Base Hospitals / Divisonal Hospitals / PU s / MOH Offices on district level


Number of Government Hospitals in Sri Lanka according to their Types

National Hospital - 01
Teaching Hospitals - 20
Provincial General Hospitals - 03
District General Hospital- 18
Base Hospital Type – A- 22
Base Hospital Type – B - 46
Divisional Hospital type – A
(More than 100 patients Beds)- 42
Divisional Hospital type - B
(Between 50 to 100 patients Beds) - 129
Divisional Hospital type - C
(Less than 50 patients Beds)- 322
Primary Medical Care Unit
(Central Dispensaries & Maternity Homes) - 474
Board Managed Hospitals - 02
Special Hospitals - 05

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Colombo East Base Hospital - Mulleriyawa



The origin of Mulleriyawa Hospital go back to the 1960′s. It is situated in the heart of Colombo East blends in with its surrounding residential  neighborhoods of Kolonnawa, Kaduwela, Kelaniya and Kotikawatte. The land area was about 117 acres. The Mulleriyawa Mental Hospital opened its doors in early 70′s and merged with Nurses Training School in 1980′s. Then it was named as Mental Hospital (Teaching) – Mulleriyawa.  It was consisted of two units namely Unit 01(for male patients) and Unit 02 (for female patients).
    In 1977, District Hospital – Mulleriyawa was established, close to the Mental Hospital – Mulleriywa, and opened its doors for all type of patients. In April 2007, the Mental Hospital (Teaching) – Mulleriyawa was de-amalgamated. The Unit 02 of the Mental Hospital and Nurses Training School has been amalgamated to the National Institute of Mental Health – Angoda.
   The remaining Unit 01 of Mental Hospital and District Hospital – Mulleriyawa have been converted as “Base Hospital – Mulleriyawa”. It is one of the fast growing hospitals in Colombo region, and is renamed as the "Colombo East Base Hospital" on 2013, and scheduled to become the “Colombo East Teaching Hospital (CETH)” in near future.
Base Hospital Mulleriyawa (BHM) is one of Colombo region major acute government hospitals and provides services to the people living in the Colombo East Region. BHM has a comprehensive range of specialist units listed below including Respiratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine.


Clinical Departments

Anaesthesiology
Dental Unit
Diagnostic Radiology
i.  Ultra sound
ii.  X-ray
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine Continue Care (OPD)
General Surgery (Pending)
Gastroenterology
Laboratory
EEG
Medico-legal services

Specialist Clinics

Medical
Paediatric
Antenatal
Well baby
Well woman
Gynaecology

Tel
+94112 549 390
+94112 549 391
+94112 578 226
+94112 578 229
Fax
+94112 419 304

Web site
http://cebh.gov.lk/

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National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH)



Infectious Disease Hospital (Fever Hospital) , is now known as National Institute of Infectious Diseases. The hospital had a bed strength around 220 in 2017, which is sometimes less than the total number of admitted patients. 
It is a high service level hospital focused on infection control, HIV and and other Infectious Diseases. A specialized unit established for Dengue management in 2010. It has became the best institute for Dengue Management In the Colombo district.
ICU and pediatric Unit have been established recently under the supervision of relevant consultants. 
Although located in a very urbanized area near Colombo, the hospital premises, buildings and the wards are planned and placed apart with trees and bushes in such a way, to optimize ventilation  to minimize transmission of infections, also for which all the universal precautions are taken bythe staff.

Tel.
011 2411284,
011 2411224




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Base Hospital - Homagama




Homagama base hospital is situated around 18 kilometers away from the Colombo in the western province in Sri Lanka. It is only about 500m away from the high-level road which links the capital city Colombo with Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces. It is only about 2 kilometers away from the Kottawa exit of the southern highway.

Base hospital Homagama was donated in 1946 by Mr. Semaneris Appuhamy , a well known philanthropist of the area. Subsequently, on the 26th January 1997, the Homagama Hospital was upgraded to a Base Hospital by the government to meet the health care needs of a rapidly urbanizing area of the Western Province.  

Hospital is under the western provincial health ministry. Head of the administration is Dr. S. Karunaratne, who is the medical superintendent. The bed strength of the hospital is about 400. And the hospital cater to a population of 400’000. Hospital is staffed with in all the major specialties (Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Paediatrics) and minor specialties like ophthalmology, dermatology, ENT, radiology, pathology and psychiatry other than its OPD, PCU, Blood bank, ICU, Endoscopy, Blood bank and Endoscopy services.


Tel
0112855200
0115059646

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Base Hospital - Avissawella


 

This hospital was opened on 1st October 1895, during the colonial period and first medical superintendent was Dr F.V Foenander.

Avissawella Base Hospital now consists of most of medical specialties including Medical, Surgical, Pediatric Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cardiology, Psychiatric, Dermatology, Chest, Ophthalmology, E.N.T and OMF units. It has ICU facilities and an Operation theater with 4 surgical beds with an endoscopy unit.  Also  it provides a good out patient service minimizing inward admissions with its well functioning Preliminary care unit which was launched recently with Korean aids.

Tel 
036 2222261
036 2222262


Dinamina Aarogya article - 3rd November 2010


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