Colombo National Hospital
E553944
Colombo National Hospital is the largest and oldest teaching hospital in Sri Lanka, serving as a major tertiary care and referral center in Colombo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colombo National Hospital canonical | 1 |
| National Hospital of Sri Lanka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5909821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colombo National Hospital Context triple: [Colombo Municipal Council area, contains, Colombo National Hospital]
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A.
Colombo World Trade Center
The Colombo World Trade Center is a prominent twin-tower commercial skyscraper complex in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, housing offices, businesses, and international trade facilities.
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B.
Queen's House, Colombo
Queen's House, Colombo is a historic colonial-era mansion in Sri Lanka that served as the official residence of the British Governor of Ceylon and later the country's heads of state.
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C.
St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo
St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo is a prominent Catholic girls’ school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for educating many of the country’s leading women, including former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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D.
Nugegoda
Nugegoda is a busy suburban town and commercial hub in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known for its dense population, shopping areas, and proximity to the administrative capital.
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E.
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia is a major coastal suburb of Colombo in Sri Lanka, known for its densely populated residential areas and the popular Mount Lavinia beach.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colombo National Hospital Target entity description: Colombo National Hospital is the largest and oldest teaching hospital in Sri Lanka, serving as a major tertiary care and referral center in Colombo.
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A.
Colombo World Trade Center
The Colombo World Trade Center is a prominent twin-tower commercial skyscraper complex in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, housing offices, businesses, and international trade facilities.
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B.
Queen's House, Colombo
Queen's House, Colombo is a historic colonial-era mansion in Sri Lanka that served as the official residence of the British Governor of Ceylon and later the country's heads of state.
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C.
St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo
St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo is a prominent Catholic girls’ school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for educating many of the country’s leading women, including former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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D.
Nugegoda
Nugegoda is a busy suburban town and commercial hub in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known for its dense population, shopping areas, and proximity to the administrative capital.
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E.
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia is a major coastal suburb of Colombo in Sri Lanka, known for its densely populated residential areas and the popular Mount Lavinia beach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
teaching hospital
ⓘ
tertiary care hospital ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Colombo (typical main medical faculty affiliation; exact current affiliation may vary) ⓘ |
| cityServed | Colombo ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyDepartment | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | multi-specialty hospital ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
referral center
ⓘ
tertiary care center ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
oldest teaching hospital in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
one of the oldest hospitals in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | large urban hospital campus ⓘ |
| hasLevelOfCare | tertiary ⓘ |
| hasRole |
clinical training site for allied health professionals
ⓘ
clinical training site for medical students ⓘ clinical training site for nursing students ⓘ |
| hasService |
diagnostic services
ⓘ
emergency care ⓘ inpatient care ⓘ intensive care services ⓘ outpatient care ⓘ postgraduate medical training ⓘ specialist medical services ⓘ surgical services ⓘ teaching and training of medical students ⓘ |
| hasTeachingStatus | yes ⓘ |
| isLargest | teaching hospital in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| isMajor | government hospital in Colombo ⓘ |
| isOldest | teaching hospital in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageOfService |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colombo
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ownership | Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| providesCareLevel |
complex referral care
ⓘ
specialized tertiary care ⓘ |
| receivesReferralsFrom | hospitals across Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| regionServed | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| sector | government ⓘ |
| servesAs |
major teaching hospital in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
national referral center ⓘ |
| servesPopulationType |
adult patients
ⓘ
pediatric patients ⓘ |
| treatsPatientsFrom | across Sri Lanka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colombo National Hospital Description of subject: Colombo National Hospital is the largest and oldest teaching hospital in Sri Lanka, serving as a major tertiary care and referral center in Colombo.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Colombo National Hospital