Prapokklao Hospital (), sometimes stylised as King Prajadhipok Memorial Hospital, is the main hospital of Chanthaburi Province,

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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

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History

Construction of a hospital was started in 1937 by Luang Nirin Prasatwet, then the member of parliament for Chanthaburi Province. The first hospital building was completed in December 1939 with a capacity of 50 beds. The hospital opened as Chanthaburi Hospital on 24 June 1940. The hospital was used as a field hospital throughout the

Franco-Thai War The Franco-Thai War (October 1940 – January 28, 1941, th, กรณีพิพาทอินโดจีน, Krṇī phiphāth xindocīn; french: Guerre franco-thaïlandaise) was fought between Thailand and Vichy France over certain areas o ...

, and handled over 300 casualties from the

Battle of Ko Chang The Battle of Ko Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the Franco-Thai War in which a flotilla of French warships attacked a smaller force of Thai vessels, including a coastal defence ship. The battle resulted in a tactical victory by the ...

. In 1954, a visit by Queen Rambai Barni initiated further expansion of the hospital through royal funds. In 1955, following the completion of new facilities, the hospital was renamed Prapokklao Hospital in memory of

King Prajadhipok Prajadhipok ( th, ประชาธิปก, RTGS: ''Prachathipok'', 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and ...

. A midwifery and nursing school (now the Prapokklao Nursing College) was opened at the hospital in 1966. In 1976, the hospital cooperated with the

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University The Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, the second oldest medical school in Thailand, was established in 1947 in accordance with the wishes of King Ananda Mahidol to educate a sufficient number of medical doctors to satisfy the publ ...

to train doctors as part of the Collaborative Project to Increase Rural Doctor (CPIRD) Program.

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{{Thailand-hospital-stub Hospitals in Thailand Chanthaburi province

History

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