Yangon General Hospital
The Yangon General Hospital (YGH) (Burmese :ရန်ကုန် ပြည်သူ့ ဆေးရုံကြီး) is a major public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. Located in a 14-hectare compound, the 1500-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. The hospital has a staff of about 300 doctors and over 400 nurses.
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.
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 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.
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.
Specialist departments
Cardiac Medical Department
Cardiac Surgical Department
Chest Medical Department
Thoracic Surgical Department
Neuro-Medical Department
Neuro-Surgical Department
Gastrointestinal Department
Hepatology Department
Haematology Departnment
Plastic Maxillo Facial & Oral Surgery
Radiotherapy Department
Nuclear Medicine Departmenrt
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Dermatology Department
Renal Medical Department
Critical Care Unit
Special Skin Clinic
Diabetic Clinic & Endocrine Clinic
Dentistry Clinic
Psychiatric Medicine
Acute Burn Care Unit
Epilepsy Unit
Tetanus & Rabies Ward
Pain Treatment Center
Diagnostics departments
Radiology Department
Pathology Department
Cardiac Cath Lab
CT Scan
EEG (Neuro)
Auxiliary departments
Forensic Medicine Department
Central National Blood Bank
Medical Record Department
Bio-Medical Engineering Department
Kitchen
Laundry
Motor Transport
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.
Undergraduate
M.B.,B.S. degree
Diploma
Dip.Med.Sc.
TB & Chest Medical
Nuclear Medicine
General Partition
Graduate
M.Med.Sc. degree
Pathology
Medical Jurisprudence
Orthopaedic
Anaesthesia
X-ray
Physical Medicine
Dermatology
Radiotherapy
Oncology
Hospital Administration & Health Management
Medicine
Surgery
Doctorate
Dr.Med.Sc. degree
General Medicine
General Surgery
Orthopaedic
Cardiac Medicine
Cardiac Surgery
Chest Medical
Chest Surgery
Neuro Medical
Neuro Surgical
Renal Medicine
GI Medicine
Heaptology
Haematology
Anaesthesia
X-ray
Maxillo-facial Surgery
Others
Nursing Training
Paramedical Sciences (Radiology, Physiotherapy, Lab Technicians)
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