The Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) is the largest Tertiary care centre in Southern Province and it was established in 1982. THK is the main clinical training institute for the Faculty of Medicine, Karapitiya. It consists of 1560 beds and 54 wards and several other units.The specialities covered in the hospital include General Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Rheumatology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Neurology, Neuro Surgery, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology,Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Radilogy, Dentistry and Out patient Departments with many others clinics. Also the blood bank, Haemodialysis unit and the facilities for modern investigations are freely available in the hospital. Karapitiya Hospital Tel: 091 2232176 091 2232276 091 2232250 091 2232251 091 2232267Emergency 091 2223341 Fax 091 2232268Director 091 2232268Deputy Director 091 2246061