Photo: Sky Health Ambulance Services
One hundred percent locally owned Sky Health and Medical Service (SHMS) Clinic is expanding its services to international standards.
It is working with Papua New Guineans business houses and the government health sector to deliver maximum services as it will officially open its 8Mile headquarter Clinic in a few weeks in Port Moresby.
An official tour of the headquarters facility was given by the Acting General Manager of Sky Medical Clinic Doctor Wilson Pakalu with its state-of-the-art equipment and office.
The Thermo Fisher 7500 series high-end PCR machine
The Thermo Fisher 7500 series high-end PCR machine, Automatic Extraction Workstation, and Quigen Automatic Liquid Handling System are all installed and operational for SHMS.
Sky Health is the only private lab operating such sophisticated systems, which has increased its testing capacity to 5,000 samples per day, and fully automated systems greatly reduce any human error in the process.
This now elevated the SHMS-operated PNGML as the most sophisticated high-end molecular lab in PNG testing COVID-19 for now, and Pakalu said it will go into HPV screening and other molecular diagnostics as well.
Ambulance Services
SHMS has 3 ambulances to boost its Emergency Response Services -- one sent to Lae, while the other one will join Sky Health’s other fleet for POM operations. They are now being sent for full kitting and branding.
Digital X-Ray Machines
Testing and installation of its Siemens digital X-ray including leading completed to meet NDoH standards. Supply and installation are done by Meddent at the 8 Mile Medical Clinic
Conference Room
SHMS also has an extensive management and staff meeting room.
Sky Health’s other branch in Port Moresby is located at Konedobu, which mainly specializes in Occupational Health and Safety Check-ups and Pre-Employment Medical Reports for companies.
"An advantage that we have is we as Papua New Guinean clinicians understand better the disease patterns here in Papua New Guinea, and we try our best to provide affordable, reliable, and efficient medical services to our people,” Dr. Pakalu said.
He explained that they are looking to work under a public-private partnership for effectively service delivery in the health sector.
Early this year, SHMS assisted the Port Moresby General Hospital laboratory services by processing all their blood tests when their lab machines were down.
“We are trying to do the same thing with NCD PHA,” Pakalu said.
Sky Health Medical Services Ltd has over 42 hard-working staff including 4 doctors. It has a centre in Lae operating as well (see picture 12).
SHMS provides support to the Mining and Petroleum Industry, Primary Health Services through a network of clinics across the country, Emergency Medical Services, Domestic and Trans-Boarder Medical Evacuation Services, Search & Rescue, Tactical Medical Services;
Occupational Health Services including Pre-Employment and Annual Medical Checks, Laboratory Services including COVID-19 RT-PCR testing., Dental Services, Radiological Services, and Medical Staffing Support Mining and Petroleum Industry, Primary Health Services through a network of clinics across the country;
Emergency Medical Services, Domestic and Trans-Boarder Medical Evacuation Services, Search & Rescue, Tactical Medical Services, Occupational Health Services including Pre-Employment and Annual Medical Checks, Laboratory Services including COVID-19 RT-PCR testing, Dental Services, Radiological Services, and Medical Staffing Support.
