New National Hospital of Nephrology…
June 11, 2021
The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Specialized Hospital in Polonnaruwa was declared open by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday (June 11).
Sri Lanka received the hospital complex as a full grant from the Chinese Government at the request of former President Maithripala Sirisena during his visit to China in 2015.
The hospital complex spans over an area of 16 acres and has been designed with the influence of ancient architecture of Sri Lanka and China. Built at a cost of Rs. 12,000 million within 30 months, the hospital consists of five operating theatres with modern facilities for kidney transplants and can accommodate 200 in-house patients. The number of beds in the intensive care unit is 20.
It includes a dialysis unit equipped with 100 machines, a clinic complex for kidney patients, state-of-the- art laboratories, radiation and CT scan services, and a state-of-the-art auditorium. A car park with 300- vehicle capacity and hostel facilities for all the hospital staff have also been designed.
