Somdejphrajaotaksin Maharaj Hospital (, ''lit. King Taksin the Great Hospital'') is the main hospital of
Tak Province
Tak ( th, ตาก, , Burmese: တာ့ခ် pronounced ak is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (''changwat'') and lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, ...
, Thailand. It is classified under the
Ministry of Public Health as a general hospital. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains doctors for 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
Naresuan University
Naresuan University (NU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร, ) is a government university in Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand. It was established as a separate university on 29 July 1990, the 400th anniversary of t ...
.
History
The construction of Tak Hospital was started in November 1939 by Mang Saichum-in, governor of Tak, but it was delayed due to the start of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
. Nevertheless, the hospital opened on 24 June 1944 with one building capable of 25 beds. It was expanded to 100 beds in 1959 as there were no other hospitals in the surrounding areas of
Kamphaeng Phet Province
Kamphaeng Phet ( th, กำแพงเพชร, ) is a province in upper central Thailand. It borders the provinces of Sukhothai to the north; Phitsanulok to the northeast; Phichit to the east; Nakhon sawan to the south; and Tak to the west a ...
,
Sukhothai Province and
Thoen District
Thoen ( th, เถิน, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the southern part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Soem Ngam, Sop Prap of Lampang Province, Wang Chin of Phrae p ...
in
Lampang Province
Lampang ( th, ลำปาง, ; Northern Thai: ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in upper northern Thailand. The old name of Lampang was ''Khelang Nakhon''.
Geography
Lampang is in the broad river valley of t ...
. On 6 June 1984, the name of the hospital was changed to Somdejphrajaotaksin Maharaj Hospital in commemoration of
King Taksin
King Taksin the Great ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, , ) or the King of Thonburi ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, ; ; Teochew: Dên Chao; April 17, ...
. In 2005, the hospital made an agreement to train medical students and act as a clinical teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University under the Collaborative Project to Increase Production of Rural Doctors (CPIRD) program.
See also
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Healthcare in Thailand
Healthcare in Thailand is overseen by the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), along with several other non-ministerial government agencies. Thailand's network of public hospitals provide universal healthcare to all Thai nationals through three gov ...
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Hospitals in Thailand
Hospitals in Thailand are operated by both the public and private sector, to provide medical services for prevention, cure and rehabilitation of patients with medical and health-related conditions. The majority are operated by the Ministry of Pu ...
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List of hospitals in Thailand
This is a comprehensive list of hospitals in Thailand. The list is sorted with Bangkok at the top, and then in the alphabetical order of the provinces.
Public Hospitals
Ministry of Public Health
Office of the Permanent Secretary
As of 20 ...
References
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Hospitals in Thailand
Tak province