Provincial General hospital – Ratnapura is one of the biggest full-fledged, multi – specialty, tertiary care hospital, hospitals in the country encompasses 941 beds. It has all the required facilities and infrastructure in the various departments and is fully equipped to render specialized medical, surgical, diagnostic and other allied services.
In 1877 it was established at the Sabaragamuwa Ayurvedic Hospital building, located in the town centre as the "Government Hospital - Ratnapura". In 1947 when the hospital was seriously affected with floods, Mr. C. J. Artygala the then Member of Parliament donated a land of 62 acres named Galkaduwawatta, which was belonged to him to relocate the hospital. The foundation stone to this hospital was laid on the 8th of January 1952 by the first Prime Minister Rt. Hon. D. S. Senanayaka. The first Minister of Health Hon S. W. R. D.Bandaranayaka also participated. After seven years of construction work on the design of an English hospital, This was declared open for the public by the third Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Hon. S. W. R. D.Bandaranayakaon the 27th of September 1958.
At that time it was one of the most comprehensive hospitals in southeast Asia with inward clinic and surgery facilities. Until 1996 the hospital administration was under the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council and thereafter by the central government. In the year 2000, under the JAIKA project the hospital was up graded and a brand new three story building with modern facilities was added.
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