Lifesaving medical equipment to the value of Rs. 2.5 million has been donated to two hospitals in Jaffna’s Vadamarachchi region by Ceylinco Life in tandem with the opening of the Company’s new branch building in Nelliady.
The Company donated two YP-920 infant incubators to the Base Hospital in Point Pedro where premature births average approximately 5 per cent of deliveries, and aRad-97 Pulse CO-Oximeter® with SpO2 sensor, pulse rate monitor, perfusion index, displays for continuous end-tidal carbon dioxide values, and an M20 patient cable --all essential for the treatment of dengue patients --to the Valvettithurai Divisional Hospital. An indispensable medical facility in the Jaffna peninsula, the Point Pedro Base hospital provides health related services to a population of 150,000 in the areas of Point Pedro, Karavedddy, and Marudankeni and has reported that it had an urgent need for incubators. With 292 beds, 40 doctors, 68 nurses, and 112 health staff, the Point Pedro Hospital treats an average of 13,000 patients a month.
The Valvettithurai Divisional Hospital which hitherto had to transfer approximately 15 patients to other hospitals on a monthly basis due the lack of equipment in its Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU), said the Rad-97 Pulse CO-Oximeter® will help remedy this situation and offer more comprehensive treatment to its dengue and emergency cases.