Yangon Children's Hospital Explained

Yangon Children's Hospital
Location:2 Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Road[1]
Region:Yangon
State:Yangon Division
Country:Myanmar
Type:Teaching
Emergency:Yes
Affiliation:University of Medicine 1, Yangon[2]
Beds:1300[3]
Founded:1960

The Yangon Children's Hospital (YCH) (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်ကလေးဆေးရုံကြီး) is a major public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar.The hospital was formerly known as "Jamatkhana Hospital" as the hospital was built on the site of former Gymkhana Club, an elite social club during colonial eras. The YCH was established in 1960 under the Yangon General Hospital with a capacity of 60 beds. In 1962–1963, the hospital moved to Myenigon with the capacity of 80 beds. In 1963, the hospital moved again to current 8.73acres compound. The current main building was built in 1970 with Canadian aid, and opened in September 1978. Since then, a new three-story annex building with 550 beds has been added.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

The ICU was renovated in 2009 with full equipment donated by Levi Sap Nei Thang, the founder of I Love Myanmar, in memory of her daughter Emmanuel Chia Ai Linn who was admitted to the Yangon Children's Hospital before her passing in 2008.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yangon City Hospitals . 2009-10-01 . YCDC.
  2. http://www.um1ygn.edu.mm/teaching_hospital.asp
  3. Web site: New Light of Myanmar @ Myanmar.com . 2009-10-12 . 2010-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113142323/http://www.myanmar.com/newspaper/nlm/index.html . dead .