Harcourts Hospital to open in September

by Surekha GALAGODA

Harcourts (Pvt) Ltd who has been in the pharmaceutical business for 25 years will enter the hospital industry by the latter part of 2011.

Ahamed Rheyes

Chairman Harcourts (PVT) Ltd Ahamed Rheyes said that they will open the hospital in September next year. Planned as a 100 bed multi facility hospital, it will serve the people of the Dehiwala area, upto Panadura and beyond who have no access to a modern specialty hospital in the private sector. Harcourts decided to step in to fill this void and provide advanced medical care to patients from these areas.

The BOI approved project with an investment of Rs 300 m will have technical cooperation from Iran. Rheyes said that they have invested Rs 150 m on the buildings while the balance investment is for the equipment.

The Harcourts Hospital will have all amenities required in a modern healthcare facility. Immediate facilities to be made available will be obstetrics gynaecology, paediatrics, general medicine and general surgery.

The second phase will have provisions for orthopaedics / rheumatology, cardiology and other specialties. Rheyes said that the Harcourts Hospital will be family-centered with more emphasis on female and paediatric care.

Dehiwala has remained the nerve centre of Harcourts operations inspite of the company branching out to other locations in Colombo, Kandy and Anuradhapura. He said patients in Dehiwala and from other areas in Colombo south need an interim care centre with top-class facilities. The aim of the Harcourts Hospital will be to fulfil this need.