Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health

Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health (Thai: สถาบันสุขภาพเด็กแห่งชาติมหาราชินี) is large public hospital located in Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand. It serves as a teaching hospital for the College of Medicine, Rangsit University.[1]

Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
สถาบันสุขภาพเด็กแห่งชาติมหาราชินี
Department of Medical Services. MOPH
Geography
Location420/8 Ratchawithi Road, Thung Phayathai Subdistrict, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13.766079°N 100.535214°E / 13.766079; 100.535214
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityCollege of Medicine, Rangsit University
Services
Beds435
History
Former name(s)Children's Hospital
Opened24 June 1954
Links
Websitewww.childrenhospital.go.th
ListsHospitals in Thailand
Not to be confused with Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital.

History

With plans to expand the pediatrics department of the Women's Hospital (now Rajavithi Hospital), the cabinet of Plaek Phibunsongkhram approved the construction of a pediatrics building with a capacity of 137 beds on Ratchawithi Road, which was to be operated by the Women's Hospital. The opening ceremony took place on 24 June 1954.[1] By a 1973 royal decree of civil service management, operations were transferred to the Department of Medical Services of the Ministry of Public Health on 3 December 1974 and the building became the Children's Hospital. In 1996, the name was changed to Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health in commemoration of the Queen.

The institute was the first medical institution to offer a pediatrics training program that was not led under the University of Medical Sciences (now Mahidol University), and it's setup was aided by the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.

Rajavithi Hospital started providing medical education for students of the College of Medicine, Rangsit University since 1 June 1992. Students in this group also study at Rajavithi Hospital as a teaching hospital.[2][3]

See also


References
  1. "The Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "University Hospital". Rajavithi Hospital website. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "ความเป็นมาสถาบันสุขภาพเด็กแห่งชาติมหาราชินี".
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