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In 2013, Mandalay General Hospital began a major expansion project, at a cost of {{US$|2.88 million}}, to construct a 10-storey building to house an additional 500 beds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/12381-new-hospital-building-to-open-in-mandalay.html|title=New hospital building to open in Mandalay|last=Maung Zaw|date=26 November 2014|work=Myanmar Times|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref> The building was inaugurated on 28 March 2015.<ref name="stl"/>
In 2013, Mandalay General Hospital began a major expansion project, at a cost of {{US$|2.88 million}}, to construct a 10-storey building to house an additional 500 beds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/12381-new-hospital-building-to-open-in-mandalay.html|title=New hospital building to open in Mandalay|last=Maung Zaw|date=26 November 2014|work=Myanmar Times|accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref> The building was inaugurated on 28 March 2015.<ref name="stl"/>

=== Departments ===
MGH maintains both medical and surgical specialist departments and diagnostic departments.


====Specialist departments====
====Specialist departments====
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* Department of Neurology
* Department of Neurology
* Department of Neurosurgery
* Department of Neurosurgery

* Department of Plastic, Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery
* Department of Plastic, Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery
* Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
* Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Revision as of 20:20, 21 May 2020

Mandalay General Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationChanayethazan Township, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Coordinates21°58′39″N 96°05′26″E / 21.977447°N 96.090483°E / 21.977447; 96.090483
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Medicine, Mandalay
Services
Beds1,000
History
Opened1887
Links
ListsHospitals in Myanmar

Mandalay General Hospital (Template:Lang-my; abbreviated MGH) is a major teaching hospital in Mandalay, Myanmar, with a bed capacity of 1,500.[1] It serves as the primary teaching institution for University of Medicine, Mandalay, alongside Mandalay Workers' Hospital. It is located on 30th Street, between 74th and 77th Streets in Chanayethazan Township.[2] The hospital treats over 1,2000 patients per day.[1] The hospital is currently led by Chief Tin Tin Moe.[1]

Mandalay General Hospital was founded in 1887 by the British authorities as a civil medical establishment for Upper Burma.[3]

In 2013, Mandalay General Hospital began a major expansion project, at a cost of US$2.88 million, to construct a 10-storey building to house an additional 500 beds.[4] The building was inaugurated on 28 March 2015.[1]

Departments

MGH maintains both medical and surgical specialist departments and diagnostic departments.

Specialist departments

  • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Department of Clinical Haematology
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
  • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Department of Gastroenterology
  • Department of Hepatology
  • Department of Medical Oncology
  • Department of Nephrology
  • Department of Neurology
  • Department of Neurosurgery
  • Department of Plastic, Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery
  • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Department of Radiation Oncology
  • Department of Respiratory Medicine
  • Department of Rheumatology
  • Department of Thoracic Surgery
  • Department of Tropical and Infectious Diseases
  • Department of Urology
  • General Medical Units (1, 2 & 3)
  • General Surgical Units (1, 2 & 3)
  • Trauma care unit
  • Intensive Care Cardiovascular Unit (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Coronary Care Unit (CCU))
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovasular Catheterisation Laboratories
  • Operation Theatres
  • Special Skin Clinic
  • Diabetic Clinic
  • Dentistry Clinic
  • Mental Health Clinic
  • Acute Burn Care Unit
  • Isolation Ward
  • Pain and Palliative Care Unit

References

  1. ^ a b c d Si Thu Lwin (16 June 2015). "Mandalay hospital boss seeks expansion". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Healthcare guide". Myanmar Times. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ Burdett, Henry C. (1903). Burdett's Hospitals and Charities. Scientific Press. p. 842.
  4. ^ Maung Zaw (26 November 2014). "New hospital building to open in Mandalay". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.