Dialog begins 10 Bed ICU Development Project at Homagama Base Hospital
View(s):Dialog Axiata PLC, has commenced immediate civil work for the expansion and provision of all equipment to establish a fully functional ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at the Homagama Base Hospital. Funded entirely by Dialog Axiata, this is the second component of the pledged Rs. 200 million towards urgently required ICU capacity development in hospitals selected by the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services (MOH). 
The civil work and critical ICU development at the Homagama Base Hospital will establish a fully functional ICU complex to accommodate 10 new beds – complete with state-of-the-art medical equipment advancing the hospital’s capability to treat critical patients, the company said in a media release.
Dr. Janitha Hettiarachchi, Medical Superintendent at the Homagama Base Hospital said, “With a 2 ICU bed capacity and a growing catchment population, the Homagama Base Hospital’s biggest hurdle in transforming to a COVID-19 treatment centre was the absence of a fully functional ICU. We are extremely grateful for the contribution from Dialog. The establishment of a fully functional ICU doesn’t limit treatment to COVID-19 patients, and will help us accommodate more patients and surgeries whilst also being able to focus our efforts on the specialisation of Intensive Care.”