G.H.S. Fernando, B.A.H.M. Gunasena, AS. Yapa Bandara, D. Dharmagunawardene, Lal Panapitiya
Abstract
Timely available quality health information obtained through the regular monitoring systems to monitor the COVID-19 situation in the hospitals is essential to curtail any outbreak of infectious diseases. The main objective of this project was to collect heath information updated regularly through a web-based system in order to assess the readiness to face the 3rd wave of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. The Hospital Information Updating System (Henceforth referred to as HIUS) was established on 25th May 2021 and an updated report has been created daily since the 1st of June 2021 in order to collect information pertaining to the management of COVID-19. According to the results, all secondary and tertiary care hospitals daily updating their information to the system. According to the 14/06/2021 dashboard, 108 ICU beds, 351 HDU beds and 1868 normal beds were occupied by Covid positive patients. At present, satisfactory number of vacant beds are being maintaining in the government hospitals of Sri Lanka for any future requirement.
Key words: COVID 19, Medical equipment, WHO, Oxygen, Sri Lanka