Dr.Jayanga Tilakaratna was appointed as the chairman of Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital in October 2024. Dr.Tilakaratna is a consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, who has worked in both the public service and private sector for over 10 years and has practiced as a medical officer for over 20 years in many parts of the country. Dr.Tilakaratna believes in achieving a goal, teamwork if forefront of leadership. Personal dedication and commitment, free of corruption and discipline are the pillars of success behind teamwork, which will uplift the standards of public health service. His ambition is to upgrade the tertiary care services at Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital to be equivalent to global advancements in health promotion, health education, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation to the public at a bearable price. Dr.Tilakaratna's intention to integrate the cooperate sector will be a value-added strategic move for the SJGH to be a competitive healthcare institution in Sri Lanka. To accomplish this, Dr.Tilakaratna will be a team leader, mentor and colleague with motivation, determination and exemplary to his team and to the public
Dr Rathnasiri A Hewage is a Medical Doctor qualified from University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka and completed his internship in Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital. He is a Consultant in Medical Administration. He started work as Divisional Director of Health Services of Balangoda. He completed his MSc in Medical Administration in 2002 and MD in Medical Administration in 2009 at Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo. He completed is post MD training at Health Science Department of California State University Long Beach, CA, USA. He has experience as Performance Improvement fellow at Queen of the Valley Hospital, West Covina, CA, USA. He was the CEO/Director Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) from 2011 to 2014 after which he became the CEO/Director of The National Institute of Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation of Sri Lanka until he became the Permanent Director/ CEO of Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital.