Hemas Hospital nurses fly to Kerala for advanced training

The first batch of nurses from Hemas Hospital, Wattala recently attended a two-week residential training program in Kerala Institute of Medical sciences (KIMS), India as a part of the continuous training programs offered by Hemas Hospital to its nursing professionals.

The nurses underwent training on neonatal intensive care and management with the aim of improving the standards of care at NICU services of Hemas Hospital and also as a part of a knowledge sharing exercise between KIMS and Hemas Hospital.

Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), one of Asia's leading tertiary care hospitals, is a landmark healthcare destination in Kerala initiated by KIMS Healthcare Management Ltd

Aligning with the long standing vision of nurturing high quality and caring nursing professionals, Hemas Hospital provides year around training to its nurses through various in-house programs and external programs.

Further, Hemas Hospital has currently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Open University of Sri Lanka and with the Aquinas College to train 200 nurses who will be working with the Hemas Hospital chain in the coming years.

Hemas Hospitals Chairman, Murtaza Esufally said that Hemas Hospital plans to set up its own nurses training school in partnership with KIMS this year. “This training school will be set up adhering to international guidelines in order to provide the very best of nursing education to all who will be joining us to pursue a career as a nurse,” he added.

Hemas Hospitals is the first internationally accredited hospital chain in Sri Lanka and is a subsidiary of Hemas Holdings, one of Sri Lanka's leading conglomerates with a focus on five key sectors - FMCG, Healthcare, Transportation, Leisure and Power generation.