King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH, th, โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์; ) is a public

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and

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. It is operated by the

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, and serves as the

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for the

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Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...

and Srisavarindhira Thai Red Cross Institute of Nursing. With an in-patient capacity of 1,435 beds, it is one of the largest hospitals in Thailand, and as one of Thailand's leading medical school affiliates, is widely considered one of the best public hospitals in the country, along with

Siriraj Hospital Siriraj Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลศิริราช; ) is the oldest and largest hospital in Thailand. It is in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus. It is the ...

and

Ramathibodi Hospital Ramathibodi Hospital ( th, โรงพยาบาลรามาธิบดี ) is a university hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. and is a hospital capable of super tertiary care. It is a teaching ...

History

The founding of the hospital was first proposed by King

Vajiravudh Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts ...

, who, having observed the operations of the Red Cross Hospital of Japan during his travels, thought it beneficial to establish a hospital in the service of the Red Cross (then the Red Unalom Society). The hospital, named in honour of King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

, was founded through donations by King Vajiravudh and his brothers and sisters, together with the society's funds. The hospital was opened by King Vajiravudh on 30 May 1914. King

Ananda Mahidol Ananda Mahidol ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล; ; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), posthumous reigning title Phra Athamaramathibodin ( th, พระอั� ...

aimed to increase

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in Thailand because at that time Thailand is under post–World War II period. Government of Thailand intentionally tried to find another hospital which is ready to be the second medical school of Thailand and finally they should King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital of the

. On 4 June 1947, Affiliation with

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was established.

Facilities

Today, the hospital provides general and specialized medical services through its

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and

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clinics. It also operates five specialized medical service centers, namely: Cardiac Center,

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Imaging & Diagnostic Center,

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Center, Chulalongkorn

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Center, and the Queen Sirikit Center for

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. It serves as the office of many

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in Thailand."WHOCC - WHO Collaborating Centres." WHOCC - WHO Collaborating Centres. Accessed March 31, 2017. http://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?cc_ref=THA-57&cc_city=bangkok&. In 2007, ground was broken for the hospital's Bhumisirimangkalanusorn Building — claimed to be the largest medical hub in

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— is a 12.5-billion

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(US$376 million) 29-storey facility. It was jointly financed by the state and the Thai Red Cross Society. The new addition opened on a partial basis in 2016 and is due to be fully inaugurated by the end of 2017. It has over 1,250 beds. Fully operational, it will house over 1,600 physicians and 2,100 nurses. File:AdminbuildKCMH.JPG, File:KCMHatsuanlum.jpg, File:MDCUbu.JPG, File:KingChulalongkornMemorialHospital FirstBuilding and BhumisiriMangkhalanusornBuilding in October 2017.jpg, The historic Administration Building, with the Bhumisirimangkalanusorn and Sor Kor buildings in the background

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* {{Authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1914 Hospitals in Bangkok Teaching hospitals in Thailand Hospitals established in 1914 Pathum Wan district Monuments and memorials to Chulalongkorn Thai Red Cross Society

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