Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital

Infobox_University
name = Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University
established = 1964
type = Public
dean = Prof Rajata Rajatanavin, MD
location = Bangkok, Thailand
campus = Urban
colors = Blue
website = [http://www.ra.mahidol.ac.th Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University]

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital is one of the most famous hospitals in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Although it is not very old, it was founded with Ramathibodi, the hospital and medical school. Ramathibodi Hospital is known as a high-tech hospital in Thailand.

Following the Second National Economic and Social Development Plan (1964-1966), the Thai government aimed to increase the number of doctors and nurses in order to meet the needs of the country. In August 1964, the Cabinet approved the plan of setting up a new medical school which would be located around the Phyathai area, opposite the Ministry of Industry. HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej graciously conferred upon the name of this new medical school “Ramathibodi” and laid the foundation stone for the building on December 30th, 1965. Four years later, the King came to open the new faculty on May 3rd, 1969. Apart from the government’s fund, the Faculty was financially and academically supported by the Rockefeller Foundation from the United States of America. Since then the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital has been fully equipped and has provided medical education and services as well as research facilities to the public.

The Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital has two principal buildings to serve 5,000 out-patients per day; first building, Main Building, mainly provides more than 1,000 beds for the tertiary care of complicated and severely ill patients in various specializing departments and units. The second building, the Sirikit Medical Center, serves as a center for modern research projects, namely, bone marrow transplantation project, the project of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging and Imaging-guided Minimal Invasive Therapy Center (AIMC). It also houses modern operating rooms and intensive care units.

A new and state-of-the-art medical center named “Somdech Phra Debaratana Building” which will be completed in the near future serves as the most excellent service complex for thousands of out-patients. The building will have well-equipped facilities to perform high standards of healthcare in the Southeast Asian region. It will provide 350 beds, 16 operating rooms and 14 Intensive Care Units, and also comprehensive service centers such as Stem Cell Transplantation, Minimal Invasive Endoscopic Surgery Center, Elderly Care Unit, Child Development Center and Complicated Diseases Service by specialized doctors.

The Logo of Ramathibodi Hospital is the Shape of ร (called ror-reu) in color of blue.