South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital

South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
Geography
Location Myitta Road, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar
Organisation
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university University of Medicine 2, Yangon
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 150[1]
History
Founded 1961[1]

The South Okkalapa Maternal and Child 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 Cathalic 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 Maternal and Children Hospital on 19 August 1987.[1]

It is also a teaching hospital affiliated with University of Medicine 2, Yangon.[1]

Catchment areas

The hospital is providing services for the following townships.[1]

Inpatient wards

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Maternal and Child Hospital, South Okkalapa Township". University of Medicine 2, Yangon. Retrieved 2014-09-05.

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