Nai Mueang · Province's main public regional hospital, Ministry of Public Health
| Address | 198 Ratchadamnoen Road, Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000 |
| Type | Public regional hospital, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH); main hospital of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province |
| Bed count | Reported at 844 beds as of 2020, and roughly 870 as of March 2025 |
| History | Opened 24 June 1953 with 25 beds and 2 doctors; expanded through the 20th century, with a major expansion approved in 1978 |
| Medical education | Affiliated teaching hospital of Prince of Songkla University's Faculty of Medicine |
| Phone | 075-340-250 |
| Official website | mnst.go.th |
Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital is the main public hospital of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, located on Ratchadamnoen Road in the city centre. It opened on 24 June 1953 with just 25 beds and 2 doctors, and expanded significantly over the following decades — a major expansion was approved in 1978 under then-Prime Minister Kriangsak Chamanan. Today it operates as a regional hospital under Thailand's Ministry of Public Health, reported at 844 beds as of 2020 and roughly 870 as of March 2025, and is an affiliated teaching hospital of Prince of Songkla University's Faculty of Medicine. As the province's main public facility, it offers substantially lower costs than the city's private hospitals such as Nakharin Hospital, at the trade-off of longer waits and more limited English-language support. BAANLYY is not affiliated with Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital and takes no paid placement in this guide; confirm all figures directly with the hospital.
As a Thai public hospital, Maharaj Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital is oriented primarily toward the general Thai population rather than international patients, with more limited English-language support than the private Nakharin Hospital — expect a public-hospital experience (longer waits, much lower cost) and confirm current services directly with the hospital.
The hospital sits on Ratchadamnoen Road in the Nai Mueang subdistrict, in the historic city centre. Nakhon Si Thammarat has no rail transit within the city; most patients arrive by car, motorbike taxi, songthaew or Grab.
It is a public regional hospital operated by Thailand's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) — the province's main hospital, distinct from the private Nakharin Hospital in the same city.
It opened in 1953 with 25 beds and has been expanded repeatedly since; independent sources report a bed capacity of 844 as of 2020 and roughly 870 as of March 2025, making it one of the larger MOPH regional hospitals in southern Thailand.
It is the province's main public hospital and a Ministry of Public Health regional referral centre, and is also a teaching hospital affiliated with Prince of Songkla University's Faculty of Medicine.
Hospital facts are drawn from the hospital's own official website plus independent cross-checks. BAANLYY is a data-and-tools platform, not a hospital, insurer or booking agent; never takes paid placement in this content, and does not guarantee prices, wait times or accreditation status — always confirm directly with the hospital before relying on any figure here.
Read the full Nakhon Si Thammarat healthcare & hospitals guide for how Maharaj compares with Nakharin Hospital and other local options.