Godakawela District Hospital in Ratnapura District is a hospital that treats about 500 outpatients per day.
Since the generator(s) in the hospital are inactive, the patients and the hospital staff are in a lot of trouble during power outages.
People say that in cases of power outage, the staff works using mobile phones and torches.
Because of this, people say that in cases of power outages, critical patients have to be taken to Kahawatta Hospital.