The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage
Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage raised a supplementary question on the condition of Gampaha District Hospital, citing a committee report that identified serious shortages in equipment and physical resources, including non-functioning operating tables and limited laboratory centrifuge capacity. He noted the hospital’s high patient load and argued that it is not functioning at the required capacity of a District General Hospital, with low public confidence and staff morale. He asked whether there is a plan to bring the hospital under Central Government control, or, if not, the reasons for not doing so.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, with a brief clarification, I wish to ask a supplementary. Under the Minister’s guidance, hospital committees were appointed. The Gampaha District Hospital Committee, via seven subcommittees, studied the hospital, identified deficiencies and problems, and prepared a report. It shows many major shortcomings. Beyond cadre issues, five out of ten operating tables are not functioning; only one of three centrifuges works and all three labs share it. There are significant deficits in physical resources.
¶ 02 This hospital serves about 80,000 patients per quarter; about 2,500 surgical patients per quarter; and around 1,000 paediatric cases per quarter. Yet, among patients in the district, the hospital has had a negative image for years, and staff morale is low. As a District General Hospital, it is not meeting required capacity. Since development funding must come via the Provincial Council, basic needs remain unmet. Is there a plan to bring this hospital under the Central Government? If not, why?
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- Hansard, Friday, 14 November 2025 ·No. 22848 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 November 2025. No. 22848. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20625