Hemas invests Rs 1.4 bn in Thalawathugoda hospital

Vishmi WIJERATNE

Hemas Hospitals (Pvt) Ltd would invest Rs. 1.4 billion on its latest hospital in Thalawathugoda which is scheduled to be opened in six weeks’ time. This new facility will have 60 beds equipped with state of the art facilities meeting international standards.

Chairman, Hemas Hospitals, Murtaza Esufally. Pic. by Sumanachandra Ariyawansa

“This newest facility is situated close to the Thalawathugoda junction. The 62,000 square feet multi-speciality patient care building will be fully equipped to meet the needs of the clients. The hospital will include modern operating theatres, delivery rooms with neo-natal care, an intensive care unit, a 24 hour emergency care unit, a high tech 24 hour laboratory with the latest sophisticated MRI and CT scanners,” General Manager, Hemas Hospitals Thalawathugoda, Dr. Chamila Ariyananda said. The hospital will offer both in-patient and out-patient facilities while promising minimum amount of patient time, while this hospital will be one of the multi-specialty hospital chain that is situated in the suburbs of Sri Lanka.

“At the moment we are maintaining two other hospitals in Wattala and Galle along with seven laboratories. The investment laid on this complete venture is Rs. 4 billion. The specialty of this hospital chain is that it is catered for the many people living in the sub urban areas. We even have had discussions with the communities in those areas before starting operations at the hospital as we need to focus on their needs,” Chairman, Hemas Hospitals (Pvt) Ltd, Murtaza Esufally said.

According to Esufally, Thalawathugoda hospital will have the capacity to treat many thousands of patients a year. It will also have the advantage of their own training center coupled with their own nursing educator to deliver excellent nursing care.

Hemas Hospitals while concentrating mainly on the upcoming opening plans to have yet another hospital in the Moratuwa Ratmalana area. The land acquisition has been completed. The next stage is under discussion. Hemas hospitals presently caters to 400,000 out-door patients and 15,000 in-house patients each year. According to Esufally they plan in going into larger hospitals that will have 500 to 600 beds.