Nawaloka Hospital Negombo marks 5 years of service excellence

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Nawaloka Hospitals Deputy Chairman Harshith Dharmadasa lights the oil lamp

Nawaloka Hospitals Deputy Chairman Harshith Dharmadasa sponsors a free surgery to a patient

Nawaloka Hospital Negombo celebrated its fifth year of offering world-class healthcare to the people of the Gampaha district, recently. As a mark of gratitude to the community, management and staff, the hospital had organised several events. Over 100 well-wishers took part in the blood donation camp that was one of the many events. Five underprivileged patients benefited with much-needed surgeries free of charge.

“It is indeed a pleasure to see the growth of our Negombo-based hospital in offering best-in-class, reliable and affordable healthcare services to the local community,” said Nawaloka Hospitals Deputy Chairman Harshith Dharmadasa, also the chief guest at the celebrations. “Keeping Negombo as the benchmark, we are keen to expand our services island-wide in the coming years.”

With the opening of Nawaloka Hospital in Negombo in 2014, the community has ready access the best in healthcare services without having to commute to Colombo. The hospital, armed with the only Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) in the area, and fleet of ambulances are geared to attend to accidents and other medical emergencies, 24x7. Its state-of-the-art operating theatres and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with dedicated medical, surgical and neonatal ICUs, are amongst the most technologically advanced in the region. The Hospital also houses a Cosmetic Centre, Dental Unit, Haemodialysis Unit, Immunisation Clinic, Mother and Baby Care Centre, Oncology Clinic and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Unit run by teams of experienced specialists.

With more than 200 consultants and specialists on board, Nawaloka Hospital Negombo also offers channelling services and in-patient treatment. Patients can avail a host of diagnostic services including Ultra Sound Scanning, Digital X Ray, CT Scanning, Mammography, Doppler Scanning, Audiometry, Echocardiography, ECG and Exercise ECG, HD Endoscopy, Holter Monitoring, EEG (Digital), EMG, etc.

In the five years of its functioning, Nawaloka Hospitals Negombo is proud to have completed over 4,000 deliveries, 14,000 surgeries and has treated approximately 150,000 patients (including outpatients and inbound patients).

Nawaloka Hospital’s aim is to make quality healthcare accessible to all Sri Lankans across the island, and Negombo is but a step to achieving this aim.

As the country’s pioneer and premier private hospital network, Nawaloka Hospitals PLC continues to strive to make its services more accessible to all Sri Lankans through its regional centres. With its hospitals in Colombo and Negombo offering world class medical services, the Medicare centre in Gampaha also hosts some of the country’s leading doctors and other highly skilled medical professionals and cutting edge technology in the area, while offering a host of other services, 24 x 7.