Private hospitals regulated

Apr 07, 2016

Health service director general specialist doctor Palitha Mahipala said during a media conference held at the health education office auditorium that the health ministry has decided to regulate the private hospitals.

The objective of this is to regulate and improve the health services conducted at private hospitals.

He revealed that a committee has been formed headed by a senior assistant secretary to check the hospitals.

Meantime rates have been fixed for laboratory checks and these regulations are already implemented for 33 of such tests including CT scan and x-ray.

The health ministry has informed that a doctor should examine a patient minimum for ten minutes in a private hospital.
Dr. Mahipala said a committee has been formed to surreptitiously investigate the irregularities of hospitals.

The conference was held under the leadership of the deputy minister for health Faizal Cassim and the deputy director general (health service 01) Dr. Luxhmi Somathunga, deputy director general (health service 02) Dr. Amal Harsha De Silva, the resident representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Jacob Kumareshan and other health ministry officials.