Durdans celebrates 60 with record profits

Ceylon Hospitals Limited is one of Sri Lanka's long established healthcare institutions that has been through a rapid transformation towards excellence in healthcare, closed the financial year 2004/5 with phenomenal results.

In its first full year of operations after obtaining a listing in the Colombo Stock Exchange, the Healthcare Group has been able to record an impressive consolidated revenue of Rs. 910 million for 2004/05 and a bottom line of Rs. 132 million (pre tax) which is approximately a 77% increase compared to last year. "Profits have been impressive," Chairman, Ajith Tudawe said.

Reflecting on the outstanding results this year, Chairman is of the view that the reasons for this level of success is the judicious strategic decision making process ensuing over the last decade that has led to the hallmark for growth year on year.

"We are reaching sixty years this year (2005) knowing that we have played a significant role in the private healthcare sector of this country, even before Sri Lanka gained independence."

"Since 1993 Durdans progressively infused state of the art knowledge and cutting-edge technology into the healthcare system."