Phra Nang Klao Hospital () is the main public hospital of Nonthaburi Province,

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and is classified under the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It is capable of initial tertiary-level care. Its closest rapid transit station is Phra Nang Klao Bridge MRT Station on the

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. It is the main teaching hospital of the

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and an affiliated teaching hospital of the

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History

Initially, Nonthaburi Province had no hospital of its own and patients had to go into

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(Phra Nakhon) or

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to access healthcare. Plans were drawn in 1956 and on 24 June 1957, Nonthaburi Hospital was opened with two buildings, a patient building and an administrative building. Even so, hospital use did not gain popularity due to the low amount of staff present. In 1987, after rapid economic development into the province, and the construction of

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History

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