Mandalay General Hospital
| Mandalay General Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 21°58′39″N 96°05′26″E / 21.977447°N 96.090483°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Medicine, Mandalay |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1,000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals 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]
Specialist departments
- 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 Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Neurosurgery
- Department of Gastroenterology
- Department of Medical Oncology
- Department of Plastic, Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Department of Radiation Oncology
- Department of Tropical and Infectious Diseases
- 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
- Epilepsy Unit
- Isolation Ward
- Pain and Palliative Care Unit
References
- ^ a b c d Si Thu Lwin (16 June 2015). "Mandalay hospital boss seeks expansion". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Healthcare guide". Myanmar Times. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Burdett, Henry C. (1903). Burdett's Hospitals and Charities. Scientific Press. p. 842.
- ^ Maung Zaw (26 November 2014). "New hospital building to open in Mandalay". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.