcare in Thailand
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Hospitals in Thailand
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List of hospitals in Thailand
This is a comprehensive list of hospitals in Thailand. The list is sorted with Bangkok at the top, and then in the alphabetical order of the provinces.
Public Hospitals
Ministry of Public Health
Office of the Permanent Secretary
As of 202 ...
References
Hospitals in Thailand
Chonburi province
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