Nawaloka Hospital

Nawaloka Hospital, traded as Nawaloka Hospitals PLC, was established in 1985 by Deshamanya H. K. Dharmadasa. Nawaloka Hospital is one of Sri Lanka's largest private hospitals and has created a chain of hospitals across the country. It was founded by H.K. Dharmadasa in 1985. It is also the first hospital in Sri Lanka to introduce Intensive Care Units, Coronary Care Units, Laparoscopic Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.

Nawaloka Hospitals PLC

The logo of Nawaloka Hospitals
Company type	Public
Traded as	CSE: NHL.N0000
ISIN	LK0342N00002
Industry	Healthcare
Founded	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Founder	Deshamanya H. K. Dharmadasa
Headquarters	Deshamanya, 23 H K Dharmadasa Mawatha, Colombo , Sri Lanka
Key people	Jayantha Dharmadasa (Chairman) Anisha Dharmadasa (Deputy Chairman) Lal Gotabhaya Chandrasena (Director/General Manager)
Products	Hospitals Pharmacy Diagnostic Centre Multi-specialty tertiary care
Revenue	LKR11.828 billion (2020/21)
Operating income	LKR347.1 million (2020/21)
Net income	LKR501.3 million (2020/21)
Total assets	LKR18.713 billion (2020/21)
Total equity	LKR4.099 billion (2020/21)
Owner	H. K. J. Dharmadasa (32.83%) Nawaloka Construction Company (31.34%) Dhammika Perera (27.65%)
Number of employees	2,754 (2020/21)
Website	www.nawaloka.com
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History

It was founded by business magnate H.K. Dharmadasa (aka Nawaloka Mudalai) in 1985 as the first corporate private hospital in Sri Lanka. Nawaloka Hospital Group was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 2004. The hospital has more than 400 beds and 1,000 staff members. In 2011 Nawaloka was awarded ISO 9001:2008 Certification. In 1987 introduced first CT scan and MRI scan in Sri Lanka. Nawaloka Hospital won the first Sri Lanka quality award in 1998.^[2]

Services

Nawaloka Medical Centres

Nawaloka controls 10 medical centre network island wide. Nawaloka launch SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing after approved Sri Lankan Government.^[3]

Nawaloka Pharmacy

Nawaloka a division of Nawaloka Pharmacy PLC, is a branded pharmacy network in Sri Lanka.^[2]

Awards

• Public Service Star Award of Singapore^[4]
• ISO 9001:2015^[2]
• 5 Crown Award for Food Hygiene^[5]
• National Business Excellence Award^[2]

See also

• List of companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange