{"id":18202,"date":"2020-07-30T08:31:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T08:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lrh.health.gov.lk\/?page_id=18202"},"modified":"2020-09-10T06:49:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T06:49:31","slug":"vpopd-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lrh.health.gov.lk\/departments4\/outpatientdepartment\/vpopd-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"VPOPD Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VP-OPD clinic is one of the oldest clinics in the hospital started around 1985 and has given a great service to the country since inception.<\/p>\n

This is a general paediatric clinic where all categories of patients are treated from neonates to adolescents. We cater for patients all over the country as a tertiary unit. Some patients come from far away to take the final opinion as the last resort.<\/p>\n

We see average of 54 patients a day and around 15000 patients per year out of that around 48% new patients and 52 % follow up patients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\nMeet the Team <\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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The staff comprises of one Consultant Paediatrician, seven medical officers, staff nurse and supportive staff personnel.<\/p>\n

Dr. Uththara Hidellarachchi<\/strong>
\nConsultant Paediatrician<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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VPOPD clinic is located towards the Baseline road entrance of the hospital. Once enter from the main entrance from Baseline roadside this is the first clinic on left hand side room No. 8. Our working hours are from 8am to 4pm. During morning session all new and follow up patients are seen while evening session is more dedicated for follow up patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name of Consultant<\/strong><\/td>\nSpeciality<\/strong><\/td>\nWard<\/strong><\/td>\nClinic Room<\/strong><\/td>\nDay of the week<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Uththara Hidellaarachchi<\/td>\nConsultant Paediatrician<\/td>\nVPOPD<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMonday to Friday
\n08 am-04pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n08am-12noon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\n<\/span>\nOur Services <\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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Treating new patients as first visits whom referred from various places. They are from<\/p>\n