Lanka Hospitals PLC said on Saturday (28) that 14 of its outsourced janitorial staff members tested positive for Covid-19 and assured that necessary measures were being taken to maintain a zero infection rate among its patients and other employees.
Issuing a statement, the management said testing revealed last Monday (23) that one member of the outsourced janitorial staff service, who resides outside the hospital premises, was infected, and following this detection, all close contacts of the said individual were isolated and PCR tests were carried out.
“Among them, 14 other outsourced janitorial staff members who have been identified as positive have been transferred to the health authorities as per the safety protocols.
“The hospital wishes to assure the general public that it continues to practice stringent safety measures to prevent the spread of infection, and one of many key preventive measures is that Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is provided to all outsourced janitorial and other cleaning staff to ensure that they do not come into any physical contact with patients or the tools that are used for cleaning purposes.
“Lanka Hospitals PLC…has taken the necessary measures to maintain a zero infection rate among a large number of patients who visit the hospital premises for treatment and other healthcare facilities.
“Lanka Hospitals is proud to announce that since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, it has served over 250,000 visitors without a single visitor being exposed to any risk of Covid-19.
“The health and safety measures at the Lanka Hospital premises is absolutely stringent and the staff, including the staff deployed by third-party service providers, are subjected to frequent testing.
“In fact, today (28), 100 antigen tests were conducted among the hospital’s staff under Health Ministry protocols and all test results have been determined to be negative for Covid-19.
“The Lanka Hospitals management, staff, and medical practitioners are acting with a great sense of accountability to ensure patient safety.
“Therefore, we invite those with healthcare needs to utilise our services at Lanka Hospitals and Lanka Hospitals’ diagnostic centres throughout the country without fear, as your safety is our utmost priority,” the management said.
“Among them, 14 other outsourced janitorial staff members who have been identified as positive have been transferred to the health authorities as per the safety protocols.
“The hospital wishes to assure the general public that it continues to practice stringent safety measures to prevent the spread of infection, and one of many key preventive measures is that Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is provided to all outsourced janitorial and other cleaning staff to ensure that they do not come into any physical contact with patients or the tools that are used for cleaning purposes.
“Lanka Hospitals PLC…has taken the necessary measures to maintain a zero infection rate among a large number of patients who visit the hospital premises for treatment and other healthcare facilities.
“Lanka Hospitals is proud to announce that since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, it has served over 250,000 visitors without a single visitor being exposed to any risk of Covid-19.
“The health and safety measures at the Lanka Hospital premises is absolutely stringent and the staff, including the staff deployed by third-party service providers, are subjected to frequent testing.
“In fact, today (28), 100 antigen tests were conducted among the hospital’s staff under Health Ministry protocols and all test results have been determined to be negative for Covid-19.
“The Lanka Hospitals management, staff, and medical practitioners are acting with a great sense of accountability to ensure patient safety.
“Therefore, we invite those with healthcare needs to utilise our services at Lanka Hospitals and Lanka Hospitals’ diagnostic centres throughout the country without fear, as your safety is our utmost priority,” the management said.