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Hospitals in Sri Lanka. The National Hospital of Sri Lanka (sometimes General Hospital) is a government hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1864 as the General Hospital, it is the leading hospital in Sri Lanka and is controlled by the central government. The hospital has 18 intensive care units and 21 operating theaters and 3,404 beds.
The biggest government hospitals in the district, known as line ministry hospitals, are controlled by the central government in Colombo. All other government hospitals in the district are controlled by the provincial government in Colombo.
Footnotes / references. [1] Lanka Hospital (formerly Apollo Hospital Sri Lanka) is multi-speciality tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest private hospitals in the country. It is a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. The company's previously owned by Apollo Hospitals. It was founded by Dr Pratap C. Reddy in India.
Asiri Hospital Holdings PLC (formerly Asiri Hospitals PLC ), doing business as Asiri Health, is the largest private healthcare provider in Sri Lanka. The company commenced operations in 1986 and was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the same year. Asiri Hospitals operate six hospitals and collectively has over an 800-bed capacity.
Government Hospitals. Line Ministry Hospitals. National Hospital (Teaching), Kandy. Sirimavo Bandaranayake Specialized Children Hospital (Teaching), Peradeniya. General Hospital (Teaching), Peradeniya. District General Hospital Nawalapitiya - Nawalapitiya. Hospitals of The Provincial Department of Health Services. Base Hospital (Teaching) Gampola.
The Colombo center, which is affiliated to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka is the best equipped and well staffed unit. All the private neurosurgical units are located in Colombo. They are affiliated to the private hospitals; Nawaloka hospital, Asiri Group (Central hospital) and Lanka hospital.
The Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children is a tertiary care children's hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With a bed-strength of over 1200, it is now considered to be the largest children's hospital in the world. Established by public subscription in 1895 as the Lady Havelock Hospital for Women and Children, it was named the Lady Ridgeway Hospital ...
Location in Colombo District. The Ministry of Health [4] ( Sinhala: සෞඛ්ය අමාත්යාංශය, romanized: Saukhya Amāthyānshaya; Tamil: சுகாதார அமைச்சு, romanized: Cukātāra Amaiccu) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for health. The ministry is responsible for ...