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Hemas Hospitals Managing Director Dr. Lakith Peiris and NCE Chief Executive and Secretary General Shiham Marikar exchanging the MoU flanked by NCE and Hemas Hospital staff
The exclusive strategic alliance between multi-speciality hospital chain and membership of NCE marks a vital step in extending superior healthcare services to a wider reach of people, thus the inaugural bid focusses mainly to encourage well-being among their beloved employees and to ensure a better management of healthier workforce which is crucial for the industrial and export sectors of our country.
The strategic partnership will allow the members to benefit from a wide array of health care services ranging from in patient to outpatient care services and special tailor-made wellness solutions.
Hemas Hospitals Managing Director Dr. Lakith Peiris speaking on the partnership said, “The strategic partnership between our multi-chain and the membership of the NCE is a vital step in extending best in healthcare services to a wider reach of people, in a bid to ensure a healthy and fit work force, which is crucial for the industrial and export sectors of our country.”
Dr. Peiris went on to note that the geographical dispersion of our hospital chain and 34 lab network dotted all along the island could provide convenient accessibility to quality healthcare at an affordable price. Moreover the wellness intervention programs will purely uplift the employee value proposition delivered by the export companies to their employees.
NCE Chief Executive and Secretary General Shiham Marikar, commenting on the tie up expressed his views. “NCE is the only private sector Chamber which serves Sri Lankan Exporters. With exports being a vital focus area towards the greater development of our national economy, it becomes an imperative to ensure that the workforce is able to deliver seamlessly and health is an important element of their lifestyle. The partnership with Hemas Hospitals will offer easy accessibility to our membership and their employees to avail themselves of immediate medical care together with constant checks on lifestyle illnesses.”
Presently, NCE has around 500 member companies of which 90% are exporters across all products and most services sectors and the rest as service providers to the export industry. These include freight forwarders, couriers, banks, insurers, suppliers etc.
Hemas Hospitals, which provides the best in patient care, validated by international accreditation, and renowned for quality health care services and warmth in patient care, will partner NCE as the ‘Exclusive Healthcare Partner’. The hospital chain of Hemas provides state of the art facilities on par with world class healthcare service standards. Hemas Hospitals is recognised by the coveted ACHSI – Australian Council for Healthcare Standard International Accreditation, to ensure patients with international standards of service, systems, processes and technology.
