Songklanagarind Hospital () is a university teaching hospital, affiliated to the
Faculty of Medicine
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...
of
Prince of Songkla University, located in
Hat Yai District
Hat Yai ( th, หาดใหญ่, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Khuan Kalong of Satun province; Rattaphum, Bang Klam, Khuan Niang, S ...
,
Songkhla Province. It is a hospital capable of super tertiary care and is the first university hospital in
Southern Thailand.
History
On 26 August 1976, King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
and 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 List of Thai royal consorts, ...
laid the foundation for the construction of the faculty's main teaching hospital, which was to be constructed for the following purposes:
* Use as a clinical training hospital for doctors, nurses and healthcare personnel
* Provide medical care, both prevention and cure to citizens in Southern Thailand
* Provide special equipment for patient diagnosis in the hospital and nearby hospitals
* Use as a research center to improve the healthcare in Southern Thailand
Ten years later on 18 September 1986, the King and Princess
Sirindhorn
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda ( th, มหาจักรีสิรินธร, ; ; born April 2, 1955), formerly Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak ( th, สมเ ...
opened the hospital and named it 'Songklanagarind' Hospital. Songklanagarind Hospital has become the main teaching hospital since then.
The current hospital director is Assoc. Prof. Rueangsak Leethanaporn, M.D.
As a university hospital, it is generally regarded as one of the final referral centers for complicated and rare diseases from all hospitals, especially within Southern Thailand.
Facilities
The hospital has selected medical specialities in which the hospital has the professional staff capable of providing excellent service in that field. Six medical centers have been established so citizens in the South do not have to go to other institutions for receive the treatment.
These are the following:
* Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Heart Center
* Nanthana-Kriangkrai Chotiwattanaphan (NKC) Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
* Cancer Center
* Trauma Center
* Medical Information Center
* Palliative Care Unit
See also
*
Healthcare in Thailand
*
Hospitals in Thailand
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References
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Hospitals in Thailand
Hospitals established in 1986
Buildings and structures in Songkhla province
Teaching hospitals in Thailand