Hemas Hospitals wins management award

Hemas Hospitals recently won the an award for 'Innovation in hospital management and governance' at the Asian Hospital Management (HMA), Asia Healthcare Excellence Awards 2016 in Vietnam.

The hospital was awarded for its project 'Reaching the Pinnacle of Hospital Management through Business Intelligence (BI), Balance Scorecard, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)'s and Strategic Cost Management'.

Managing Director of Hemas Hospitals Group, Dr. Lakith Peiris said, "We aim to deliver comprehensive health services and quality care consistently to provide value to our customers." "Our commitment is to achieve this through responsible practices and sustained investments in our people as well as technology to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Our programs are just a reflection of our commitment and our efforts in taking healthcare to the next level," he said. Finance Director, Hemas Hospitals, Portia Jayamaha said that running a hospital is complex operation. "Data is generated in multiple forms during the care giving process, which is why data consolidation and visualization becomes vital. We undertook to venture on a journey to be more innovative in managing our operations and thrilled that it has now been considered an outstanding achievement," she said.

The Asian Hospital Management Awards recognizes and honours hospitals in Asia that implement best hospital practices. Awards are given to hospitals in the region that, in the opinion of the judges and advisers, have implemented or enhanced outstanding and innovative projects, programs, and best practices during the prescribed time period. This year, there were 322 entries from 92 hospitals across 15 countries.