Point Pedro Hospital Explained

Point Pedro Hospital
Org/Group:Ministry of Health, Northern Province
Location:Point Pedro
Region:Jaffna District
State:Northern Province
Country:Sri Lanka
Address:Point Pedro
Healthcare:Public
Funding:Government
Emergency:Yes
Beds:264

Point Pedro Hospital is a government hospital in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. It is controlled by the provincial government in Jaffna. As of 2010 it had 264 beds.[1] The hospital is sometimes called Point Pedro Base Hospital.

As well as general medical and surgical care the hospital provides a wide variety of healthcare services including diabetic, dentistry, dermatology, family planning, gynaecology, obstetrics (ante-natal), oncology, ophthalmology, paediatrics, psychiatry and tuberculosis.[2] The hospital also has an emergency department, a physiotherapy unit, an x-ray unit and a blood bank service.[3]

In 2010 the hospital had 16,979 in-patient admissions, 141,939 out-patient visits and 67,111 clinic visits.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Under Line Ministry Beds 2010. Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. 2011-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927000434/http://203.94.76.60/nihs/BEDS/Line%20Beds%2010.pdf. 2011-09-27. dead.
  2. Web site: 2010 Statistics. Jaffna Regional Directorate of Health Services. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331050940/http://www.jaffnahealth.org/updates/2010_7.pdf. 2012-03-31.
  3. Web site: Base Hospital Point Pedro. Jaffna Regional Directorate of Health Services. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331050955/http://www.jaffnahealth.org/english/view.php?jaffnahealth=14. 2012-03-31.