Hemas Hospital receives Australian accreditation

Hemas Hospital has received accreditation from the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI), a leading body for hospital accreditation in Australia.

The Hemas Hospital chain has hospitals in Wattala, Galle and Thalawatugoda. Its flagship Wattala hospital is a 100-bed multi-specialty healthcare facility.

In 2011, Hemas Hospitals was awarded the OHSAS 18000 standard for occupational health and safety, making it the first hospital in Sri Lanka to achieve this standard.

With this achievement, Hemas Hospital strengthened the safety of patient care delivery process and further ensures safe, hazard-free environment for its workforce.

The hospital's laboratory service was awarded the ISO 15189 certification which is considered the gold standard certificate for clinical laboratories around the world.

The laboratory has the widest scope in ISO accreditation among the clinical laboratories in the country.

Hemas Hospital also owns a fast-growing laboratory chain with satellite laboratories in Ragama, Gampaha, Ja-ela, Negombo, Chilaw, Sri Jayewardenapuira, Norris Canal Road, Kalubowila, Kurunegala and Karapitiya.

- SJ