National Injury Surveillance System

2 Dec 2022 PGHB-EVENTS

Provincial General Hospital, Badulla has been awarded First Place for high coverage at Natonal Level in Outpatient Surveillance 2021 at National Injury Surveillance National Review – 2022 Conducted by Directorate of Non Communicable Disease, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

Provincial General Hospital, Badulla has been selected for Merit Award for high coverage in Death Surveillance 2021 at the Natonal Injury Surveillance National Review – 2022 conducted by Directorate of Non Communicable Disease, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

 

MRI Scan Started

The MRI scan facility is currently in functioning and , 1012 scans performed in year 2021. This is a great service to the patients in Uva province.  The transfer of patients to Colombo and Kandy hospitals for these scans has been stopped completely and all the inconveniences to the patients have been avoided.

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Covid Vaccine Clinic

31 Jan 2021 PGHB-EVENTS

Provincial General Hospital was Conducted Covid Shield Vaccination clinic for Hospital Staff, and Community. This programme was started on  31st January 2021 in NTS Premises and presently continued this service at vaccination clinic.

New PCR laboratory opening

New PCR laboratory opening on 11th May 2020 in Provincial General Hospital, Badulla to test samples from COVID suspected patients in Uva province, CCP Uva Province, Vice Chancellor in University of Uva Wellassa and Hospital Director with Consultants and Hospital Staff attend this special Event.

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National Injury Surveillance System

13 Mar 2020 PGHB-EVENTS

It is our pleasure to say we could won this award 2019 for injury surveillance. We wish to mention, we started this programme 2019 and then our admission was 115000 to 120000. This task start with the help of our staff & fullest cooperation of the director of our hospital.

We wish to say thank to the Director of our hospital & staff of our unit for their sacrifice & dedication to achieve this goal.

Medical Statistics Unit
PGH-Badulla

 

New Digital Technology Launched

26 Feb 2020 PGHB-EVENTS
New Digital Technology System launched for Restorative Dentistry Clinic at this Hospital, on 26th February 2020 and Following Several Facilities will be operated via computerized System.
1. Patient Registration
2. Issued Bar Code for Patient Identifications
3. Feed Patients Details
4. Appointment Base System
5. SMS Alert for Patients in Preferred Language (Reminder for Procedure)
6. Issued Professional Clinic Book (Free of Charge)

This system is develop by the “OBJECT ONE” institute

 

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First Ever Kidney Transplant in Uva Province

A successful live donor kidney transplantation was performed for the first time in history of UVA province on 27th October 2019 at Provincial General Hospital, Badulla.
Dr Udana Ratnapala, Consultant Nephrologist at PGH Badulla mentioned that a patient with end stage renal failure who underwent haemodialysis for 9 months at Badulla hospital was transplanted successfully with the kidney donated by his cousin brother.
A transplant workup committee comprising 13 Consultants have studied and concluded the feasibility of performing transplants in the hospital prior to this important event.
After succesful completion of multiple tests evaluating immunological matching and surgical fitness, the kidney was transplanted to the recepient A.H.M Ismath( 41) after the retrieval from donor, M. Rinaz(39) . Both patients made full recovery with restoration of normal kidney function of the recepient.
The donor kidney retrieval and transplantation surgeries were performed by the surgical team lead by Dr Niroshan Atulugama, Consultant Surgeon at PGH Badulla with the guidance and supervision of Dr Ruvan Dissanayake, Consultant Transplant Surgeon, NHSL , Colombo. Dr Dhammika Chandrasiri and Dr Prabath Dayaratna, Consultant Anaesthetists with Theatre staff had facilitated the surgical procedure.
The transplant program was carried under the support and guidance of Dr Upul Karunaratne, Director, PGH Badulla and Dr Ranjith Amarakoon, Deputy director of the institute.

UNFA American Representative Visit

12 Oct 2019 PGHB-EVENTS

UNFA American Representative Ms. Ritsu Naken and South Africa High Commissioner of UNFA Mrs Robina Marks visit to Mithuru Piyasa in Provincial General Hospital, Badulla. And Dr Upul Karunarathna, Director, PGHB, Dr.(Mrs) Dinusha Perera, Acting Community Physician FHB and Dr Manoj Fernando, Senior Lecturer, University of Rajarata, Dr Kamal Walgama, Consultant Psychiatrist , PGHB was participated in this event.

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Disaster Drill

27 Nov 2018 PGHB-EVENTS

A disaster management rehearsal organized by the Disaster Management Unit of the Badulla General Hospital was held on 27th November 2018. Badulla District Secretariat Emergency Management Unit Badulla District Secretariat Badulla Municipal Council assisted with several state institutions including Sri Lanka Police, Army and Air Force and discussed the manner in which the other institution including the general hospital was in a situation of disaster.

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