4 new cath labs for state hospitals

Sri Lanka’s state hospital system is to receive four advanced cardiac catheterisation laboratory (cath lab) units within the next week.

The Ministry of Health and Mass Media said the programme is being implemented on the instructions of Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa as part of efforts to modernise and expand cardiac care services in the country.

The labs are expected to significantly reduce waiting times for cardiac diagnosis and treatment while improving access to advanced heart care services in state hospitals.Each cath lab unit is valued at Rs. 300 million, bringing the total investment to Rs. 1.2 billion.

According to the ministry, one cath lab will be installed at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital on June 27, another at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila on June 30, while the other two units will be added to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo on July 02.

The new facilities will be equipped with Canon Alphenix Core+ Evolve Edition cardiac catheterisation systems, featuring artificial intelligence-based real-time imaging technology designed to improve accuracy while reducing radiation exposure during procedures.

Cath labs are specialised medical facilities used to diagnose and treat heart and blood vessel diseases. They are used for procedures such as coronary angiography, angioplasty, coronary stent placement, heart valve interventions, electrophysiology studies and treatments for abnormal heart rhythms.

The ministry said the advanced systems will enable doctors to perform faster, safer and minimally invasive procedures, reducing the need for open-heart surgery in many cases.

The equipment also includes DDS technology, a live three-dimensional stent visualisation system that provides detailed images during procedures without requiring additional imaging, helping to further reduce radiation exposure and procedure times.

Officials said the new systems will improve workflow and clinical efficiency by allowing rapid access to different parts of the body and displaying information from multiple imaging sources on a single monitor, supporting faster and more accurate decision-making.

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