Old Colombo Dutch Hospital

The hospital's close proximity to the harbour allowed it to serve Dutch seafarers.

Alleman sought to improve conditions at the hospital, including increasing provisions.

The most famous of all the surgeons who worked in the Colombo hospital was undoubtedly Paul Hermann, who served from 1672-79.

[citation needed] In 2011, it has been transformed into a shopping and dining precinct, where the historic architecture has been preserved.

[2] Paintings of the front and rear views of the Colombo hospital, done in 1771 by a Dutch artist—presumably Johannes Rach—are preserved in the Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde at Leiden, in the Netherlands.