MyDoctor.lk replenishes partnership with Lanka Hospitals

Lanka Hospitals PLC, one of the largest private multi-specialty tertiary care hospitals in the country renewed its partnership with MyDoctor (www.MyDoctor.lk). This collaboration is aimed at taking healthcare services to a higher level. The official signing between the two parties took place on 15 March.

Ever since they commenced operations in Sri Lanka in 2002, Lanka Hospitals, known back then under the brand monicker Apollo Hospitals, has had a reputation for being one of the best healthcare facilities in the country. ‘To maintain exceptional and compassionate quality while offering cost effective healthcare solutions of international standards’, reads Lanka Hospitals’ mission statement, something they have kept close to the crux of their operations since inception.

Launched in 2012, MyDoctor.lk is a web based medical advisory service specialising in initial medical advice 24/7 at Family Doctor (GP) level. In addition to this they also act as a portal to a variety of medical services, and host to a wide range of discounts and special offers at leading medical service providers throughout the country to its members. MyDoctor also features Android and iOS apps, a nifty interface for people to get in touch with service providers and use the full spectrum of services offered with MyDoctor. The apps are also integrated with EMR, or else known as Electronic Medical Record system.

Signing of Agreement (from left): Lanka Hospitals Assistant Marketing Manager Thanujaya Gunasekera, Lanka Hospitals Chief Marketing Officer Nimal Ratnayake, Lanka Hospitals and Lanka Hospitals Diagnostics Group Chief Executive Officer Dr. Prasad Medawatte, MyDoctor.lk Founder Dr. Harsha Jayakody, MyDoctor.lk Head of Operations and Corporate Governance Karen Samarawickrama, MyDoctor.lk Business Development Manager Dr. Sardarmuez-Ud-Din Kaqbad, MyDoctor.lk Assistant Marketing Manager Channels and Partners Dilip Weeraman, MyDoctor.lk Relationship Manager Channels and Partners Ashini Prins

Tapping into a market that was virtually non-existent a couple years ago, MyDoctor is spearheading their sector combining technology and reputed healthcare service providers to give its users an optimal experience. This includes a wide variety of features in addition to the aforementioned advisory service and electronic medical records such as anonymous consultations for client privacy, sexual health advice and even features like travel with doctor, a handy option to get in touch with a local doctor when you’re travelling overseas. MyDoctor’s members get discounts and enjoy benefits from more than 30 hospitals around the country.

The partnership continues the discounts at Lanka Hospitals PLC for MyDoctor members for both in-house and OPD patients. And these offers are valid for a wide range of services offered at Lanka Hospitals including, radiology (x-ray/CT/MRI), DEXA Scan, mammograms, health check packages and even room charges, to name a few.

Partnering with MyDoctor also opens up Lanka Hospitals’ services to an international audience. Sri Lanka’s medical services are in high demand in the region as is, especially from countries such as Maldives, Bangladesh and Seychelles. 

With a collaboration of this nature, not only does it open up more options for those people, it will also lead to a potential change in the healthcare sector due to the ease of access from outside the country. This falls into a little known term called ‘medical tourism’; a rapidly growing practice where travelling across borders is a norm for both patients and healthcare providers to obtain or provide medical assistance.

For more information on the partnership and how you can benefit from it, please drop by the special information desk at Lanka Hospital reception, call on 071024700 or visit www.Mydoctor.lk.