📈 Ceylinco Life Invests Rs. 19 Mn in Medical Infrastructure at Teaching Hospital Kalutara

Sri Lanka’s life insurance market leader, Ceylinco Life, has donated a comprehensive Centralised Medical Gas Pipeline System (MGPS) to the Teaching Hospital Kalutara, significantly upgrading the facility's healthcare delivery and infrastructure. • Investment & Financial Impact: The project was fully funded via a Rs. 19 million CSR investment. The automated system reduces operational costs, resulting in a direct saving of Rs. 75,000 per month for the government hospital. • System Capabilities: The project replaced manual cylinder dependencies with a continuous, centralised 4-line gas network (Medical Air, Surgical Air, Nitrous Oxide, and Oxygen). It involved repairing an idle Oxygen Concentrator to deliver up to 95% pure oxygen and installing an automatic changeover panel to eliminate supply interruptions. An Anaesthesia Gas Scavenging System (AGSS) was also integrated to protect staff and patients from waste gases. • Operational Capacity & Outcomes: The system currently supports 60 inpatient beds across three wards (Wards 03, 16, and 10), 5 operating theatre beds (Theatres C and D), and roughly 40 daily surgical procedures. It eliminates the need for approximately 50 manual oxygen cylinder changes per month, saving over 250 minutes of staff handling time. Key medical outcomes include a drastic reduction in hypoxia risks, fewer operating theatre delays, and faster clinical workflows. • National Context: This project follows a similar Rs. 12.3 million intervention by Ceylinco Life at the Matale District General Hospital in 2023, reflecting corporate sector participation in supporting and modernizing Sri Lanka's resource-constrained public healthcare system.