Transfers in and out
Being specialist centers, both hospitals receive a large number of transfers from draining healthcare institutions which are given below.
Transfer in and out of Type A BH
|
Characteristic |
BH Diyathalawa |
BH Mahiyangnanaya |
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| 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2017 | 2018 |
2019 |
|
|
Total number of transfer out /year |
2,400 |
2,303 |
2,567 |
1,271 | 1,379 |
1,544 |
|
Transfer out/day |
7 |
6 |
7 |
3 | 4 |
4 |
|
Total number of transfer in /year |
4,015 |
3,663 |
2,712 |
6,036 | 5,256 |
5,413 |
|
Transfer in/day |
11 |
10 |
7 |
16 | 14 |
15 |
|
No. of Ambulances Available |
04 |
04 |
05 |
06 | 07 |
06 |
The total number of patients transferred out from the BH-Diyathalawa has increased from 1,840 in 2015 to 2800 in 2016 whereas it has decreased to 2400 in 2017. Both transfer in and transfer out at BH-Mahiyangnanaya has increased significantly from 2015 to 2017 (Table: 11).
1,973 AL, 1 TO