It is a public hospital operated by the Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

[1] In 1967, the BMA had plans to increase healthcare access for the people of Bangkok in the growing capital.

A hospital was constructed at the southern end of Charoen Krung Road on the site of the old Bangkok abattoir.

The hospital initially opened for obstetrics and gynecology patientsonly , inasmuch as the Bang Kho Laem-Yannawa area had the highest birth rates in Bangkok, but rapidly expanded to other specialities.

It officially opened as Bang Kho Laem Hospital on 25 November 1971.