ComBank donates ultrasound scanner to National Hospital

Commercial Bank Managing Director/CEO Sanath Manatunge presents the ultrasound scanner to NHSL Deputy Director General Dr. Kumara Wickramasinghe in the presence of NHSL University Medical Unit Head Prof. Prasad Katulanda, the bank’s Retail Banking and Marketing DGM Hasrath Munasinghe and representatives of NHSL and Commercial Bank

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently donated an ultrasound scanner to the Professorial Medical Unit of the National Hospital Colombo which is one of the busiest medical units in the hospital.

The scanner will enhance the ultrasonography facilities of the unit, as large numbers of patients seek treatment daily.

According to National Hospital Head of the University Medical Unit Prof. Prasad Katulanda, point-of-care ultrasonography is considered a cornerstone in the management of several acute medical conditions, most importantly dengue fever, sepsis, renal failure, shock and many other conditions where patients become critically ill.

“At a given time each medical ward has about a dozen patients with dengue fever, and the number rises during post-monsoon epidemics. As a standard of care, twice-daily ultrasonography is performed in all these patients to detect those with dengue haemorrhagic fever and thereby to improve patient outcomes,” Prof. Katulanda said. “The modern management of dengue patients with point of care ultrasonography and timely decision making has dramatically reduced dengue deaths. We are most grateful to Commercial Bank for the donation of an ultrasound scanner that will improve the quality of patient care.”

Commercial Bank Managing Director/CEO Sanath Manatunge said: “Supporting the State healthcare services with essential equipment is one of many community-related interventions in the corporate social responsibility activities of Commercial Bank. The bank’s donations to numerous state hospitals over the years have served some of the most urgent needs of these institutions and contributed to improving facilities for patients. We hope the latest donation of equipment to the National Hospital will help save many lives by facilitating early detection of complications.”