Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital () is a hospital located in

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. It is a military hospital operated by the Naval Medical Department, The Royal Thai Navy particularly for personnel of the

Royal Thai Navy The Royal Thai Navy ( Abrv: RTN, ทร.; th, กองทัพเรือไทย, ) is the naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as ...

, but also for the general public. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains medical students for the

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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

Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital was constructed following the increase in usage of the Abhakornkiatiwong Hospital of

Sattahip Naval Base Sattahip ( th, สัตหีบ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Chonburi province, Thailand. It is at the southern tip of the province southeast of Bangkok. In 2014, the district had a population of 157,000 in an area of 348,122 km2. Geogr ...

, the increase in naval personnel and the development of the nearby

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and industrial areas such as

Map Ta Phut Map Ta Phut ( th, มาบตาพุด, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in Rayong Province, Thailand. It is the site of Thailand's largest industrial park, the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate. Provincial offices are in Map Ta Phut. Geography ...

. At the same time, this coincided with "The Celebrations on the Auspicious of Her Majesty the Queen's 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary" and therefore

Queen Sirikit Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was Queen of Thailand as the wif ...

came and laid the foundation of the hospital on 18 August 1992. The construction was completed on 20 November 1995.

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{{Reflist Hospitals in Thailand Royal Thai Navy Military hospitals in Thailand

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