Samitivej Hospital has come a long way since its establishment date in 1979, when it was co-founded by the Iate Khun Bancha Lamsam of Kasikorn Bank and M.R. Bajarisan Jumbala, M.D. Their vision was to gather the best doctors and nurses together, supply them with advanced healthcare technology, and provide the best medical care possible to patients and their families.

They envisioned a hospital that would care for patients holistically, not simply concerned with their physical health, but their emotional health as well. It is fitting indeed that M.R. Kukrit Pramoj, a former Prime Minister and a much revered scholar, named the hospital “Samitivej”, meaning an “assembly of doctors