--> .General Hospital Polonnaruwa renders healthcare fascilities for 550 – 650 patients per day and in the year of 2010, 75,000 patients attend the specialist clinics .
It was brought under the Line Ministry in July 2010. Hospital now has 22 wards and 46 units altogether. In addition to basic specialties including Anaesthesiology it provides specialized care in Orthopaedics, Eye, ENT, Cardiology, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Nephrology and Mental Health and also specialized services namely Radiology, Haematology, Microbiology and Histo-Pathology. Preliminary Care unit caters to medical casualties. After a barron period of almost three decades development of hospital started with a room, three storied Administrative and OPD/Clinic building was opened in 2010. Three storied surgical ward complex was opened in 2011.
Renovation started with Eye ward, male & female nursing quarters and consultant quarters. Four storied medical ward complex, three storied laboratory, two storied new nursing quarters, addition of 2nd floor to existing female nursing quarters, addition to two units to existing consultant quarters was started and have been completed except for medical ward complex. PCU was commissioned and complete renovation of Special Care Baby Unit was done. Dilapidation of Orthopaedic clinic building and Dental OPD was prevented with construction of a roof over both buildings. Operation theatres were strengthened with total renovation of main surgical theatre and with commissioning of a brand new twin modular theatre. Parking facilities for doctors were improved with a new vehicle park. Extension of canteen was done to improve food hygiene for staff and general public. The drugs store was developed with installation of a cold room and the mortuary added six more coolers to increase body storage. Entire network of drains was renovated to prevent flooding of wards. Isolation ward has been temporally transformed into the Nephrology unit.
Equipments worth Rs.150 million were received during 2011/12 which included a Laparoscope. worth Rs.18 million A 16 slice CT scanner was received from Red cross society. Fuel of vehicles and transportation was strengthened with addition of new lorry, double cab , a van and a Lorry with cold room to transport pharmaceuticals. Total strength of staff increased to 1265 with all selected specialties functioning under 25 Specialists, 144 Grade Medical Officers.Nursing and Health Assistant cadres were developed to have 462 and 434 respectively.
The newly constructed facilities including the renewed OPD as a project of Sri Lanka Redcross Society meet the requirement of patients providing specialist care not available in surrounding hospitals.
Dinamina - Aarogya article - 06th December 2017
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