Yangon General Hospital

Yangon General Hospital
Geography
Location Lanmadaw 11131, Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar
Organisation
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university University of Medicine 1, Yangon
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 1500[1]
History
Founded 1899[1]
Designations

The Yangon General Hospital (YGH) (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ပြည်သူ့ ဆေးရုံကြီး) is a major public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. Located in a 14 hectares (35 acres) compound, the 1,500-bed hospital consists of three Medical Wards, three surgical wards, one trauma and orthopaedic ward, and 24 specialist departments for inpatient care. The hospital also runs an ER for general medicine, general surgery and traumatology.[1][2] The hospital has a staff of about 300 doctors and over 400 nurses.[1]

YGH, known for its Victorian-style architecture, with red brick and yellow-painted trimmings, is also the Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of University of Medicine 1, Yangon, the Yangon Institute of Nursing, and the University of Paramedical Science, Yangon.[1]

YGH like all other civilian hospitals in Myanmar lacks many of the basic facilities and equipment. Although public health care is nominally free, in reality, patients have to pay for medicine and treatment. One important advantage of YGH does have over hospitals in rural areas is the superior quality of its medical staff since it is the main teaching hospital of the country's premier medical school. The hospital mainly serves the masses who cannot afford to attend private hospitals in Yangon or go abroad for "medical tourism".

History

The newly constructed General Hospital in the early 1900s

The Yangon General Hospital was established in 1899 as the Rangoon General Hospital (RGH) with a capacity of 342 beds during the British colonial era. The 3-story Victorian-style main building was opened on 6 May 1905. After World War II, the hospital underwent renovations and had a capacity of 546 beds. In 1964, new specialist wards were added, and the capacity was increased to 1500 beds.[1]

The building was a major massacre site during the 8888 Uprising, in which injured patients, assumed to have taken part in the anti-government protests, were killed by the Tatmadaw. The hospital is closed to tourists. The hospital was also the site of Aung San Suu Kyi's first public speech, on 24 August 1988. Today the building is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List.

Departments

YGH maintains 24 specialist departments and five diagnostic departments.[3]

Specialist departments

Diagnostics departments

Auxiliary departments

Teaching programs

YGH is the main teaching hospital of the University of Medicine 1, Yangon. It also trains nursing and paramedic trainees from the Yangon Institute of Nursing and the University of Paramedical Science, Yangon.[4]

Undergraduate

Diploma

Graduate

Doctorate

Others

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Yangon General Hospital". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Yangon General Hospital". Surgical Implant Generation Network. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. ↑ "YGH Departments". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Teaching Programs at YGH". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2009-01-02.

Coordinates: 16°46′45.08″N 96°8′58.56″E / 16.7791889°N 96.1496000°E / 16.7791889; 96.1496000

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