Editing Bangkok (section)

===Healthcare===
[[File:Siriraj_Hospital,Bangkok.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A large complex of buildings, most over ten storeys high, on the bank of a river; one bears a sign with the words &quot;SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL&quot;; another says &quot;FACULTY OF NURSING&quot;|[[Siriraj Hospital]], established in 1888, is the oldest hospital in Thailand.]]

Much of Thailand's medical resources are disproportionately concentrated in the capital. In 2000, Bangkok had 39.6 per cent of the country's doctors and a physician-to-population ratio of 1:794, compared to a median of 1:5,667 among all provinces.<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Hiroshi |last1=Nishiura |first2=Sujan |last2=Barua |first3=Saranath |last3=Lawpoolsri |first4=Chatporn |last4=Kittitrakul |first5=Martinus Martin |last5=Leman |first6=Masri Sembiring |last6=Maha |first7=Sant |last7=Muangnoicharoen |title=Health inequalities in Thailand: geographic distribution of medical supplies in the provinces |journal=Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health |date=3 September 2004 |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=735–40 |pmid=15689097 |url=http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2004_35_3/42-3238.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175713/http://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2004_35_3/42-3238.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> The city is [[List of hospitals in Bangkok|home to 42 public hospitals]], five of which are university hospitals, as well as 98 private hospitals and 4,063 registered clinics.{{Dead link|date=March 2014}}<ref>{{cite web|title=สถิติสถานพยาบาลเอกชน ปี 2554 (Private healthcare provider statistics, 2011) |url=http://203.157.6.204/Admin/filestat/57.xls |publisher=Medical Registration Division, Department of Health Service Support, Ministry of Public Health |access-date=15 September 2012 |format=Microsoft Excel spreadsheet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501194858/http://203.157.6.204/Admin/filestat/57.xls |archive-date=1 May 2013 }}</ref> The BMA operates nine public hospitals through its Medical Service Department, and its Health Department provides primary care through sixty-eight community health centres. Thailand's universal [[Healthcare in Thailand|healthcare system]] is implemented through public hospitals and health centres as well as participating private providers.

Research-oriented medical school affiliates such as [[Siriraj Hospital|Siriraj]], [[King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital|King Chulalongkorn Memorial]], and [[Ramathibodi Hospital|Ramathibodi]] Hospitals are among the largest in the country, and act as [[Tertiary referral hospital|tertiary care centres]], receiving referrals from distant parts of the country. Lately, especially in the private sector, there has been much growth in [[medical tourism]], with hospitals such as [[Bumrungrad Hospital|Bumrungrad]] and [[Bangkok Hospital]], among others, providing services specifically catering to foreigners. An estimated 200,000 medical tourists visited Thailand in 2011, making Bangkok the most popular global destination for medical tourism.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eden|first=Caroline|title=The rise of medical tourism in Bangkok|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20120828-the-rise-of-medical-tourism-in-bangkok|website=BBC|access-date=22 September 2012|date=4 September 2012|archive-date=8 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908032756/http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20120828-the-rise-of-medical-tourism-in-bangkok?|url-status=live}}</ref>