The project addresses the urgent need to establish a three storied emergency and accident trauma complex accommodating up to 100 beds mainly with 06 operating theatres, Intensive Care Units to enhance the quality and capacity of the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital to cater for the increasing demands of Emergency and Accident Services of the Eastern Province.

The proposal made by Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, to award the contract of the above project to the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau at an estimated cost of Rs. 807 million, considering its urgent need, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.