Asia Corp Holdings and Healthy Life Clinic based in USA and Sri Lanka invested over USD 1 million to acquire and reopen St. Joseph Hospital, Negombo.
“Following its recent acquisition, the hospital has undergone an extensive upgrade, refurbishment, and augmentation of medical resources and infrastructure,” said Director and CEO Sunil De Silva.
“The comprehensive redevelopment includes the expansion of in-patient beds, a substantial increase in specialist and resident doctors to 45, two state-of-the-art channelling centres, 27 well-equipped channelling rooms, an eye surgery centre, in-house emergency ambulance services, and specialised children’s wards and all facilities spanning across four floors.”
“We will further invest to make it a 51-bed hospital by the end of first quarter of 2024 to be the largest private hospital in Negombo”
“The relaunched St. Joseph Hospital, at St. Joseph’s Street Negombo is now equipped with increased capacity and technologically advanced infrastructure to address the growing demand for medical care in Negombo. Most of our equipment has been imported from the USA.”
“To ensure better quality of healthcare, the bulk of the medicine used in the hospital too are directly imported from the USA,” De Silva said.
“Our healthcare system stands out for its efficiency and effectiveness, offering state-of-the-art government-approved digital X-rays and high-tech laboratories for superior health reporting and analysis.”
Since we have a large network of medical care facilities in the USA the parties will also be provided the option to refer their medical reports online to US doctors and get expert opinion.”
The hospital covers the future of healthcare with telehealth and chat consultation services, ensuring expert medical guidance is readily accessible.
De Silva said, “Our strategy is to invest and improve healthcare infrastructure in Sri Lanka, fully prepared to address the evolving needs of a rapidly growing populace seeking specialised health services.” St. Joseph Hospital operates round-the-clock, providing 24-hour emergency services and cutting-edge medical care. “We have also tied up with all insurance companies in Sri Lanka to ensure patients using our OPD will be covered under insurance. This is a first for Sri Lanka.”
Asked if they plan to open more hospitals in similar locations, he said they don’t have immediate plans in this regard as investing in the Sri Lankan healthcare sector is tough and the red tape discourages them.
