2.4. Health facilities in Central Province:

2.4.1. Curative health facilities:

The network of curative care institutions ranges from sophisticated Teaching Hospitals with specialized consultative services to small Primary Medical Care Units, which provide only out patient services. The distinction between hospitals is basically made on the size and the range of facilities. There are three levels of curative care institutions.

(A) Primary Care Institutions:

• Divisional Hospitals (DH)
• Primary Medical Care Units (PMCU)

(B) Secondary Care Institutions:

• District Base Hospitals (DBH)
• District General Hospitals (DGH)

(C) Tertiary Care Institutions:

• Provincial Hospitals (PH)
• Teaching Hospitals (TH)

Table 2.4.1. Summary of Curative health care institutions
(including institutions under line ministry):

* Teaching Hospitals Kandy, Peradeniya and Sirimawo Bandaranaike Memorial Children‟s hospital, DGH Nuwaraeliya and DBH Gampola come under line ministry.

2.4.2. Preventive health facilities:

Preventive care is provided through a well organized system of MOH offices:

Table 2.4.2. Summary of Preventive health care areas: