Infectious Disease Hospital
| Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka | |
  Sri Lanka Colombo District | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mandavila Rd, Kotikawatta, Angoda, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°55′21″N 79°55′05″E / 6.92250°N 79.91806°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Infectious Disease |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 300 (estimate) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Infectious Disease Hospital (Angoda Fever Hospital) widely known as the "IDH Hospital", is a government hospital in Angoda, Sri Lanka. is now known as National Institute of Infectious Diseases. The hospital had a bed strength around 220 in 2017, which is sometimes less than the total number of admitted patients.It's mainly based on infectious disease control over country.
It is a high service level hospital focused on infection control, HIV and other Infectious Diseases. A specialised unit established for Dengue management in 2010. It has became the best institute for Dengue Management In the Colombo district. It's started mainly focus Dengue treatment[1] but now It's mainly target COVID-19 virus treatment after on 27 January, the first confirmed case reported in Sri Lanka, a 44-year-old Chinese[2] woman from Hubei Province in China; she was admitted to the National Institute of Infection Diseases.[3] In 2020 COVID-19 pandemic period project consisted of add new 16 fully furnished bedrooms that provide 32 beds and adequate restroom facilities.[4]
References
- ^ "The rise of Dengue continues". www.newsfirst.lk. MTV News. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "One Chinese woman tested positive". www.dailynews.lk. LAKE HOUSE. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IDH transfers another COVID-19 patient to ICU". www.adaderana.lk. Ada Derana. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New nurses' quarters for IDH hospital constructed with support of SLPA opened". www.ft.lk. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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