South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital
| South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Myitta Road,Ward 10, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Organisation | |
| Hospital type | Teaching and Public Hospital |
| Affiliated university | University of Medicine 2, Yangon since 1996 |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 150[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1961[1] |
The South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital (Burmese: တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မိခင်နှင့်ကလေး အထူးကုဆေးရုံ) is a 150-bedded specialist public hospital in South Okkalapa Township of Yangon. Colonel Tun Sein (B.A Zeyya Kyaw Htin Thiripyin Chi Thu) laid foundation for the hospital on 18 February 1960 and U Nu, the first Prime Minister of Myanmar, officially opened it as a Catholic Missionary Hospital on 1 May 1961. It became a 100-bedded specialist hospital for women and children on 12 July 1965 and then was upgraded to a 150-bedded Women and Children Hospital on 19 August 1987.[1]
It is also a teaching hospital affiliated with University of Medicine 2, Yangon.[1]
Services Providing Areas[edit]
The hospital is providing services for the following townships.[1]
- South Okkalapa Township
- Thingangyun Township
- South Dagon Township
- North Dagon Township
- East Dagon Township
- Yankin Township
Inpatient Wards[edit]
- Obstetrics Wards
- Gynaecology Wards
- Paediatric Ward
- Neonatal Unit
Medical Superintendent[edit]
Dr. Win Maw Oo M.B.,B.S, Dip.Meds.Sc (Hospital Administration)
See also[edit]
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