Vichaiyut Story

Vichaiyut Hospital was established on June 9, 1969 with the landand funding supported by Mr. Somporn Punyagupta and was named as “Vichaiyut Clinic” honoring the landowner “Lt. Gen. Phra Vichaiyut Dechakanee”.

The hospital was jointly founded by

Dr. Sompone Punyagupta
Dr. Sermsakdi Phenjati
Dr. Boonket Laovanich
Dr. Asawin Thepakam
Dr. Pradit Chareonthaitawee
Dr. Chawalit Preeyasombat
Dr. Thamrongrat Keokarn
Mr. Rangsi Rattanaprakarn

as a managing director at that time

At the early period after establishment, the hospital had 5 examination rooms, 1 operating room, 1 delivery room, 1 nursing room a n d 10 inpatient beds. The second, third a n d North Tower buildings were later added in 1979, 1989 and 1996 respectively increasing the capacity to 350 inpatient beds. In 2004, Vichaiyut Hospital Medical Center was constructed, aiming to provide specialty services including 75 outpatient examination rooms, 464 inpatient beds a n d the conference room with 1,000 people capacity. Currently the total capacity of all buildings is 149 examination rooms a n d 347 inpatient beds.