Sa Kaeo, The Prime Minister opened the project to honor the King Rama X, upgrading Somdej Phra Yupparat Hospital, helping people access the public health system more conveniently, and checking stress levels, finding that there was only slight stress.At 1:00 p.m. on July 14, Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and his entourage traveled by air force plane to arrive at the military airport, Wing 3, Huai Chot Subdistrict, Watthana Nakhon District, Sa Kaeo Province to preside over the opening ceremony of the project to upgrade Somdej Phra Yupparaj Hospital, Chaloem Phrakiat Community Hospital, Chaiphat Hospital and 72 primary care units to honor His Majesty the King on the occasion of His Majesty the King's 6th cycle birthday anniversary on July 28, 2024 at the Urban Community Health Center, Somdej Phra Yupparaj Sa Kaeo Hospital, Mueang District, Sa Kaeo Province.Then at 1:50 p.m., the Prime Minister traveled in a black Alphard van, license plate number Kor Tor 1 Sa Kaeo, to the urban community health center , Somdech Phra Yupparat Sa Kaeo Hospital, where village health volunteers and medical personnel sang a welcome song.Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Minister of Public Health, reported that according to the government's assignment for the Ministry of Public Health to carry out the project to upgrade Somdech Phra Yupparat Hospital, Chaloem Phrakiat Community Hospital, Chaiphat Hospital, and 72 primary care units in honor of His Majesty the King, the Ministry of Public Health has carried out the upgrade of medical operations, expanded the capacity to treat specialized patients, and reduced referrals. The project will be implemented at 72 locations as follows: 1. Upgrading the quality of services at 36 locations; and 2. Upgrading the accessibility of the public to services by constructing 36 community health center buildings nationwide. Somdech Phra Yupparat Sa Kaeo Hospital has received support for equipment worth 9,844,400 baht under the project to upgrade community health care in developing the potential of family do ctor clinics.The Prime Minister said that he was very pleased to preside over the opening ceremony of the project to upgrade Somdej Phra Yupparaj Hospital, Chalermprakiat Community Hospital, Chaiphat Hospital, and 72 primary hospitals to honor His Majesty the King on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King's 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary on July 28, 2024. In implementing the project, the government has taken His Majesty the King's royal initiative, which is the immeasurable kindness that His Majesty is concerned about the quality of life and well-being of his subjects.The Prime Minister continued that the government has implemented the project under the 30-baht universal student access policy with a single national ID card, which has resulted in people reducing inequality, increasing access to services, reducing congestion and waiting times. The government has assigned the Ministry of Public Health to upgrade Somdech Phra Yupparaj Hospital, Chalermprakiat Community Hospital, and Chaiphat Hospital , supporting 36 related medical equipment nationwide, as follows: Upgrading the quality of primary medical services by upgrading the elderly care, rehabilitation, and palliative care services in 17 locations; Upgrading community health care in 15 locations; Secondary medical services by upgrading emergency and inpatient services in 4 locations, of which Somdech Phra Yupparaj Hospital in Sa Kaeo is one of the projects to upgrade community health care in order to develop work in improving the quality of services and access to public health services, reducing congestion and waiting times for people, as well as having places to promote health for a better quality of life for people. Today, I would like to launch the project to upgrade Somdech Phra Yupparaj Hospital, Chalermprakiat Community Hospital, Chaiphat Hospital, and 72 primary care units in honor of His Majesty the King.The Prime Minister then measured the stress levels at the Sara Kaeo Family Clinic and found that there was some stress, possibly due to fatigue from the trip, but it was manageable.Reporters reported that during the Prime Minister's opening ceremony of the project, sugarcane farmers came to submit a complaint that they had not yet received financial assistance for sugarcane farmers who cut fresh sugarcane at 120 baht per ton, after the government previously had a policy not to burn in order to reduce PM 2.5 dust.Source: Thai News Agency