.Monaragala is the second largest district with a land area of 5,639 Sq.km Situated in Uva Province.District General Hospital is situated in Sirigala area, 2km away from Monaragala town. Moneragala hospital is the main tertiary care centre in the district, whilst the near base Hospitals have some specialized units. Patients are referred or transferred to DGH Monaragala from other district hospitals such as Bibila, Medagama, Siyabalanduwa, Inginiyagala, Badalkumbura, Buttala, Wellawaya and rural hospitals such as Rathmalgahaella, Pitakumbura, Buddhama, Kotagama, Nannapurawa, Deliwa, Dabagalla, Ethimale, Dombagahawella, Dombagahawella, Higurukaduwa, Okkampitiya.
History of this hospital goes back to 1876 and it has been opened as
the first Central dispensary in Sri Lanka. The hospital has been
upgraded as a district hospital in 1961, as a Base Hospital in 1990 and
as a district general hospital in 2005. The hospital provides health care facilities, with other base and rural hospitals to a population over 500,000 in the district 11 Divisional secretary areas, 319 Grama Niladari Divisions and 1,368 Villages. In 2011 it offered health services to 48,713 inward patients and 179,921 OPD patients and 115,414 patients were getting services through clinics and 5,268 deliveries have taken place. In early 2013 the hospital had 370 beds in 19 specialized wards with and Intensive Care Unit, Preliminary Care Unit, Special Care Unit, medical laboratory, blood bank and Radiology Department. It was facilitated with nearly 150 medical officers and 18 medical specialists, 3 dental surgeons, 204 nursing officers, 284 minor staff members, 13 medical laboratory technologists, 4 Radiographers, 3 Cardiographers, 21 family health workers, 3 medical record officers, 3 Physiotherapists, 12 Pharmacists, 2 Ophthalmic Technologists, 6 dispensers, 1 Administrative Officer, 12 office staff and 20 ambulance drivers. Altogether 749 employees are working hard to deliver quality patient care service.
All these staff members are working to provide the patient care with,
medical, surgical obstetric & Gynecological, Paediatrict,
Anesthetic, ENT, Ophthalmology, ICU , Special baby care, Preliminary
care, Psychiatric, Dermatological, Dental, Physiotherapy, Health
Education, Infection control, ECG, Exercise ECG service, Medical Record
Keeping and Quality Management Services. Infa structure development and renovation at children's ward and premature baby unit was done recently as a project of a Child Health & Welfare Foundation, Battaramulla.
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| Renewed paediatric ward |
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| Premature baby unit |
Tel
055 2276261
055 2277024
055 2276700
055 2277912
Clinics
Medical Clinic - Monday 7.00 - 4.00
Tuesday 7.00 - 4.00
Wednesday 1.00 -
4.00
Thursday 1.00 -
4.00
Haematology Clinic - Tuesday 8.00 - 3.00
At risk baby Clinic - Tuesday 1.00 - 4.00
FNAC Clinic - Tuesday 12.30 - 4.00
Surgical Clinic - Wednesday 7.00-12.00
Friday 7.00-12.00
Antenatal Clinic - Wednesday 7.00-12.00
Thursday 7.00 -
12.00
Gynaecology Clinic - Tuesday 7.00 - 12.00
Friday 7.00 -
12.00
Haematology Clinic - Wednesday 8.00 - 3.00
Oncology Clinic - Fourth Wednesday every
month 2.00 - 4.00
Chest Clinic - Wednesday & Friday 8.00 - 12.00
Paediatric & Immunization Clinic - Thursday 7.00 - 12.00
FNAC Clinic Friday 12.30 - 4.00
Neuro Surgical Clinic First Friday every month 2.00 p.m.
ENT Clinic - Tuesday/Thersday 8.00 - 12.00
Wednesday 2.00 -
4.00 - for Children
Dermatology Clinic - Week days -8.00 - 12.00 &
2.00 - 4.00
Saturday 8.00 - 12.00
Psychiatry Clinic - Week days 8.00 - 12.00 ,
2.00 - 4.00
Saturday 8.00 -
12.00
Dental Clinic - Week days -8.00-12.00
& 2.00 - 4.00
Saturday 8.00 - 12.00
Eye Clinic, Post Surgical Eye Clinic - Monady 8.00 - 12.00
Wednesday/Friday
-8.00-12.00 (Adult) &
Saturday8.00 -
12.00 (Children)
Chest Clinic - Wednesday
& Friday 8.00 - 12.00
Third Saturday
every month 8.00 - 12.00
Read More
Dinamina Aarogya article - 7th March 2018
Haemo Dialysis unit - District General Hospital, Monaragala
Web link
http://dghmonaragala.lk/about.html
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