The fully functional 10-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), gifted by Dialog Axiata, was inaugurated at the Homagama Base Hospital by Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi, a short while ago.

Dialog Axiata PLC had commenced civil work for the expansion and provision of all equipment to establish the fully functional ICU at the Homagama Base Hospital in July this year. 

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 & Indigenous Medical Services (MOH).

This provides the Homagama Base Hospital with 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. 

One of the 18 designated hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients, the Homagama Base Hospital treats more than 400,000 patients annually. 

By augmenting the hospital’s critical care facilities, it will further enable a higher chance of survival for admitted critical patients in the long run, lessen the pressure on medical staff treating patients with acute illnesses whilst also further acting as a catalyst to improve healthcare systems in the catchment area. 

This follows the launch of the new fully functional ICU complex at the Negombo District - General Hospital.