What's the difference between Siriraj and SiPH?

Siriraj Hospital is the public teaching hospital — large, low-cost, very crowded. SiPH (Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun) is the private international-tier wing on the same campus offering the same faculty doctors but in private rooms with English service and short waits.

Is SiPH good for second opinions on cancer?

Yes — Siriraj's oncology department is one of the deepest academic centres in Southeast Asia, and SiPH gives foreign patients private-tier access to that expertise. Many regional patients fly in specifically for tumour-board second opinions.

Do they speak English?

Yes — SiPH has an international patient centre with English-speaking coordinators, and most faculty doctors trained or fellowshipped overseas and speak fluent English.

Bangkok · Thonburi (Siriraj campus)

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH)

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH) is the private-wing hospital of Siriraj — Thailand's oldest and largest medical school, the alma mater of most Thai doctors. SiPH gives foreign and private patients access to Siriraj's faculty professors and quaternary-care expertise (transplants, complex cardiac, advanced oncology) in a modern international-tier hotel-like setting on the Thonburi riverside. It is JCI-accredited, royally founded, and considered one of the most academically deep hospitals in the country.

Tier

international

English Speaking

yes

Price Tier

₿₿₿

Address

2 Wanglang Road, Siriraj, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700

Phone

+66 2 419 9000

Website

Visit

Specialties

CardiologyOncologyNeurologyOrthopaedicsLiver TransplantHealth Screening

Dental

IVF / Fertility

Mental Health

Addiction Treatment

Insurance Accepted

AllianzCignaAIAAprilPacific CrossBUPAAetna

Tips for Foreign Patients

Take the MRT Blue Line to Siriraj station (exit 1) — the hospital is a 5-minute walk inside the campus.
Specialist availability can be tighter than at Bumrungrad because faculty also teach and operate at the public Siriraj — book a week ahead where you can.
Cross-river boat shuttle service from Tha Chang pier is a scenic option for inpatients' visitors.
If your case is truly complex (rare cancer, transplant), SiPH's connection to the Faculty of Medicine gives access to the largest academic pool of specialists in Thailand.

Frequently Asked Questions

Accreditation

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH) states on its own website that it holds the following. Read 2026-08-22; not independently confirmed with the accrediting bodies, so check directly if it is decisive for you.

JCIJoint Commission International — the main global hospital accreditation, and the one most international insurers look for

Chosen by shared specialty, city and tier — derived from the attributes on this page, not a recommendation.

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