{"id":103,"date":"2017-10-03T04:26:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T04:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:21:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T10:51:55","slug":"day-ect-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/en\/day-ect-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Day ECT Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"745\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Web-Page-ECT.jpg\" alt=\"ECT NIMH Sri Lanka\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Web-Page-ECT.jpg 1038w, http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Web-Page-ECT-300x166.jpg 300w, http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Web-Page-ECT-768x426.jpg 768w, http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Web-Page-ECT-1024x568.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Web-Page-ECT-672x372.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/>\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Opening Hours<\/strong>: Mon &#8211; Fri (8am-4pm) &amp; Sat (8am-12pm)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Facilities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The main aim is to minimize unnecessary admissions and keep patient with their family to enrich their mental health.<\/li>\n<li>Provides Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) as a day service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This service is provided from Monday to Saturday including public holidays.<\/li>\n<li>Patients can be referred for day ECT from <a href=\"http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/opd\/\">OPD<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/clinic-times\/\">Clinics<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/nimh.health.gov.lk\/day-treatment-centre\/\">Day Treatment Centre<\/a> by a consultant psychiatrist attached to the NIMH who is responsible for the overall management of the patient.<\/li>\n<li>Psychiatrists from other institutes can refer a patient for Day ECT only through a NIMH consultant psychiatrist with a completed pre-ECT assessment form and ensuring that the patient is fasting and the necessary investigations are available.<\/li>\n<li>Patient should arrive on or before 7.30 am accompanied by a relative who will be in close contact with the patient for the next 24 hours and personal transport should be available for the patient to return home after ECT.<\/li>\n<li>The patient\u2019s informed consent and the concurrence of the accompanying relative has to be obtained.<\/li>\n<li>Any patient developing complications during or after ECT shall be admitted to the NIMH under the care of the referring consultant psychiatrist.<\/li>\n<li>If a patient does not comply in the next appointment for more than a week; the course is considered over unless the patient or a relative correspond with the relevant the unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Telephone Extension<\/strong>: 119<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m0!4v1507522043000!6m8!1m7!1s25EBPXqkqSa8hvlRtKLqoA!2m2!1d6.924888675993586!2d79.92703904058607!3f283.7933013495506!4f-4.135450451937572!5f0.7820865974627469\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\t\t\tIs there any error in the information? 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