Hospital type Teaching Beds 1,479 Phone +66 2 256 4000 Founded 1914 | Emergency department Yes Opened 30 May 1914 Standard Hospital accreditation | |
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Location 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand Care system Referral hospital for the universal coverage scheme Standards Hospital Accreditation (Institute of Hospital Quality Improvement & Accreditation, Thailand) Address 1873 Rama 4 Road, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Pathumwan 10330, Thailand Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hours Affiliated university Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University Similar Siriraj Hospital, Ramathibodi Hospital, Lumphini Park, Sala Daeng BTS Station, Si Lom MRT Station Profiles | ||
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (sometimes abbreviated KCMH, Chula Hospital, 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.