South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
| South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Myitta Road, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar |
| Organisation | |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Medicine 2, Yangon |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 150[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1961[1] |
The South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital (Burmese: တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မိခင်နှင့်ကလေး အထူးကုဆေးရုံ) is a 150-bedded specialist public hospital in South Okkalapa Township of Yangon. Colonel Tun Sein (B.A Zeyya Kyaw Htin Thiripyin Chi Thu) laid foundation for the hospital on 18 February 1960 and U Nu, the first Prime Minister of Myanmar, officially opened it as a Cathalic Missionary Hospital on 1 May 1961. It became a 100-bedded specialist hospital for women and children on 12 July 1965 and then was upgraded to a 150-bedded Maternal and Children Hospital on 19 August 1987.[1]
It is also a teaching hospital affiliated with University of Medicine 2, Yangon.[1]
Catchment areas
The hospital is providing services for the following townships.[1]
- South Okkalapa Township
- Thingangyun Township
- South Dagon Township
- North Dagon Township
- East Dagon Township
- Yankin Township
Inpatient wards
- Maternity Ward
- Gynaecology Ward (1)
- Gynaecology Ward (2)
- Paediatric Ward
- Neonatal Unit