Mandalay General Hospital
Mandalay General Hospital (Burmese: မန္တလေးပြည်သူ့ဆေးရုံကြီး; 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 1,200 patients per day.[1] The hospital is currently led by Dr Su Su Dwe.[1]
Mandalay General Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
Coordinates | 21°58′39″N 96°05′26″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 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 Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
- 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
- Upper Myanmar Heart Centre
- Intensive Care Cardiovascular Unit (Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Coronary Care Unit (CCU))
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Catheterisation Laboratories
- Operation Theatres
- Heart Failure Clinic
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic
- Special Skin Clinic
- Diabetic Clinic
- Dentistry Clinic
- Mental Health Clinic
- Acute Burn Care Unit
- Isolation Ward
- Pain and Palliative Care Unit
Diagnostics departments
- Department of Radiology (MRI, CT , Xray, USS)
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Nuclear Medicine
- Diagnostic Cardiovascular Catheterisation Laboratories
- Non-invasive Cardiovascular Diagnostic Lab
- Endoscopy Centre
- Neuroelectrophyisological Centre
Auxiliary departments
- Department of Forensic Medicine
- Blood Bank
- Medical Record Department
- Bio-Medical Engineering Department
- Kitchen
- Laundry
- Motor Transport
Clinical training
Undergraduate
- M.B.,B.S. degree
Diploma
- Dip.Med.Sc.
- TB and Chest Diseases
- Family Medicine
- Primary Emergency Care
- Clinical Pharmacology
- STD
- Transfusion Medicine
Graduate
- M.Med.Sc. degree
- Pathology
- Microbiology
- Medical Jurisprudence
- Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Anaesthesia
- Radiology
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Dermatology
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Plastic, Maxilofacial and Oral Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urology
Doctorate
- Dr.Med.Sc. degree
- General Medicine
- General Surgery
- Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatology
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
- Endocrinology
- Rheumatology
- Nephrology
- Respiratory Medicine
- Clinical Haematology
- Anaesthesia
- Radiology
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Plastic, Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urology
Nursing
- Nursing Training
Medical Technology
- Medical Technology
- Medical Imaging Technology or Radiography
- Physiotherapy
- Medical Laboratory Technology
References
- 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.