Sri Lanka, May 20 -- It has been revealed at the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital continues to operate under a loss.

This revelation came to light when the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) of Parliament met recently under the chairmanship of Member of Parliament Dr. Nishantha Samaraweera, to examine the Auditor General's reports for the years 2022 and 2023 as well as the current performance of the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital Board.

Based on the Auditor General's reports, COPE pointed out that there are several reasons contributing to the hospital's losses, including observations that some patients had received treatment without making the necessary payments, and that in certain ...