Karapitiya Teaching Hospital

Karapitiya Teaching 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. The hospital consists of 1,624 beds,[2] 54 wards and several other units.[1] It is the third largest tertiary care hospital in the country.[3] Karapitiya Hospital meets the health needs of people in Southern Province and also provides services to the people of the surrounding areas.

Karapitiya Teaching Hospital
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Geography
LocationKarapitiya, Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Coordinates6.066531°N 80.225569°E / 6.066531; 80.225569
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Ruhuna
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1,624
History
Opened1982
Links
ListsHospitals in Sri Lanka

Administration

The hospital is administrated by the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka and the hospital provides free health care services to the people all 24 hours of the day. The present director of the hospital is Dr. Shelton Perera.[4]

Healthcare facilities

In addition to the General medical and Surgical care, the hospital provides a wide variety of health care services such as,

Further the hospital also consists of out patient departments with many others clinics and a blood bank. Facilities for modern investigations are also freely available at the hospital.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Karapitiya Teaching Hospital". Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  2. "Total hospital bed strength" (PDF). Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.
  3. "Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health". Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  4. Karapitiya Hospital services back to normal, Ada Derana
  5. State hospitals in Sri Lanka - Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya
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