New management framework for Dr Neville Fernando Hospital
Cabinet approval has been granted for a new management framework for Dr Neville Fernando Hospital, with the Sri Lanka Air Force to oversee its management under a proposed public enterprise.
The key provisions of the approved framework are as follows:
Ownership of the hospital and its assets will be transferred to a company in which 100% of the shares will be held by the Treasury. The Sri Lanka Air Force will be responsible for managing the hospital.
The Secretary to the Treasury will appoint 11 members to the Board of Directors of the proposed company, based on recommendations made by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defense.
The General Treasury will provide the necessary funds to cover the salaries and operational expenses of the proposed company during the 2026–2028 period. Thereafter, the hospital is expected to operate as a self-financing institution.
Medicines, medical supplies and other consumable items required by the hospital will be provided annually at an estimated cost of Rs. 125 million. These supplies will be funded through allocations made to the Ministry of Health and Mass Media for the provision of free healthcare services to the public through the hospital.
The hospital will continue providing free and fee-based inpatient and outpatient services.