Vajira Hospital
| Vajira Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location |
Samsen road, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand 13°46′50″N 100°30′33″E / 13.78056°N 100.50917°ECoordinates: 13°46′50″N 100°30′33″E / 13.78056°N 100.50917°E |
| Organisation | |
| Hospital type | Teaching University Hospital, Public |
| Affiliated university | Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, University of Bangkok Metropolis |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | S.M.A.R.T emergency medical service |
| Beds | 900 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.vajira.ac.th |
Samsen road, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand
Vajira Hospital (Thai: โรงพยาบาลวชิระ/วชิรพยาบาล pronounced: wa-chi-ra / wa-chi-ra-pha-ya-ban) is one of the first hospitals in Thailand, founded by King Rama VI. It is a teaching University hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital (). Situated on Samsen road, Dusit District, Bangkok, Thailand.
Vajira Hospital is funded and operated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Following the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital (then BMA Medical College) it has been a teaching hospital since. It now houses the campus of the Faculty of Medicine, and also the training center of the Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing which are faculties of the University of Bangkok Metropolis. Vajira is known for its excellency in clinical services, medical education and urban medication programs.
The hospital serves a large numbers of patients, serving more than 700,000 out-patient visits and around 30,000 in-patient admitted annually, predominantly in general healthcare, it also has various specialized departments and excellency centers such as a Cardiovascular center, an Oncology center, Neurosurgery center, Kidney center, and a Trauma center, one of Bangkok's finest Emergency Medicine center, and many more, serving as a referral center for many other hospitals. It has an in-patient capacity of 900 beds, the largest operated by the BMA, and within some of the country's largest hospitals.
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