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'''[http://Lanka%20Hospitals http://www.lankahospitals.com/index1.php]''', formerly known as '''[[Apollo Hospitals Colombo]]''' is a multi-specialty tertiary care [[hospital]] in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest private hospitals in the country. It is situated on Elvitigala Mawatha, also known as Baseline Road, which is a direct route from the country’s [[Bandaranaike International Airport|international airport]]. It is also only a few minutes drive from central Colombo. The hospital was commissioned in 2002 as a branch of [[Apollo Hospitals India]]. The hospital was taken over by [[Sri Lanka Insurance]] in 2006. In 2009, it was renamed Lanka Hospitals after it ended a licensing and support services agreement with Apollo Hospitals.<ref>[http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=1164798160 Sri Lanka hospital ends deal with India's Apollo, LBO, 13-11-09]</ref> Mr. [[Gotabhaya Rajapaksa]], the [[Ministry_of_Defence_(Sri_Lanka)#Permanent_Secretaries|Defense Secretary]] of Sri Lanka was appointed as its Chairman after Sri Lanka Insurance was reverted to government ownership, through a Supreme Court decision in 2009. It also provides services to the [[health tourism]] market. |
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There are approximately 350 beds at the hospital including four intensive care units (medical, cardiothoracic, renal and neonatal). The wards are divided into either individual rooms or cubicles with six beds each, depending on the patients’ choice. |
There are approximately 350 beds at the hospital including four intensive care units (medical, cardiothoracic, renal and neonatal). The wards are divided into either individual rooms or cubicles with six beds each, depending on the patients’ choice. |
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Revision as of 06:07, 26 February 2012
| Lanka Hospitals | |
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| The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 06°53′22″N 79°52′32″E / 6.88944°N 79.87556°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | For-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Beds | 350 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Sri Lanka |
http://www.lankahospitals.com/index1.php, formerly known as Apollo Hospitals Colombo is a multi-specialty tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka and is one of the largest private hospitals in the country. It is situated on Elvitigala Mawatha, also known as Baseline Road, which is a direct route from the country’s international airport. It is also only a few minutes drive from central Colombo. The hospital was commissioned in 2002 as a branch of Apollo Hospitals India. The hospital was taken over by Sri Lanka Insurance in 2006. In 2009, it was renamed Lanka Hospitals after it ended a licensing and support services agreement with Apollo Hospitals.[1] Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the Defense Secretary of Sri Lanka was appointed as its Chairman after Sri Lanka Insurance was reverted to government ownership, through a Supreme Court decision in 2009. It also provides services to the health tourism market.
There are approximately 350 beds at the hospital including four intensive care units (medical, cardiothoracic, renal and neonatal). The wards are divided into either individual rooms or cubicles with six beds each, depending on the patients’ choice.
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