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Teaching Hospital Jaffna —
The North's Premier Healthcare Centre

The Teaching Hospital Jaffna, established in the 1850s, is a leading healthcare provider and the only tertiary centre for the whole of the Northern Province which encompasses five districts namely Jaffna, Killinochi, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya. The hospital is located in the centre of Jaffna and nearly 400 km away from Colombo.

The hospital has both inpatient and outpatient departments, as well as clinic facilities. Its functioning units include General Medicine, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Orthopedics, Neonatology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, ENT Surgery, Dental Care Services, Maxillofacial Surgery, Eye Unit, Genito-urinary Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Chest Medicine, Laboratory Services and Imaging Services.

With a bed strength of over 1,451 and a staff of over 2,000, the hospital covers an area of 13.7 acres and operates through more than 75 units. The Teaching Hospital Jaffna caters to over 700,000 patients annually, of which over 20% are outside patients seeking treatment.

The hospital handles over 20,000 obstetric admissions and over 5,582 deliveries annually. In addition, over 22,000 minorand 13,000 major surgeries are performed annually. The state-of-the-art laboratory provides a tremendous service to patients. In recent years, the hospital has implemented a rapid development programme to improve its infrastructure and quality of work, enhancing its ability to provide high-quality healthcare services.