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May 17, 2022

May 18^th, 2022: In a concerted effort to mitigate the impact of the country’s challenging environment on patients, leading private hospital chain Hemas Hospitals continues to offer patients its mobile laboratory services free of charge, waiving off all transport and logistic charges that usually apply. The timely initiative will enable patients to safely dispense samples to test for a vast portfolio of medical conditions, for the same affordable prices they have to pay when visiting a lab. The move, operated by Hemas Labs, is intended to put high quality diagnostics within the reach of Sri Lankan patients amidst an economic crisis that has crippled transportation systems due to a lack of fuel.

“Laboratory testing is a crucial part in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of patients. However, with the stifling economic crises affecting the daily lives of all Sri Lankans, many patients are greatly challenged and hesitant in making a visit to a laboratory to get these vital diagnostic tests done due to the severe lack of essentials such as fuel in the country today. Therefore, it is for the benefit of these patients, that Hemas Labs is bringing our mobile lab services right to patient doorsteps at affordable rates that are completely free of any transport costs. Our highly skilled and professional team of phlebotomists are fully geared and trained to handle patients of all ages and health levels in any remote setting,” remarked Dr. Dhushyanthan Subramaniam, General Manager Hemas Hospitals Laboratory Services.

All reports generated after sample testing are delivered digitally through the Hemas Labs online portal, enabling patients to maintain all their health records on one easily accessible platform, which allows both themselves and their healthcare providers to monitor their wellbeing trends for more accurate diagnostics. For all those who require physical lab reports, Hemas Labs operates an efficient chain of couriers capable of delivering these reports direct to patient homes upon request, at no extra cost to enhance convenience. Patients can make their payments using direct cash payments, card payments or online transfers.

Appointments for the Hemas Mobile Lab can be made by calling 0766553030, a day prior to the requirement. Special priority will also be given to those with medical emergencies such as dengue.

Hemas Hospitals is the first internationally accredited hospital chain in Sri Lanka with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) certificate, the gold seal of international hospital accreditations for safety, quality and superior clinical outcomes, and is the only COVID-19 Safety Management Systems Certified (SLS 1672:2020) hospital in Sri Lanka. Hemas Hospitals Laboratories are certified with ISO 15189:2012.

April 12, 2022

Immediately donates lifesaving medical supplies to Castle Street Hospital

12^th April 2022: Responding to a desperate plea by the medical fraternity, Hemas Hospitals immediately donated 500 Endotracheal (ET) tubes to the neo-natal unit of the Castle Street Hospital for Women. The gesture was in immediate response to a recorded voice message in circulation by Dr Saman Kumara, Consultant Neonatal Pediatrician of Castle Street Hospital, appealing for ET tubes which he said was critical in ventilating newborn babies and fast becoming unavailable due to the current economic and political situation in the Country.

Dr Saman Kumara explained that the situation has become life-threatening now. The hospital is compelled to re-use disposable ET tubes and ventilator circuits, which he emphasized, is not an acceptable standard.

While handing over the devices to Castle Street Hospital, Dr Lakith Peiris, Managing Director of Hemas Hospitals said “As a responsible healthcare institution, we felt it was our priority and fundamental obligation to immediately attend to this medical emergency”.

“We recognized the dire need of Castle Street hospital and the vital role that national hospitals play to communities. Any disruption of essential supply lines becomes a matter of life and death and must be addressed immediately, and it is in that mindset that we at Hemas felt it was our absolute responsibility to provide the vital ET tubes that are becoming overwhelmingly scarce”.

Dr Saman Kumara in receiving the equipment expressed his deep appreciation of Hemas Hospitals. “This is a humanitarian service – a contribution that reflects the values of an organization for which we are truly appreciative”.

As Sri Lanka confronts the grim reality of an economic meltdown, hospitals, island-wide are bracing for a possible scarcity of life-saving devices.

Hemas Hospitals, as a leading private healthcare organization, commits to doing its best towards national level medical emergencies, with patient centricity fully at its core.

