Central Hospital - creating new standards in healthcare

The Central Hospital is the newest and one of the largest tertiary care (service sector) hospitals in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 264 beds, modern medical facilities with a higher focus on neurosciences, where it has the best in class facility of this nature. The 264-bed hospital is positioned for all segments in the markets, differentiated by state-of-the-art facilities and patient-centric services approach.

The hospital offers suites from presidential suites, royal suite, premier suite, and deluxe A/C and non A/C rooms.

The Neuro Centre of Excellence continues to perform at high standards and is increasingly being sought as the preferred destination for patients with neurological and neuro-surgical conditions. Central Hospitals is the only hospital to own a neuro-navigator for precision surgery. It also has a specialised neuro ICU and a General ICU.

The hospital also excels in other fields, such as radiology, with the finest digital X-ray and mammography unit, a 16-Slice CT scanner, a high quality imaging transfer system, dexa-scanner and a 4D ultra sound scanner.

It is also the only hospital to possess a 1.5 HDXT high field functional MRI to carry out tractographies and metabolite peak detection. Central Hospital also has a dedicated floor with all necessary amenities for maternity and gynaecology with complete privacy for mother and family.

Operating world-class neonatal ICUs, a decorated floor and play area for children at the paediatric unit, 24/7 laboratory services, maternity unit, channel consultations, 12 modern operating theatres, day surgery unit and 24/7 pharmacy, 24/7 accident and emergency and 24/7 CT, X-ray, dental unit, eye unit, hearing testing and emergency ambulance services, cardiac investigations, sleep studies, EEG with video facilities, dialysis, endoscopy unit, physiotherapy unit with a hydrotherapy pool for treatments.

The Central Hospital also has a blood bank and lifeline which is a dedicated health screening center. The hospital will be starting the first Bi-Planer cath lab facility for interventional neurology and with ability of managing acute stroke.

The Central Hospital which is an internationally accredited multi-specialty hospital of the Asiri Group, takes pleasure in announcing that the hospital was certified with the ISO 22000:2005 Standard for Food Safety Management.

The ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System Certification is the highest and most recognised food-related certification in the world which concentrates on preventing problems related to food safety.

“We, at Central, are totally committed to provide healthcare services in an environmentally friendly manner. For this purpose we have implemented an Environmental Management System conforming to ISO 14001:2004 standards. The Central Hospital also acquired the ISO 9001-2008 Quality Management Systems and ISO 18001-2007 (OHSAH) Occupational Health and Safety Management System,” a spokesperson said.