Siriraj Hospital is the oldest hospital in Thailand, located in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, opposite Thammasat University's Tha Phrachan campus. It is the primary teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.

With a capacity of more than 2,000 beds and more than one million outpatient visits per year, Siriraj is one of the largest and busiest medical centers in Thailand. The medical school accepts about 250 medical students and more than 100 for postgraduate residency training each year. Siriraj is the largest public hospital in Thailand. Due to its excellent reputation, its tertiary care unit is the referral center for all hospitals in Thailand.

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

Mahidol University

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital is the oldest medical school and hospital in Thailand. Throughout our hundred and twenty-year history, transformed and re-engineered to reach our Vision, to be a Medical Institute of Excellence.

Our Missions are that:

1. Medical students and allied health students can learn state-of-the-art technology and professionalism. At the same time, they will develop into compassionate health personnel and keep on learining throughtout their lives.
2. Knowledge, gained from evidence, are promoted and shared.
3. Tertaiary care hospital provides the best, appropriate treatment to the population of Thailand and of other countries. This includes preventive, therapeutic and palliative measures, international standard services, and Thai hospitality.
4. Strategic planning and management allows Siriraj to be agile and focused. We are committed to our customers, our personnel, other stakeholders, and also our environment.

Each year, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital holds various academic conferences within the Faculty and with other institutions, inside and outside Mahidol University. A large number of visitors come to see our activities and request for training program are increasing. We welcome these opportunities to share and exchange personnel and ideas.

History of Siriraj Hospital

The hospital was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1888, two years after a worldwide cholera outbreak. It is named after the king's 18-month old son, Prince Siriraj Kakuttaphan, who had died from dysentery a year before the opening of the hospital. The medical school was established two years later in 1890.

Siriraj has been the residence of the King of Thailand, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, since the 82 year old monarch was admitted in September 2009, for treatment of a respiratory condition.

Siriraj Museum

The hospital also houses the Siriraj Medical Museum, which is open to the public. The museum contains six separate permanent exhibits and includes a temporary exhibit. The permanent exhibits include sections on anatomy, pathology, congenital disorders, toxicology, techniques of Thai traditional medicine, and forensic pathology. In 2008, the temporary exhibit featured the role of Siriraj Hospital faculty during the 2004 tsunami that devastated the coasts of Thailand and other countries.