Sappasitthiprasong Hospital

Key facts

Overview

Sappasitthiprasong Hospital (also spelled Sunpasitthiprasong in some English-language sources) is Ubon Ratchathani's flagship public hospital and the largest in the province, operated by Thailand's Ministry of Public Health with a registered bed capacity of 1,188 -- some directories round this to "over 1,100" or cite figures up to around 1,200, likely reflecting different counting methods or survey dates. It traces its history to 3 January 1936, when it opened as Ubon Ratchathani Hospital following a post-1932-revolution policy to build hospitals in the Mekong-border provinces of Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom and Ubon Ratchathani; the founding land, 27 rai, was donated by Mom Chao Upasisan Chumphon, and the hospital was later renamed for her father, Prince Sunpasitthiprasong, a former governor of Monthon Isan. On Sunpasit Road in Nai Mueang, central Ubon Ratchathani, it serves as the main referral hospital for far-eastern Isaan and the lower-Mekong border area, coordinating with the 1669 emergency ambulance service across a wide catchment area. It is also a teaching hospital: its CPIRD Medical Education Center has trained doctors for the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University since 1995, extended to Ubon Ratchathani University's own College of Medicine and Public Health on 3 September 2003 -- a detail worth knowing since it means some junior doctors on the ward are supervised trainees from one of those two programmes. As with public hospitals elsewhere in Thailand, expect substantially lower costs than the city's private hospitals, alongside busier wards, longer waits and more limited English-language support than a private facility. Ubon Ratchathani's private hospitals -- PRINC Hospital Ubonratchathani and Ubonrak Thonburi Hospital -- offer an alternative for patients preferring shorter waits and more English-language support. BAANLYY is not affiliated with Sappasitthiprasong Hospital and takes no paid placement in this guide; confirm all figures directly with the hospital.

Specialties & departments

• General medicine & emergency care
• CPIRD Medical Education Center -- rural-doctor training run jointly with the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University and the College of Medicine and Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani University
• 1669 emergency ambulance coordination
• Regional referral coordination for complex cases across far-eastern Isaan

BAANLYY has not been able to confirm a complete, current department-by-department list from the hospital's own site beyond the above; as a 1,188-bed MOPH regional hospital it can be expected to run the full range of major specialties typical of that tier, but a resident with a specific specialty need should confirm directly with the hospital rather than rely on an inferred list.

International patient services

As a Thai public regional hospital, Sappasitthiprasong is oriented primarily toward the general Thai population across a wide catchment area rather than international patients, with more limited English-language support than the city's private hospitals -- expect a public-hospital experience (longer waits, lower cost) and confirm current services directly with the hospital.

Location & transport

The hospital sits on Sunpasit Road in Nai Mueang, central Ubon Ratchathani. There is no rail transit within the city; most patients arrive by car, motorbike taxi, songthaew or Grab.

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