King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Surgery, Research, & Medicine
In-Patient/Out-Patient
Public Hospital & Unviersity
Bangkok, Thailand
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (sometimes abbreviated KCMH, Thai: โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์) is a general and tertiary referral hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by the Thai Red Cross Society, and serves as the teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and the Thai Red Cross College of Nursing. With an in-patient capacity of 1,479 beds, it is one of the largest hospitals in Thailand.
The founding of the hospital was first proposed by King Vajiravudh, who, having observed the operations of the Red Cross Hospital of Japan during his travels, thought it beneficial to establish a hospital in the service of the Red Cross (then the Red Unalom Society). The hospital, named in honour of King Chulalongkorn, was founded through donations by King Vajiravudh and his brothers and sisters, together with the society's funds. The hospital was opened by King Vajiravudh on 30 May 1914.
Today, the hospital provides general and specialized medical services through its dentistry, forensic medicine, internal medicine, orthopedics, pediatrics, preventive medicine, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, radiology and surgery clinics. It also operates five specialized medical service centers, namely: Cardiac Center, Glaucoma Imaging & Diagnostic Center, Excimer Laser Center, Chulalongkorn Craniofacial Center, and the Queen Sirikit Center for Breast Cancer.
Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
The Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University has been founded the royal speech of His King Anandhamahidol.The Royal king card for medical degrees and diplomas of the University of Medicine Hospital at the Year 1946 was Royal King be important when one is that. He will make you want to produce doctors of the University of Medicine studied. Education courses completed by a greater amount to help out the nation and people. To meet the royal wishes. Government at that time. Approved a budget for the University of Medicine. To expand medical education to produce more is to come out to be 200 students per year.
Professor Chaleem Prommart.M.D Director of the Department of Medicine at the University of contact has established cooperation in the medical school. At Chulalongkorn Hospital.To establish new medical schools to make timely and economical to produce doctors. To possess a moral quality, the need to choose a place that hospital quality existing at the bachelor prince was A Major-general Dumrong PathatayakunServed as Director of Relief and Health Division, Thai Red Cross, which is the position of Director. Chulalongkorn Hospital, it is a strong desire to establish a medical school. At Chulalongkorn hospital already. Has coordinated assistance collaborate better. In planning new medical schools established for training medical students.
Participate with a very international University of Medicine and the Thai Red Cross. Starting medical school has another one in Thailand. The Chulalongkorn Hospital announced the official establishment on June 3, 1947 at the time, name. Faculty of Medicine. Chulalongkorn Hospital. University of Medicine. Department of Health.
Faculty of Medicine. Chulalongkorn Hospital. Medicine of the University. Begin the first day. On Wednesday June 11, 1947 , Prof.Chaleem Prommart,MD. Director of the Department of Medicine at the University. Said addressing a gathering of teachers and students of medicine. To explain the formation of the Faculty of Medicine. Chulalongkorn Hospital. University of Medicine. And the focus on the education standards of the new medical school. This will at the same level with the same Faculty. It plans to operate and support in all areas. Both teachers and teaching equipment fully. As is the ability to have in that time. Also look forward to this Faculty of prosperity. Production out medical benefits to the nation and humanity, without end.
Later in the year 1959 has been transferred under the University of Medicine. Under the Prime Minister in the year 1967 decree established a Faculty of Medicine. In Chulalongkorn University. While the original intent as the establishment of Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine, the subject with. The effective date of October16, 1967.
Act is transferred to the enterprises of the Faculty of Medicine. To the Chulalongkorn Hospital, Chulalongkorn University. Effect from December 25, 1967 and renamed. Faculty of Medicine. Chulalongkorn University. The changes in the degree. And academic standing as a frill of Chulalongkorn University, from now until then.
Current Faculty of medicine Chulalongkorn University is Divided as follows :
- Secretary Office
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Forensic Medicine
- Department of Parasitology
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pharmacology
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine
- Department of Rehabilitation
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Obstetrics and gynecology
- Department of Oto-Larynecology
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Orthopaedics
