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Sri Lanka has a universal health care system that extends free [clarification needed] healthcare to all citizens, which has been a national priority. OPD facilities are readily available in public (general) hospitals situated in major towns and cities, with laboratory and radiology facilities common in most.
Galle National Hospital, located in Karapitiya, Galle, is the largest tertiary care centre in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. [1] It was established in 1982 and is the main training facility for the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna .
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1994: D. B. Wijetunga: Minister of Health and Social Services [32] Chandrika Kumaratunga: Minister of Health, Highways and Social Services [33] [34] John Seneviratne: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 October 2000: Minister of Health [35] [36] P. Dayaratna: United National Party: 12 December 2001: Minister of Health ...
The hospital also has an emergency department, an intensive care unit, a premature baby unit, a primary health care unit, a pathological laboratory and a blood bank service. [1] In 2010 the hospital had 111,129 in-patient admissions, 268,922 out-patient visits and 476,616 clinic visits. [3]
National Hospital (Teaching Hospital) Kandy is the second largest hospital in Sri Lanka. The bed strength of the hospital was 2291, as of 2011. [ 2 ] In 2019, Teaching Hospital Kandy was upgraded as the second National Hospital of Sri Lanka.
2014 - Accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI)(1st JCI Accredited Hospital in Sri Lanka) - Gold Seal of Approval. [4] 2014 - Liaison office is opened in the Maldives. [5] 2017 - Radiology Department updated with state of the art equipment and Laboratory operations re-accredited with ISO 15189:2012.
The National Hospital of Sri Lanka (sometimes General Hospital) is a government hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1864 as the General Hospital, it is the leading hospital in Sri Lanka and is controlled by the central government. The hospital has 18 intensive care units and 21 operating theaters and 3,404 beds.
The Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) was established as part of the National Health Service in 1946. An Emergency Public Health Laboratory Service was established in 1940 as a response to the threat of bacteriological warfare. There was originally a central laboratory at Colindale and a network of regional and local laboratories. By 1955 ...