South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital
South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital | |
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Department of Medical Services (DOMS), Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS), Myanmar | |
Geography | |
Location | Myitta Road,Ward 10, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar |
Organisation | |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Medicine 2, Yangon since 1996 |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 150 [1] |
Speciality | Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health |
History | |
Opened | 1961 [1] |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Myanmar |
The South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital (Burmese: တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မိခင်နှင့်ကလေး ဆေးရုံၾကီး) 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
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
- Obstetrics Wards
- Gynaecology Wards
- Paediatric Ward
- Neonatal Unit
Medical Superintendent
Dr. Win Maw Oo - M.B.,B.S, Dip.Meds.Sc (Hospital Administration)