Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Presents True Negative Pressure Chambers and Semi ICU Chambers to 32 Hospitals

On 15 October 2021, medical personnel from 32 hospitals together with Chaipattana Foundation executive committee were granted an audience with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. On this occasion, Her Royal Highness graciously presented True Negative Pressure Chambers and Semi ICU chambers to 32 hospitals. The ceremony took place at Dusidalai Hall Chitralada Villa, Dusit Palace, Bangkok.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted a permission to the Chaipattana Foundation to allocate some of the money from the “Chaipattana Covid-19 Aid Fund (and Other Pandemics)” to construct True Negative Pressure Chamber and transform the regular wards into Semi ICU. During the 1^st wave of the pandemic, the True Negative Pressure Energy Recovery Ventilators Chambers were provided to 9 hospitals, in 5 regions of Thailand.

In August 2021, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted a permission to the Chaipattana Foundation to promote the news regarding the construction of True Negative Pressure Energy Recovery Ventilators Chamber and the conversion of regular wards to Semi ICU. At present, True Negative Pressure Chambers have been presented to 32 hospitals; 22 hospitals have received True Negative Pressure Chamber, and 10 hospitals have been converted to Semi ICUs. This medical equipment will be used for COVID-19 treatment and in the future it could be used as a treatment room for cancer and immunocompromised patients as well as respiratory infection patients.

True Negative Pressure Chamber were presented to 22 hospitals as follows:

1. Ratchaburi Hospital
2. Na Pho Hospital, Buriram Province
3. Faculty of Dentistry Mahidol University
4. Faculty of Dentistry Chulalongkorn University
5. Sampran Hospital, Nakhon Pathom Province
6. Phahon Phon Yuhasena Hospital, Kanchanaburi Province
7. Surin Hospital
8. Chumphon Buri Hospital, Surin Province
9. Rayong Hospital
10. Mae Sot Hospital, Tak Province
11. Uttaradit Hospital
12. Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, Chiang Rai Province
13. Ratchapipat Hospital
14. Rajaprachasamasai Institute
15. Samut Sakhon Hospital
16. Aranyaprathet Hospital, Sa Kaeo Province
17. Lat Krabang Hospital, Bangkok
18. Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital
19. Tha Phae Hospital
20. Yala Hospital
21. Rajavithi Hospital
22. Pakchong Nana Hospital                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

The regular wards in 10 hospitals were converted to Semi ICUs as follows:

23. Thammasat University Hospital
24. Phranangklao Hospital, Nonthaburi Province
25. Chonburi Hospital
26. Royal Irrigation Hospital, Nonthaburi Province
27. Pathum Thani Hospital
28. Bang Lamung Hospital, Chonburi Province
29. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Hospital
30. Saraburi Hospital
31. Phrapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi Province
32. Wachira Hospital

True Negative Pressure System is a technology of Saijo Denki International Co., Ltd. It is an innovation from Thai Company certified by international standards, WHO, and CDC United States. It was also tested by King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi and Mahidol University. Thanks to this system, the medical personnel are ensured to be safe while performing their duties. On this occasion, Her Royal Highness graciously delivered a speech to medical personnel as a moral support.

Photo by Royal Photography and Cinematography Division Bureau of the Royal Household