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Nawaloka new wing on track

Nawaloka Hospitals, is nearing completion of its 80,000 square-foot new wing when completed will accommodate 100 more beds as well as a host of other facilities.

The Hospital's ongoing expansion, at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion when completed will house amongst other facilities, a well equipped emergency treatment unit, an OPD, laboratory, pharmacy, consultation rooms, caf,, ATMs, a maternity department complete with surgical theatre, delivery room as well as private delivery rooms and an Out Bound Unit for patients with post pregnancy defects, a neo natal unit, a MICU [Medical Intensive Care Unit] with the latest facilities, a Sleep Lab [snoring monitoring facility], dialysis unit, isolation room, seven ultra modern surgical theatres [the Hospital will then have a total of 12 theatres], a modern fertility centre, Nephrology unit, as well as a series of villas and suites to cater to the more fastidious patients.

The villas and suites have been designed by a panel of internationally recognised architects and consultants who specialised in medical requirements, and each and every villa and suite will have a water front view, as well as an aerial view of Colombo city.

Nawaloka Hospitals will score yet another first when they become the first hospital [the new extension] in Sri Lanka to be equipped with glass panel elevators.

"To be the hospital of tomorrow whilst maintaining leadership and excellence in the healthcare industry is our vision, with a mission to provide the best healthcare to the needy in a cost effective, timely and professional manner", said Deputy Chairman of Nawaloka Hospitals Jayantha Dharmadasa.

"In recent times Nawaloka Hospitals were the first to introduce the Philips FD 10-Angiography system with state-of-the-art technology. In addition they were also the first to introduce a Comprehensive Polysomnography System, as well as the first to introduce a state-of-the-art pulmonary testing facility" Director/General Manager Nawaloka Hospitals, Professor Lal Chandrasena said .

With regards to investment in new machinery and equipment, the Hospital's Chief Financial Officer, Jayantha Perera said that during the last financial year alone Nawaloka Hospitals had invested a total of Rs. 500 million in upgrading its facilities as well as in new equipment. He added that the Hospital's nurse to patient ratio currently stood at one to four.

This year saw Nawaloka Hospital's Brand Value rated at an all time high of Rs. 636 million, while its Enterprise Value was rated at Rs. 2319 million, with the Hospital coming in at the 35th position in LMD's top 100 companies.

"With the completion of our new wing, Nawaloka Hospitals looks forward to unfolding yet another new chapter in the history of private sector healthcare in this country", Dharmadasa said.