Teaching Hospital - Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura has been the forefront of medical services in Sri Lanka, from the days of ancient kings. According to the archaeological reports the monuments of the ancient hospital in Mihintale which was built by King Sena II dates back to the 9th century.

Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital is the third biggest hospital in Sri Lanka and situated at central location of the new city occupying a total land area of 18069 hectares. It caters to a population of 1.1 million in the north central province and to about 0.5 million of adjoining northern and western provinces. It had a bed strength of 2029 in 2017. The annual indoor admissions are over 100000 and the number of live births that take place in the hospital exceeds 10000 annually. Also the average daily attendance of patients (Clinic and OPD) exceeds 1200. In March 2018 the constructions for a new Accident service and the emergency treatment unit started with an estimated cost of 528 million rupees.
At that time the hospital was facilitated with 264 medical officers (Although the required carder is 400) , 955 nursing officers, 15 Radiographers and 11 ECG technicians. And the above staff was a significantly lower number than the required.  

The dedicated work of the staff of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital was remarkable , during the humanitarian operations in the Wanni, nursing thousands of injured soldiers. Also this is the primary teaching hospital of the students of the faculty of Medicine, University of Rajarata.

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Dinamina - Aarogya article - 30th May 2012

Anuradhapura General (Teaching) Hospital

Anuradhapura

Tel :   025 222 2261 to 3
025 222 4810 to 2