January 5, 2022

Marking 13 years at the pinnacle of the Sri Lankan healthcare sector, leading private hospital Hemas Hospitals Wattala, which is a part of the reputed, multi-specialty Hemas chain of Hospitals, celebrated the milestone with a series of meaningful activities.

The day commenced with multi-religious observances, followed by Hemas Hospitals & Laboratories Managing Director Dr Lakith Peiris sharing the hospital’s vision for 2030. The event was joined by the dedicated staff body of the Hemas Hospitals Wattala, whose tireless efforts and drive to save lives during the ongoing pandemic was recognised and appreciated.

December 15, 2021

Leading private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals recently carried out a mega diabetes and NCD Clinic for the fishing community in Palliyawatta, in commemoration of World Diabetes Month. The clinic spelled the second chapter of the hospital’s ongoing CSR project titled, ‘Dheewara Diri Sawi’, launched several months ago to empower the fishing communities that were gravely impacted by the X-Press Pearl disaster.

With the vision of bringing ‘Healthful Living’ to life, the free clinic took place at Mount Carmel Church, Palliyawatta. Proceedings began by invoking the blessings of Fr. Ajith Thissera, the Parish Priest of the Palliyawatta Church, to commence a successful day where over 250 lives were empowered with free access to diabetes and NCD screening and treatment. The initiative, a welcome source of much needed healthcare support, received high praise from all members of the community.

“Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes have become a fast growing medical concern that were particularly highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the International Diabetes Federation, an alarming 1 in 12 people is deemed diabetic within the Sri Lanka. In such a backdrop, we have made it our mission to strive hard to deliver on our purpose of making healthful living happen within communities across the nation. Therefore, this World Diabetes Month, we were honoured to conduct this mega diabetes and NCD clinic under the ‘Dheewara Diri Savi’ project to empower and foster wellness within this segment of our community that is still attempting to bounce back from the X-Press Pearl disaster.

“As a responsible healthcare leader, who experiences the impact of diabetes firsthand everyday, we will continue to invest our resources to mitigate the implications of this silent menace,” Hemas Hospitals and Laboratories Managing Director and President, Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Dr. Lakith Peiris stated.

The Dheewara Diri Sawi Diabetes Clinic was organized in parallel to Hemas Group’s initiative of “Say Yes to Life”, launched on International Diabetes Day 2021 to create awareness and educate people to take control and manage their lives in a healthy and joyful manner.

December 9, 2021

By Dr. Aruna Indika Nandasena

December 08^th, 2021: Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer prevalent in the world today. While many prostate cancers develop slowly and are confined to the prostate gland, where they may not cause serious harm, some other types may prove to be aggressive and spread quickly.

Unlike conditions such as enlarged prostate and prostatitis, prostate cancer is classified as a life-threatening disease. In western countries, early detection and effective care have reduced the number of deaths related to prostate cancer. However, in South Asia, the lack of awareness and proper diagnostic facilities has increased the mortality rates linked to prostate cancer.

While men above the age of 60 years are more prone to developing prostate cancer, it is only through early diagnosis and effective treatment that lives can be saved. Since prostate cancer symptoms are similar to those of prostatitis or an enlarged prostate, there is a tendency amongst Sri Lankan adult males to ignore seeking treatment until the disease reaches its advanced stages.

Signs and Symptoms

Most prostate cancers usually begin their growth in the outer part of the prostate gland. In order to cause symptoms, the cancer needs to be big enough to press on the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.

However, because of the proximity of the prostate gland to the bladder and urethra, this cancer may be accompanied by a variety of urinary symptoms even in its early stages. Depending on its size and location, a tumour may press on and constrict the urethra, inhibiting the flow of urine.

Symptoms may include, a burning or painful sensation during urination, difficulty in urinating, or problems with starting and stopping while urinating, a frequent urge to urinate at night, loss of bladder control, decreased flow or velocity of urine stream, blood in urine, blood in semen, erectile dysfunction, and painful ejaculation. If the cancer metastasizes, individuals might notice a swelling in legs or pelvic area, numbness or pain in the hips, legs or feet, and bone pain that persists or leads to fractures.

Diagnosing & treating prostate cancer

Ultrasound scans, PSA blood tests, MRIs and a biopsy of the prostate gland are the first tools utilized to diagnose prostate cancer, followed by early treatment using new and improved surgical techniques that include keyhole (Laparoscopy) surgery.

In this regard, Hemas Hospital Wattala’s Urology and Kidney Care Centre is well-equipped with state-of-the-art treatment facilities and technology operated by a team of highly skilled medical professionals to diagnose and provide comprehensive and effective care for prostate cancer. This includes the revolutionary keyhole (Laparoscopy) surgery to remove the infected prostate, to thereafter improve the patient’s overall sense of health and wellbeing.

Reducing your risk

While there’s no single proven way of eliminating one’s risk of getting prostate cancer, individuals can reduce their risk by making healthy choices, such as exercising and being on a healthy diet. A healthy diet is generally one that is low in fat, dairy products, processed food and excessive meat, and full of fruits and vegetables. Coupled with this, individuals should also exercise daily to maintain an ideal Body Mass Index (BMI), as men who are overweight or obese carry a higher risk of developing cancer of the prostate.

Numerous studies have gone on to prove that prostate cancer risk may double for heavy smokers. Smoking is also linked to a higher risk of dying from prostate cancer, and therefore quitting smoking can improve health in a number of ways, including reducing cancer risk.

Finally, caught in its early stages, prostate cancer can be cured and treated with more manageable side effects to patients. However, late diagnosis can lead to many serious effects on the lives of patients and their families. Treatment and care for advanced prostate cancer is also costly and leaves very little quality-of-life benefits for patients. Therefore, being informed, regular screening, and getting an early diagnosis is crucial in earning a higher number of years lived with a high quality of life for patients and a reduction in prostate cancer mortality.

The writer is Dr. Aruna Indika Nandasena, Consultant Genito-Urinary Surgeon at Hemas Hospitals Wattala

October 26, 2021

October 26^th, 2021: Sri Lanka’s leading private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals continues to champion standards for patient safety in Sri Lanka, with their comprehensive, end-to-end safety protocols. This World Patient Safety Day, both Hemas Hospitals Wattala and Thalawathugoda marked the day with a series of impactful activities, including an engaging webinar lead by Dr. Malith Atapattu, Head of Medical Services and General Manager Quality, Hemas Hospitals, for all staff members on delivering patient safety and quality healthcare.

“Improving patient care and safety is a never-ending march toward perfection, and it is a critical part of the healthcare process. A strong patient safety protocol requires continuous, rigorous effort on the part of a hospital’s staff and administration to avoiding unintended or unexpected harm to patients during their diagnosis or treatment. As a primary point of front-line care for Sri Lankans, the pandemic too has been a true test of mettle on all these accounts. The dedicated team at Hemas Hospitals continues every day to work hard in advancing and shaping the hospital’s patient safety agenda to suit the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape within the country,” stated Dr. Attapattu.

Hemas Hospitals patient safety protocols tackle a wide breadth of topics essential to ensuring the safety of their patients from the moment they enter their treatment facilities. This includes a broad scope of checks and standards, which include assessing each patient for allergies or falls risk, and establishing their nutritional requirements at the time of admission to minor but impactful practices such as maintaining handwashing compliance rates above 95% to minimise cross-infection rates, protocols to ensure medication safety, all the way to disposing the hospital’s waste correctly. These stringent practices lower the risk of patients developing life-threatening complications, enhances speed of recovery, avoids unnecessary demise, and reduces infections and falls, complications which can occur through diagnostic errors, hospital acquired infections, and medication errors.

“The past 1.5 years have certainly been a challenging and eye-opening period for issues of safety in our healthcare systems. But with an innovation-driven mindset, we have been able to offer our patients and staff the safety they require in the journey of healing while contributing greatly to strengthening Sri Lanka’s COVID-19′ response,” he continued to state.

Hemas Hospitals is currently the only hospital in Sri Lanka to utilise Electronic Health Records (EHR) within its operations. EHR systems equip doctors, nurses and staff with the most up-to-date patient information to make the most appropriate and informed data-driven diagnostic decisions as critical health data will be able to follow patients between locations. Hemas Hospitals hopes to further amplify its benefits with the introduction of biometric records, which uses to fingerprints and facial recognition facilities to assign a unique identification number to each patient. It is a powerful and unique step to fortifying patient safety standards within a hospital setting.

Further fortifying Hemas Hospitals’ journey to optimize patient safety, the hospital chain is currently training a number of clinical pharmacists to assure medication safety for its patients. This primary batch of clinical pharmacists are expected to evaluate all aspects of patient treatment to ensure that all patients trusting Hemas Hospitals with their care receive the most effective and safest therapy and medicine to achieve the best clinical outcomes, and reduce adverse reactions along with unnecessary costs.

With the beginning of the pandemic, Hemas Hospitals jumped into action by setting up patient triaging areas with temperature and health checks, disinfection stations as well as segregation areas for patients and visitors across its all its locations. An online triaging system was thus introduced, where patients will fill an online form before coming to the hospitals, making it easier to assess their risk before entering the hospital premises.

All hospital staff were thoroughly educated on the pandemic, and regular disinfection of the hospital environment was kicked into high gear. Clinical practices like emergency intubations were carried out in isolated areas, and advanced ultraviolet air sterilization and HEPA filters were introduced to prevent cross-contamination.

Hospital staff were also trained and equipped with Personal Protection Equipment to avoid further infection. Currently, the hospital controls a strict schedule of dates and times for its surgeries and routine treatment to ensure patient and staff safety at all junctures. To this date, Hemas Hospitals conducts daily audits of all its systems and processes to fine tune and strengthen its defenses against the pandemic and ensure patient safety at all its treatment locations.

Hemas Hospitals is currently the only COVID-19′ Safety Certified Healthcare institution in the country with the SLS 1672:2020 standard under its belt. The certification is awarded by the SLSI after an extensive, multi-step audit that screens the organisation’s strict adherence to COVID-19 safety operational health protocols established based on Ministry of Health (MOH), Epidemiology Unit, Center for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.

October 13, 2021

October 12^th, 2021: With the rapid advancement of the COVID-19′ virus across Sri Lanka, a large number of both adults and children are currently in recovery. While most recover completely from the disease within just a few weeks, a significant portion of infected patients continues to experience symptoms long after their initial recovery period. Older patients and those with many serious medical conditions are most likely to experience lingering COVID-19 symptoms, but even young, otherwise healthy people can feel unwell for more than four weeks to months after initial infection. This condition is termed ‘Long-COVID’ or ‘Post-COVID syndrome’, and is an emerging clinical entity of the current COVID -19 pandemic.

Prof. Shaluka Jayamanne, Consultant Physician, explains, “When a patient is infected with COVID, about 80% of the people will have no symptoms or mild symptoms. The virus enters through the nose, into the upper respiratory tract and reaches the lungs where the alveolar cells are present, where the major effect takes place. In a majority of people, the body reacts to the virus and stops it from reaching the alveoli, so the virus is cleared early and is avoided from reaching a severe condition named a Cytokine storm, which causes severe pneumonia. Therefore, a majority of those affected by COVID-19′ can recover through home-based care, but they should be closely monitored for symptoms of pneumonia.

“However, 20% of those affected by COVID-19′ go on to experience symptoms due to high-risk factors brought about by a weakened immune system. These patients who do not sometimes have good home support require hospitalization at COVID wards or intermediate care centres with High Dependency Unit facilities to accelerate their healing process under close monitoring. Those who are pregnant are also encouraged to seek out hospital care to avoid complications and have quick access to treatment should their condition take a turn for the worse. Further, 5% of those symptomatic patients, go on to develop severe symptoms of the disease after six days and require ventilator support and intensive care to recover.”

Even after 14 days, some patients continue to experience symptoms of pneumonia. Patients are unable to go about their normal daily tasks because they are unable to breath as well as before or faint during activity due to hypoxia (low blood oxygen levels). These patients are highly encouraged to seek out care from a hospital for further monitoring to see if their lungs are damaged or if they are going through a phase of chronic pneumonia.

Symptoms of long COVID-19 can last weeks to months or even longer. This may include patients having difficulty in breathing, sweating excessively, experiencing excessive weight loss, struggling with a persisting cough long after testing negative for the virus. Further, patients also may experience brain fog, fatigue, persistent loss of smell or taste, hair loss, cough, joint and chest pain, memory and sleep problems, depression and anxiety, fever, dizziness when standing, worsened symptoms after physical or mental activities and numbness.

Prof. Jayamanne explains that these risk factors are heightened when patients do not treat themselves for their pre-existing conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or ischemic heart disease. “If patients have poor control over their pre-existing illnesses, there is a massive risk of them succumbing to symptoms of these illnesses during a bout of COVID-19′. So it is vital for them to continue their medication for these conditions and go for regular health checks to a medical centre after their home-based care.”

Although COVID-19 is seen as a disease that primarily affects the lungs, it can damage many other organs, including the heart, kidneys, liver and brain. This organ damage may increase the risk of long-term health problems. Some adults and children often go on to experience multisystem inflammatory syndrome after they have had COVID-19. For at-risk patients, this Post-COVID period following their discharge from a hospital needs supervised care and should be handled with a persistent cautious attitude.

Advising those who are eager to go back to the full scope of their activities too soon after infection, Prof Jayamanne comments. “At the end of the day, COVID-19 is a form of pneumonia, which affects the lungs. Although a symptomatic patient is discharged from the hospital due to a stabilization of their oxygen levels, it does not mean that their lungs are at full capacity. Even with a poor lung capacity of 50%, a patient can maintain their oxygen levels without requiring ventilator support because lungs have a good reserve. Therefore, when a patient such as this with poor lung capacity, go back to activities such as exercise too fast too soon, which require the full capacity to function, they often become hypoxic in a critical manner. Further, some patients may even go on to develop other respiratory tract infections that further affect their Oxygen saturation levels if proper caution is not taken. All patients and their care takers should be fully briefed about these possible aftereffects before being discharged to avoid critical implications in the days that follow.”

While it is true that most people who are infected will not get very sick, it’s currently impossible to know who will recover quickly and who will have persistent symptoms. The best way to prevent severe COVID-19 is to get vaccinated, manage symptoms properly and slowly, and follow a nutrient-rich diet that fortifies the immune system.

To better support Sri Lankans on their journey of healing from the COVID-19 virus, Hemas Hospitals has now set up Post-COVID Clinics at both their hospitals in Wattala and Thalawathugoda. The post-COVID clinics enable patients who have recovered from COVID-19′ or suspect that they must have had COVID-19 at some point, to screen and investigate how well they have recovered from the infection, the extent of harm that has been done to their bodies, the current condition of their immune systems, and their status of general health. Appointments at these Post-COVID Clinics can be obtained by calling 0772862456 (Wattala) or 0779405838 (Thalawathugoda). As the first hospital in Sri Lanka to be awarded the COVID-19′ Safety Certification by the SLSI Hemas Hospitals adheres strictly to the Ministry of Health directives and guidelines, and have implemented a stringent COVID -19 safety protocol at all of its treatment points.

June 28, 2021

June 25, 2021: Affirming its continued, deep commitment to save lives, leading private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals, recently introduced their fourth intermediate care centre for COVID-19 positive patients, in partnership with The Blue Water Hotel & Spa, Wadduwa.

The high-end medical facility is managed under the stringent directives of the Ministry of Health, and has been fitted into a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art care centre with an in-house High Dependency Unit (HDU) capable of delivering critical care to patients.

The launch comes at a time when over 17% of symptomatic COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka were reported by the The State Ministry of Primary Healthcare, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control to have required oxygen treatment, while 4-5% of these patients were directed to intensive care units due to severe implications caused by the latest crippling variant of COVID-19. However, due to the steep daily increase in the number of positive patients, treatment facilities continue to be overwhelmed, leaving a large proportion of patients to cope with or succumb to implications at their homes. In such a complex backdrop, Hemas Hospital looks to expand its COVID-19 treatment facilities and centres to ensure that all Sri Lankans who require life-saving care at this time have unhindered access to it.

“With the rapidly progressing pandemic resulting in an unfortunate steep increase in the number of positive cases across the country, we believe it is our immediate duty as a responsible healthcare provider to protect these patients by facilitating their access to life saving care. Our ICC partnerships were forged upon this ethos, and we are happy to have tied up with the five-star Blue Water Hotel, Wadduwa to launch our fourth. Our care centers are fully equipped to handle a broad scope of severe implications caused by the virus on premise, to ensure patient safety and comfort. Apart from access to a portfolio of luxury amenities, patients are in the care of a highly-skilled and deeply committed clinical team capable of providing superior, personalised and safe medical care as they attempt to transition through this difficult and stressful period of isolation, healing and rest,” Hemas Hospitals and Laboratories Managing Director and President, Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Dr. Lakith Peiris stated.

The five-star Blue Water Hotel & Spa, which was designed by the world-renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa, houses 140 deluxe and suite rooms and is located along the resplendent, lush green coastal belt of South Sri Lanka. Patients who test positive for COVID-19′ can reach out to Hemas Hospitals on +94 766830146 to book their treatment period, upon which they will be transported to the centre safely via the 24/7 ambulance service offered by the hospital.

The center is monitored under the close supervision of a team of consultants, and operated by a skilled team of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff who perform routine medical checks and keep comprehensive records of each patient throughout their stay, with the support of a 24/7, on-call panel of board-certified consultants. Further, Hemas Hospitals offers on-premise facilities for diagnostic testing, and consultations with specialist consultants and nutritionists to ensure a 360 service to accelerate healing.

Each fully furnished, spacious room is air-conditioned with access to an expansive balcony overseeing turquoise blue waters of the Indian Ocean fringed by coastline of beautiful wild coconut groves. All rooms are fitted with an attached bathroom and a broad array of luxury amenities to ensure an ultimate level of comfort and ease for each occupant. Patients can select from among a wide choice of food and beverage options to suit their specific dietary requirements, under the supervision of a nutritionist.

As Sri Lanka’s first internationally accredited hospitals chain on patient safety and quality and the first IMS certified hospital, Hemas Hospitals has successfully crafted an optimum environment that enables patients to heal in a secure, comforting and natural environment. Hemas Hospitals is the only COVID-19 Safety Management Systems Certified (SLS 1672:2020) hospital in Sri Lanka. For more information; please contact +94 766830146.

June 14, 2021

June 13, 2021: Sri Lanka’s most trusted private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals launches the ‘Deewara Diri Savi’ mega donation drive to support and empower the fishing community along the Western Coast of the country, whose livelihoods were gravely impacted by the marine destruction caused by the X-Press Pearl ship disaster.

Under ‘Deewara Diri Savi’, Hemas Hospitals will oversee the donation of complete dry ration packs to 818 families in the Wattala fishing community, who have now lost their sole source of income for survival and is undergoing extreme distress due to the implications caused by COVID-19 pandemic together with the fishing ban imposed due to the X-Press Pearl disaster. Further, Hemas Hospitals Wattala is also offering free OPD consultation services to these families to ensure that their wellbeing and access to healthcare is secure and continued during this period.

