Samut Prakan Hospital

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Samut Prakan Hospital is the main hospital in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. It is classified as a regional hospital under the Ministry of Public Health and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University.

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Originally known as Samut Prakan Health Station, the hospital started as a small healthcare facility in Pak Nam Samut Prakan town, operated by the Samut Prakan City Municipality with 25 beds. On December 1, 1950, it was transferred to the Ministry of Public Health and renamed Samut Prakan Hospital. Due to expansion difficulties, the hospital was relocated to its current site and officially opened on September 27, 1965. As of 2022, it has a capacity of 594 beds.

The closest urban transit station to the hospital is Sai Luat BTS station.

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Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD