General Medical unit at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital consists of 3 medical wards (ward 06, 12 and 17) which are equipped with all modern resuscitation and monitoring facilities. The General Medical unit conducts regular outpatient clinics. It also conducts separate special clinics to address diabetes mellitus and other endocrinological problems. High and increasingly prevalent bronchial asthma in Sri Lanka is specially addressed in a special clinic for bronchial asthma. The multidisciplinary medical teams attend in various types of routine and emergency medical care, and works closely together with other. subspecialty units to provide better medical care.
Modern fibre-optic bronchoscopy facilities are available to diagnose and to intervene into various respiratory conditions. Widely available endoscopic facilities are very helpful in dealing with many gastro intestinal conditions.