Phra Nang Klao Hospital – Wikipedia

Hospital in Nonthaburi , Thailand

Phra Nang Klao Hospital โรงพยาบาลพระนั่งเกล้า
The Ministry of Public Health Health District 4
Geography
Location	91 Nonthaburi Road, Bang Krasor Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Coordinates	13°51′55″N 100°28′53″E / 13.865289°N 100.481428°E / 13.865289; 100.481428Coordinates: 13°51′55″N 100°28′53″E / 13.865289°N 100.481428°E / 13.865289; 100.481428
Organisation
Type	Regional
Affiliated university	School of Medicine, Siam University Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Services
Beds	515
History
Former name(s)	Nonthaburi Hospital
Opened	24 June 1957
Links
Website	www.pranangklao.go.th
Lists	Hospitals in Thailand

Phra Nang Klao Hospital (Thai: โรงพยาบาลพระนั่งเกล้า) is the main public hospital of Nonthaburi Province, Thailand and is classified under the Ministry of Public Health as a regional hospital. It is capable of initial tertiary-level care. Its closest rapid transit station is Phra Nang Klao Bridge MRT Station on the MRT Purple Line. It is the main teaching hospital of the School of Medicine, Siam University and an affiliated teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.^[1]

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Initially, Nonthaburi Province had no hospital of its own and patients had to go into Bangkok (Phra Nakhon) or Thonburi to access healthcare. Plans were drawn in 1956 and on 24 June 1957, Nonthaburi Hospital was opened with two buildings, a patient building and an administrative building. Even so, hospital use did not gain popularity due to the low amount of staff present. In 1987, after rapid economic development into the province, and the construction of Rattanathibet Road, the hospital was gradually expanded. In 1989, the hospital was renamed to Phra Nang Klao Hospital in commemoration of King Nangklao (Rama III).^[2]

Phra Nang Klao Hospital is used as a clinical teaching site for medical students of the School of Medicine, Siam University since January 2016.^[3]

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