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Teaching Hospital Badulla

ශික්ෂණ රෝහල බදුල්ල — The premier tertiary-level healthcare provider and medical training institution in Uva Province, delivering compassionate medical excellence to over 1.5 million people.

As a premier healthcare provider in Uva Province

WE ALWAYS FOCUS TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION

Strategic Direction

OUR VISION (අපගේ දැක්ම)

“Becoming an excellent care provider and creating transformative professionals.”

විශිෂ්ට සත්කාරක සේවාවක් සැපයීම සහ පරිවර්තනීය සෞඛ්‍ය වෘත්තිකයින් බිහිකිරීම.
Institutional Purpose

OUR MISSION (අපගේ මෙහෙවර)

“To deliver high quality and safe patient centeredness care through ensuring clinical governance. Empower staff and trainees to face modern technology in health care. Foster culture of research and innovation.”

සායනික පාලනය සුරකිමින් උසස් ගුණාත්මක හා සුරක්ෂිත රෝගී කේන්ද්‍රීය සත්කාරයක් සැලසීම. සෞඛ්‍ය සේවයේ නවීන තාක්ෂණයට මුහුණදීමට කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය සවිබල ගැන්වීම සහ පර්යේෂණ හා නවෝත්පාදන සංස්කෘතියක් ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම.
National Productivity Award 2025/2026 3rd Place
3rd Place Winner
National Productivity Awards 2025/2026

ජාතික ඵලදායිතා සම්මාන 2025/2026 – තෙවන ස්ථානය දිනාගත් බදුල්ල ශික්ෂණ රෝහල!

ජාතික ඵලදායිතා ලේකම් කාර්යාලය (NPS) මඟින් පවත්වන ලද 2025/2026 ජාතික ඵලදායිතා සම්මාන උළෙලේදී සමස්ත ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රධාන රජයේ රෝහල් අතුරින් තෙවන ස්ථානය (3rd Place - National Level) දිනාගැනීමට බදුල්ල ශික්ෂණ රෝහල සමත් විය.

Historical Foundation Since 1891

Our Roots Are Deep — A Word About Us

Teaching Hospital Badulla is a compassionate provider of patient-centered health services with an emphasis on tertiary-level specialty care, primarily for residents of Uva Province. Our hospital provides a wide variety of specialized services across almost all health-care disciplines and collaborates with a wide range of partners to address the needs of the culturally diverse community and to build a strong, integrated system for regional health-care delivery.

In 2012 as the premier healthcare provider (1514 bedded) in the region, we continued to serve our patients with kindhearted healthcare of the highest quality and we had the opportunity to serve more than 750,000 patients including over 90,000 inpatients with a dedicated staff of over 2,222.

Our origin dates back to 1891:Established as an old Colonial Hospital in 1891, Teaching Hospital Badulla is one of the longest serving hospitals in the country. In the year 2000 it was incorporated into the Line Ministry, and on 1st May 2023 was officially elevated to a Teaching Hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, Uva Wellassa University.

Almost all surgical and medical disciplines are available including 63 clinical specialties and a full spectrum of radiological and laboratory investigation facilities which is unparalleled in the region. Dedicated eye, gynecological, obstetrics, neurosurgical, and oncosurgical theatres operate throughout the week. Our renal transplant unit has achieved 40+ successful kidney transplants and is expanding toward liver transplantation.

1,556+
Hospital Beds
63
Specialties
54
ICU & HDU Beds
2,618
Staff Strength
Tertiary Curative Hospital for Uva Province

Catering to over 1.5 million population draining from a 12,000 sqkm geographical territory across Badulla and Monaragala districts.

Official Heritage & Evolution

Hospital History — Over A Century of Trusted Healthcare

1891 • 1905 • 2000 • Present
Teaching Hospital Badulla History Timeline — 1891 Colonial Hospital, 1905 Longest Serving, 2000 Ministry Integration
Executive Leadership & Governance

MANAGEMENT PROFILE (කළමනාකාරීත්ව මණ්ඩලය)

Executive directors, clinical administrators, and division heads guiding Teaching Hospital Badulla.

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Dr. Himali Wijegunasekera - Director
Executive Head of Institution

Dr. (Mrs) Himali Wijegunasekera

Director — Teaching Hospital, Badulla
Consultant Medical Administration • Ministry of Health Sri Lanka

Guiding clinical governance, strategic expansion, modern diagnostic infrastructure, and patient-centered healthcare delivery for Uva Province.

Dr. Hemantha De Silva

Dr. Hemantha De Silva

Deputy Director
Medical Administration
Clinical Operations
Official ProfileTeaching Hospital Badulla

Dr. Dilanka Thilakarathne

Deputy Director
Hospital Operations
Clinical Administration
Mr. Sajeewa Bandara

Mr. Sajeewa Bandara

Accountant
Financial Management
Finance & Accounts Division
Mr. Sugath Kithsiri

Mr. Sugath Kithsiri

Administrative Officer
Hospital Administration
General Administration
Mrs. R.M. Vineetha

Mrs. R.M. Vineetha

Chief Matron
Nursing Leadership
Nursing Services Division
Eng. Duminda Bandara

Eng. Duminda Bandara

Medical Engineer
Biomedical & Engineering
Engineering Division
Mr. Sumathipala Piyadigamage

Mr. Sumathipala Piyadigamage

Chief Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical Services
Hospital Pharmacy Complex
Mrs. Deepa Nilmini

Mrs. Deepa Nilmini

Chief MLT
Medical Laboratory Technology
Pathology & Diagnostic Laboratories
Regional Heritage & Context

About Uva Province (ඌව පළාත පිළිබඳව)

Read Full History of Uva

Uva (Sinhala: ඌව, Tamil: ஊவா) is Sri Lanka’s second least populated province with over 1.3 million residents, created in 1896. Consisting of Badulla and Monaragala districts, the provincial capital is Badulla. It is bordered by Eastern, Southern, and Central provinces, famous for majestic waterfalls like Dunhinda, Diyaluma, and Rawana.

Historical & Cultural Milestones:
  • Ravana Era: Ravana waterfalls, Stripura cave tunnels, and Hakgala mountains rooted in Ramayana history.
  • Sacred Heritage: Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara, Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara, and Kataragama shrine.
  • 1818 Freedom Uprising: Historic Third Kandyan War led by national hero Monarawila Keppetipola Disawe.
  • Majestic Geography: Namunukula peak, Haputale mountain range, Kirigalpottha, and scenic Demodara railway.
Our Core Commitments

Four Pillars of Our Clinical Excellence

01

24/7 Emergency Service

We provide 24/7 emergency services that are reliable, efficient and effective. Our trauma and emergency teams deliver rapid life-saving care.

02

Qualified Panel of Consultants

THB has a varied panel of board-certified consultants across all major and sub-specialties to cater to your specific healthcare needs.

03

Modern Facilities

1556 in-patient beds, 5 state-of-the-art modern operation theaters, advanced digital radiology (MRI/CT), and automated laboratories.

04

Compassionate Better Care

As the premier healthcare institution in Uva Province, our objective is to provide the highest quality patient care to all citizens with compassion.