An artist’s rendering of the new building.
Phasakorn Channgam
Samitivej Sriracha Hospital will invest more than 800
million baht to construct a new building to upgrade treatment and
service.
Hospital Director Noppadol Nopakhun announced the
expansion May 23, saying the new building was necessary due to
Sriracha’s population growth and the expectation the facility will
handle 1,500 outpatient cases a day by 2015.
“From 2008 to this year, the number of patients has
increased, leaving the hospital not enough space to accommodate them,”
Noppadol said. He said more growth is expected in 2015, when Thailand
joins the ASEAN Community, spiking the amount of international visitors
to nearby industrial parks. An increase in elderly patients is also
expected.
The new 12-story building will offer 70 examination
rooms and more than 140 patient rooms. There also will be parking
facilities to accommodate 600 cars. Completion is scheduled for 2014.
The new building will allow Samitivej to bolster
services such as cardiology, underwater therapy, and open the region’s
first physical-rehabilitation center, he said.
When the new building comes online, the hospital will
begin renovation of its existing facilities, Noppadol said.
