Hospital in Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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 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
