St Luke's Methodist Hospital
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital (Puttur Mission) was established in 1901 by the Methodist Mission in the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. Today it is a barely functioning hospital. The hospital was known for the care it used to provide the community through inpatient and outpatient care, maternity and dental services.
Due to the protracted civil war and lack of facilities and personnel, the hospital ceased to be functional. Once the war ceased, the Puttur Methodist Mission was determined to keep this hospital open to serve the public. However, due to lack of funding they have been unable to renovate, equip and bring in the needed medical professionals to provide services.
Project Update - May 2025
It’s been just over three months since the conclusion of the Trek4Ceylon ride, and we want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your continued support and interest in the St Luke's Hospital (Puttur) project. Behind the scenes, our teams have been working diligently to lay the groundwork needed to officially kick-start the restoration and renovation of the hospital. While there’s no easy or immediate pathway to launching a project of this nature, we’re happy to share that we are now at the tail end of the pre-preparation phase.
This crucial groundwork has involved securing local-level permissions and approvals, completing essential paperwork, choosing the best teams to execute this project and realigning plans to match the final funds raised during the ride. We’ve taken great care to ensure that the right processes are in place so that when the work begins, it does so with a strong, sustainable foundation. We know many of you have been eager for updates—and we hear you. Moving forward, key project milestones will be shared on the Trek4Ceylon website. We’ll also continue to keep you informed here whenever significant progress is made.
Thank you once again for being part of this journey. Your support is what keeps this project alive and moving forward. We look forward to updating you soon as we begin the next chapter in restoring the Puttur Hospital.
The Starting Point
Prior to Trek4Ceylon's involvement, St Luke's Hospital was able to offer a mere two hours of consultancy each weekday. The Methodist Mission partly renovated a one-room building, from which a retired medical officer provided this service to the community...
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...but there were still several buildings, pictured below, in desperate need of restoration and re-purposing.
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Your continuing support will enable us to achieve our vision of redeveloping St Luke's Hospital into a fully functioning medical facility that serves the needs of the community.
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