“Our mission, values and corporate culture guide our actions as we strive hard to deliver on the promise of making healthful living happen to communities across the nation. ‘Deewara Diri Savi’ was founded upon this ethos as we care for, uplift and empower Sri Lanka’s fishing community struggling to make ends meet due to the mass implications and destruction caused to our marine resources with the X-Press Pearl disaster. As a responsible healthcare leader, we will continue to invest our resources and take swift action in supporting this community who add so much to our economy as they transition through this deeply difficult, critical time,” Hemas Hospitals and Laboratories Managing Director and President, Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Dr. Lakith Peiris stated.

The mega donation programme was coordinated with the support of the Rev. Fr. Ajith Kamal, Parish Priest of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Palliyawatta, who spearheaded the coordination on behalf of the fishing community in the Palliyawatta, Dikowita and Awarakotuwa areas. The programme was also joined by the Divisional Secretary Wattala, Mrs. P. D. T. C. Rajika, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Lalith Halambarachchige, PHI of Palliyawatta – Malith Edirisingha, Managing Director Hemas Hospitals & Laboratory Chain – Dr. Lakith Peiris along with several representatives from Hemas Hospitals. The event was conducted under the strict directives issued by the Ministry of Health and under the supervision of the region’s Public Health Inspector.

The X-Press Pearl, a cargo ship, has been burning off the coast of Sri Lanka for nearly two weeks before it started to sink. This has forced Sri Lanka to temporarily ban fishing along a 50-mile stretch of its coast, due to the extensive marine pollution caused by the wreck. Local fisherman who rely on shallow water fishing have been directed to stay ashore indefinitely, incapacitating these communities’ livelihoods who sometimes rely on just one meal a day to survive. As a responsible corporate citizen, Hemas Hospitals remains deeply committed to drive its vision of making healthful living happen across all communities across the country.

May 25, 2021

May 24, 2021: Leading private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals, recently introduced their third intermediate care centre for COVID-19 positive patients, in partnership with Berjaya Hotel, Colombo. The four-star facility located on the shores of Mount Lavinia’s pristine beach, has been fitted into a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art care centre with an in-house High Dependency Unit (HDU) operated by Hemas Hospitals, which is the only COVID-19 Safety Management Systems Certified (SLS 1672:2020) hospital in Sri Lanka. The Centre is managed under the stringent directives of the Ministry of Health.

“Our new partnership with Berjaya Hotel Colombo is a result of our belief that complete healing necessitates wellness in both the mind and body, which is something we wanted our patients to experience during these uncertain times. With its star-class accommodation options, Berjaya was a natural fit to our proposition. Apart from access to a portfolio of luxury amenities and comforts throughout their stay, patients are in the care of a highly-skilled and deeply committed clinical team fully geared to provide superior, personalised and safe medical care as they attempt to transition through this difficult and stressful period of isolation, healing and rest,” stated Hemas Hospitals and Laboratories Managing Director and President, Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Dr. Lakith Peiris.

Patients who test positive for COVID-19′ can reach out to Hemas Hospitals on +94 766830146 to book their treatment period, upon which they will be transported to the centre safely in the 24 hour ambulance service offered by the hospital. All patients are held under the close supervision of a highly-skilled, trained team of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff who perform routine daily medical observations and keep comprehensive records of each patient, supported by a 24/7 on-call panel of board-certified consultants.

Operated under the supervision of a panel of consultants, the centre is equipped with a high dependency unit (HDU) capable of providing ICU care by a specialised team of medical officers and nurses. Furthermore, Hemas Hospitals offers facilities for diagnostic testing, and consultations with specialist consultants and nutritionists to ensure a 360 service.

Each fully furnished, spacious room is air-conditioned with access to a large balcony overseeing tranquil vistas of the Indian Ocean, and comes with an attached bathroom. All rooms are fitted with a broad array of luxury amenities to ensure an ultimate level of comfort and ease for each occupant. Patients can select from among a wide choice of food and beverage options to suit their specific dietary requirements.

As the first IMS certified hospital and Sri Lanka’s first internationally accredited hospitals chain on patient safety and quality, Hemas Hospitals has successfully crafted an optimum environment that enables patients to heal in a secure, comforting and natural environment. For more information; please contact +94 766830146.

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