Green Memorial Hospital

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The Green Memorial Hospital in Manipay, Sri Lanka was founded by Dr Samuel Fisk Green in 1848. It is a charitable hospital run by Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India (JDCSI). This hospital was first medical school in Sri Lanka, and was used by Dr. Green to train more than 60 locals as doctors during his 30 year tenure in Sri Lanka as part of the American Ceylon Mission. In the middle of the 20th century, it was a state of the art medical institution that served the rich and the poor alike. Currently it is no longer considered to be premier medical institution in minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominant Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka. [1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vijayakumar, James (2007). Green Memorial Hospital, Manipay. Global Ministries. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  2. ^ Ambihaipahar, R (November 11, 1998). Scientific Pioneer: Dr.Samuel Fisk Green. Colombo: Dhuhlasi Publications, 130. ISBN 955-8193-00-3. 
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