Princess Sirindhorn opens new Phuket hospital buildings
The Phuket News


HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was on Phuket to open two new buildings at Vachira Hospital.

PHUKET: -- HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited the island yesterday (Nov 9) to preside over the opening ceremony of two new buildings at Vachira Hospital.

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the opening ceremony of Vachira Hospital’s new Chalerm Prakiet 59 Educational Centre and Baan Khun Poom Rehabitation and Child Development Centre.

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn granted her initial “Sor Thor (ส.ธ.)” to be used as the nameplate for the nine-storey Chalerm Prakiet 59 building which was completed on 2012 and is being used as a medical education training centre which includes accommodation for medical students.

The centre, a project set up under the agreement of Vachira Hospital and Walailak University is to be used as a place to educate future doctors to work in villages.

There are 24 students who attend each class and Walailak University is responsible to teach first- to third-year students while Vachira teaches fourth to sixth-year students, including clinic level.

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-- Phuket News 2015-11-11

The entire island from the airport to Phuket town had traffic halted for the opening of a hospital?

The entire island from the airport to Phuket town had traffic halted for the opening of a hospital?

And that policeman died while he was on blocking traffic duty for this convoy.

Happens all the time, or at least every month. It is a rolling blockade of the highway which is the only real north-south thoroughfare. So the special convoys (royal family, some international VIPs) are a huge problem for the time they are inflicted. But everybody loves the Princess and cheerfully suffer for that; not so cheerful for the others.