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National Hospital faces patient complaints over food, hygiene
Colombo, Jan. 14 (Daily Mirror) - Patients at the Colombo National Hospital (CNH) have raised serious concerns over deteriorating services, claiming that basic facilities including cleaning and meal provision are not being carried out according to established procedures.
Several patients alleged that the hospital’s meal service is in disarray, with raw eggs being served for breakfast alongside a piece of papaw and a bowl of boiled gram. According to patients, no tools were provided to crack the eggs, forcing them to use hard surfaces within the ward.
Patients further claimed that hospital staff failed to clarify whether the eggs were boiled, resulting in eggs shattering across ward floors and emitting foul odours, creating unsanitary conditions in patient care areas.
Meanwhile, a senior hospital official speaking on condition of anonymity said that administrative instability has worsened the situation. He claimed that no appointment has been made to the post of Hospital Director, leaving the institution without proper leadership and effective management.
The official further alleged that there is a deliberate attempt underway to destabilise hospital operations as part of a broader agenda to privatise the institution. According to him, individuals involved in this process are disrupting services and undermining the hospital’s functioning.
He also claimed that patients are increasingly being directed to purchase medicines from outside pharmacies, while essential facilities are being withheld moves he said are aimed at weakening public confidence in the state-run hospital system.
The allegations come amid growing public concern over the state of healthcare services at one of the country’s largest and most critical government hospitals.
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