Yangon General Hospital Explained

Yangon General Hospital
Location:Lanmadaw 11131
Region:Yangon
State:Yangon Region
Country:Myanmar
Coordinates:16.7789°N 96.1481°W
Type:Teaching
Emergency:Yes
Affiliation:University of Medicine 1, Yangon
Beds:2000[1]
Founded:1899

The Yangon General Hospital (YGH, Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ပြည်သူ့ ဆေးရုံကြီး) is a major public hospital in a 14ha compound in Yangon, Myanmar. The 2,000-bed hospital consists of seven medical wards, three surgical wards, two trauma and orthopaedic wards, and 28 specialist departments for inpatient care.[2] The hospital also runs an ER for general medicine, general surgery and traumatology.[1] [3]

History

Early history

In the early 1890s, the Agri-Horticultural Gardens and the Phayre Museum occupied the present site of Yangon General Hospital.[4]

The Yangon General Hospital was established in 1899 as the Rangoon General Hospital (RGH).

The main building was designed by the head of the Public Works Department, Henry Hoyne-Fox, and construction started in 1904 and took five years to complete.[5] It was fitted with all the latest modern medical improvement at that time, including operating theatres with electricity and anesthesia rooms. The 3-story Victorian-style main building was opened on 6 May 1905.[6]

In the following year, the administrative block and other structures, such as the Matron's accommodation and the morgue, were added and cost four million rupees overall. In 1911, the new and larger hospital opened its doors for the first time with a total of 342 beds. It also housed the country's first bacteriological laboratory, through which several contributions to global medical science were made during the early 20th century.

World War II

During the Japanese Occupation, the Imperial Japanese Army occupied the buildings and reserved them for Japanese personnel; the General Hospital had to temporarily relocate to the former Diocesan Girls’ School on Signal Pagoda Road.

After World War II

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.

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. The hospital was listed on the Yangon City Heritage List in 2017.[7]

Services and specialties provided

The hospital has around 2000 staff. As of July 2018, the hospital has 2000 beds and generally treats 1800 inpatients and between 800 and 1200 outpatients a day.[8]

Although public health care is nominally free, patients do have to pay for some medicine that is not provided by the Ministry of Health.

Departments

YGH maintains both medical and surgical specialist departments and diagnostic departments.[9]

Specialist departments

Diagnostics departments

Auxiliary departments

Clinical training and nursing education

YGH is the Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of University of Medicine 1, Yangon, the Yangon Institute of Nursing, and the University of Medical Technology, Yangon. In particular, it is the main teaching hospital of the University of Medicine 1, Yangon.[10]

Research and other medical and academic collaborations

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yangon General Hospital . 2009-01-02 . Yangon City Development Committee.
  2. Web site: Yangon General Hospital Updates. Myanmar Times. 2016-06-15.
  3. Web site: Yangon General Hospital . 2009-01-02 . Surgical Implant Generation Network.
  4. Web site: 19th Blue Plaque Yangon General Hospital Yangon Heritage Trust . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921034801/http://www.yangonheritagetrust.org/19th-blue-plaque-yangon-general-hospital . 2020-09-21 . 2018-07-06 . www.yangonheritagetrust.org . en-US.
  5. News: Yangon hospital is now a heritage building. The Myanmar Times. 2018-07-06. en.
  6. Web site: 19th Blue Plaque Yangon General Hospital Yangon Heritage Trust. www.yangonheritagetrust.org. en-US. 2018-07-06.
  7. Web site: Yangon General Hospital gets blue plaque for heritage status.
  8. News: Illegal hawkers, squatters continue to plague hospital. The Myanmar Times. 2018-07-06. en.
  9. Web site: YGH Departments . 2009-01-02 . Yangon City Development Committee.
  10. Web site: Teaching Programs at YGH . 2009-01-02 . Yangon City Development Committee.

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