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Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital
Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital () also stylised Somdech Phranangchao Sirikit Hospital, is a hospital located in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, Thailand. It is a military hospital operated by the Naval Medical Department, The Royal Thai Navy particularly for personnel of the Royal Thai Navy, but also for the general public. It has a CPIRD Medical Education Center which trains medical students for the Faculty of Medicine, Burapha University. It is an affiliated teaching hospital of Phramongkutklao College of Medicine and the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University. History Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital was constructed following the increase in usage of the Abhakornkiatiwong Hospital of Sattahip Naval Base, the increase in naval personnel and the development of the nearby U-Tapao International Airport and industrial areas such as Map Ta Phut. At the same time, this coincided with "The Celebrations on the Auspicious of Her Majesty the Queen's 5th ...
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Royal Thai Navy
The Royal Thai Navy (Abbreviation, Abrv: RTN, ทร.; , ) is the Navy, naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal Navy. It has a structure that includes the naval fleet, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Air and Coastal Defence Command. The RTN headquarters is at Sattahip Naval Base. The navy operates three naval area commands (NAC): Northern Gulf of Thailand (First NAC); Southern Gulf of Thailand (Second NAC); and the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) (Third NAC). RTN also has two air wings and one flying unit on its aircraft carrier. History Ancient era The military history of Thailand encompasses 1,000 years of armed struggle, from wars with her regional rivals, Burma and Vietnam, and periods of conflict with Britain and France during the colonial era. The naval arm of the army consisted mainly of riverine war craft whose mission was to control the Ch ...
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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 2024, there were a total of 905 hospitals under the management of the Office of Permanent Secretary, separated into 35 regional, 96 general and 774 community hospitals. Bed count consists of beds that are available for inpatient admission only and does not include beds for temporary use, such as stretchers, beds in the emergency department, ICU, observation wards etc. = Regional Hospitals (Category A) = These are the largest hospitals operated by the MOPH, located at major provincial cities. Almost all of these hospitals are also teaching hospitals. = General Hospitals (Category S and M1) = These are slightly smaller hospitals compared to regional hospitals, located in smaller provincial towns. Some hospitals are also teaching hospitals. ...
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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 Public Health (Thailand), Ministry of Public Health (MOPH). Private hospitals are regulated by the Medical Registration Division under the MOPH's Department of Health Service Support following the ''Sanatorium Act, B.E. 2541''. Other government units and public organisations also operate hospitals, including the military, universities, local governments and the Red Cross. The full listing of hospitals can be accessed at List of hospitals in Thailand. Public hospitals Most public (i.e., state-owned) hospitals fall under the authority of the Ministry of Public Health. The majority of these are provincial hospitals under the aegis of the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the MOPH. Others are operated by the Department of Medical Services, D ...
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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 government schemes. Private hospitals help complement the system, especially in Bangkok and large urban areas, and Thailand is among the world's leading medical tourism destinations. However, access to medical care in rural areas still lags far behind that in the cities. Infrastructure A subdistrict health promotion clinic, the most local level of healthcare infrastructure of MOPH, pictured here in Nakhon_Nayok_Province.html" ;"title="Ban Na District, Nakhon Nayok Province">Ban Na District, Nakhon Nayok Province , Thailand's population of 68 million is served by 927 government hospitals and 363 private hospitals with 9,768 primary care health units (SHPH clinics), responsible for Thai citizens’ health at the sub-district level. SHPH ha ...
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Sirikit
Sirikit (born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara; 12 August 1932) is a member of the Thai royal family who was List of Thai royal consorts#Rattanakosin Kingdom, Queen of Thailand from 28 April 1950 to 13 October 2016 as the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). She is the mother of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X). She met Bhumibol in Paris, where her father was Thai ambassador. They married in 1950, shortly before Bhumibol's coronation. Sirikit was appointed Regent of Thailand, queen regent in 1956, when the king entered the Buddhist monkhood for a period of time. Sirikit has four children with the king. Consort of the monarch who was, at the time the Current reigning monarchs by length of reign, world's longest-reigning head of state, she was also the world's longest-serving queen consort. Sirikit suffered a stroke in 2012 and has since refrained from public appearances. Early life and family Sirikit was born on 12 August 1932, at the home of Lord Vongsanuprabhand, her m ...
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Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate
The Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate is a large industrial park in the town of Map Ta Phut in Rayong Province, Thailand. Part of Thailand's Eastern Seaboard of Thailand, eastern seaboard economic region, it is the country's largest industrial estate and the world's eighth-largest petrochemical industrial hub. It was opened in 1990 and is managed by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, a state enterprise under the Ministry of Industry (Thailand), Ministry of Industry. Map Ta Phut houses five industrial estates, one deep-sea port, and 151 factories, including petrochemical plants, oil refineries, coal-fired power stations, and iron and steel facilities. The zone occupies 166 km2. The area contains around 30 agricultural and residential communities with more than 49,000 residents. Environmental issues According to the World Resources Institute, "Map Ta Phut is one of the Thailand's most toxic hot spots with a...history of air and water pollution, industrial accidents, illegal ...
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U-Tapao International Airport
U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport , also spelled ''Utapao'' and ''U-Taphao'', is a joint civil–military public international airport serving the cities of Rayong and Pattaya in Eastern Thailand. It is in the Ban Chang district of Rayong province. It also serves as the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, home of the Royal Thai Navy First Air Wing. U-Tapao is the home of a large Thai Airways maintenance facility, servicing that airline's aircraft as well as those of other customers. Due to the blockade of Bangkok's airports by opposition protesters, U-Tapao briefly became the main air gateway to Thailand between 26 November and 5 December 2008. As both of Bangkok's international airports essential to the country's tourist boom are operating beyond capacity as of 2015, U-Tapao in particular has been eyed as an alternate international gateway due to its relative proximity to the capital. Location U-Tapao lies approximately southeast of Bangkok, south of Sukh ...
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Faculty Of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University
The Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital () is a medical school located in Bangkok, Thailand. The faculty has its origin as a medical college, previously known as BMA Medical College & Vajira Hospital (). The school is run in collaboration with Vajira Hospital, Mahidol University and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical Department. The faculty has become a part of the newly established Navamindradhiraj University (formerly University of Bangkok Metropolis). The Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital was an affiliated college of Mahidol University between 1985 and 2011. History Vajira Hospital is the fourth public hospital built in Siam, founded in 1913 (Thai solar calendar, B.E. 2455) by H.M. the King Vajiravudh. It is one of the first hospitals to employ modern medicine and practices. Vajira Hospital intends to provide the people of Bangkok with efficient primary health care. It was named by the King Vajiravudh, who came to open the hospital on January 2, 1913 (Thai sola ...
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Faculty Of Medicine, Burapha University
The Faculty of Medicine, Burapha University () is the first medical school in Eastern Thailand, located in Mueang Chonburi District, Chonburi Province. It is part of the group of Health Science Faculties of Bangsaen Campus. History Funding was allocated in 1994 in a proposal to expand the 'Burapha University Health Sciences Center' into a university hospital, along with setting up a new faculty for Medicine specifically. The faculty was set up on 2 September 2002 and the Doctor of Medicine degree was approved by the group of universities on 10 February 2003 and the first cohort of 32 medical students were admitted for the 2007 academic year, following approval from the Medical Council of Thailand. The first group of students consisted only of students completing high school education in 12 provinces: Samut Prakan, Nakhon Nayok, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Prachinburi, Lopburi Lopburi (, , ) is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. ...
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