National Hospital of Sri Lanka,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tel : 691111 Fax : 698443

The NHSL is the premier teaching hospital and the tertiary care facilitity in the country. Established in 1864 by the British Colonial Government, this has since expanded into a 2750-bed hospital (6% of the total number of beds in the national health sector) providing a wide spectrum of services. The hospital is funded by the Ministry of Health. All services are rendered free of charge. The NHSL, located on a 30-acre block of land, in close approximity to the Medical Faculty, employes a staff of nearly 5000 including 80 Consultant staff and over 500 doctors.

Along with the DeSoysa Maternity Hospital, Castle Street Hospital for Women, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Institute of Cardiology and the Eye Hospital, the NHSL function as the main teaching facility for the Medical Faculty. The Departments of Medicine and Surgery have their clinical teaching units on the hospital premises