Insein General Hospital
The Insein General Hospital is a 500-bed public hospital and teaching hospital located in northern part of Yangon, with 9 in-patient wards and 6 specialty clinics.
History
In 1930, a well-known wealthy man in British rule, Sir Pho Thar, built and donated a 50-bed station hospital as an ancient colonial style building. Thus, it was known as Sir Pho Thar Hospital at that time. It was upgraded to 100-bed general hospital in 1952, 150-bed with specialty units for dentistry, orthopedics, laboratory and radiology in 1965 and 300-bed in 1991. With all these development, it became a central level government hospital in July 1995.In 1996, a new 3-storey building and a guard ward for imprisoned patients with 20 beds were developed. Prisoners from Insein Prison are admitted in this guard ward as the prison is located nearby the hospital.
Wards
- General Medical Ward
- General Surgical Ward
- Obstetrics & Gynecological Ward
- Pediatric Ward
- Trauma & Orthopedic Ward
- Ophthalmological Ward
- Otorhinolaryngological Ward
- Intensive Care Unit
- Sanga Ward for Buddhist Monks
- Guard Ward for Imprisoned Patients
- Oncology Ward
Specialty clinics
- Elderly Clinic
- Dentistry Clinic
- Physical Medicine
- Psychiatric Clinic
- Tuberculosis Clinic
- ART Clinic
- Dermatology clinic
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
- Medical Oncology Clinic
Diagnostic departments
- Radiology Department
- Pathology Department
- Microbiology Department
Auxiliary departments
- Medical Record Department
- Medical Store Department
- Kitchen
- Laundry
- Motor Transport
Teaching programs
The hospital became a teaching hospital of University of Medicine 2, Yangon in 1993. It is also affiliated with University of Medical Technology, Yangon, University of Pharmacy, Yangon and University of Nursing, Yangon.Undergraduate
- MBBS degree
- * Third MB
- * Final part II
- * House surgeon
- Postgraduate
- * M Med Sc
- * Dip Med Sc
- Others
- * Nursing training
- * Pharmacist training
- * Paramedical sciences