Hospital sources report that due to the shortage of doctors in the Hambantota General Hospital, the hospital’s specialist clinics may be closed in the next two weeks.
It is said that the two remaining surgeons at Hambantota General Hospital are scheduled to leave the hospital in the next fortnight. One of these two doctors has already submitted his resignation letters and the other doctor has also applied for transfer. If the transfer is not received, the doctor has also announced that he will leave the service.
Also, one of the two anesthesiologists has informed that he will leave his service in the next fortnight, while the other doctor is ready to leave after receiving a transfer.
The doctors have stated that they are leaving the hospital because they are being taxed for their salaries and are unable to face the economic crisis.
The emergency treatment and surgery needed by pregnant mothers is currently in a big crisis, and if the treatment is not done properly, they will have to be transferred to another hospital, and due to the shortage of doctors in the pediatric intensive care unit, the treatment unit is also in serious danger. Routes have been recorded.