A massive 16‑storey Heart Treatment Centre with advanced facilities will be established within the premises of the Sri Lanka National Hospital this year at a cost of Rs. 12,000 million, Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa announced.
He said that construction is scheduled to begin this year and is expected to be completed within three years.
The Minister made the announcement while attending the occasion of Specialist Dr. M.K. Sampath Indika Kumara assuming duties as Deputy Director General of the National Hospital.
The Health Minister further said that the responsibility of bringing the new Heart Treatment Centre to construction and operational level will be a special duty entrusted to the new hospital director.
Nalinda Jayatissa went on to note that discussions had been held regarding the commencement of a Stroke Unit, with the possibility of establishing such a facility within the hospital premises now under consideration.
Emphasizing the hospital’s future, the Minister said the National Hospital of Sri Lanka should become the foremost hospital in Asia by further developing its existing facilities, and that a capable leader has now been appointed to provide leadership for this goal. (Newswire)
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