“Patients recover faster in a greener environment as they get more fresh air and sunlight. St Martha’s Hospital is in the heart of the city but is able to offer a very green environment to the patients. The entire Hospital campus is green with thousands of trees and open green spaces, the credit of which goes to all those who have been diligently planting saplings every year,†said Jayakar Jerome, Director, St Martha’s Hospital and Former Ambassador of India to Slovenia .
Sister Prameela Preumpally, President of St. Martha’s Hospital, Dr. Baljit Singh, Director Professor, G.B Pant Hospital Delhi, Mr.
Jayakar Jerome was speaking at the sapling plantation at the Hospital on the occasion of World Environment Day today by employees of L & T. Quite a lot of Hospital staff- doctors and nurses were present during the tree plantation.
Over 30 saplings of trees were planted in the Hospital today in the main park area overlooking the front gate. The saplings vary from Eucalyptus, Neem, Sampige, Oak, some of which are of the evergreen variety.
“Many who visit the St Martha’s Hospital premises for the first time are surprised by the green cover in the Hospital. In fact our recovery rooms adjacent to the ICU open up to a green open space where the patients are wheeled, for them to get enough sunlight,†explained Jerome.
“Tree plantation is like investment for the future of your children. You plant a sapling today and your children will reap the benefits of it years later. But it’s a very noble investment,†said Jerome adding that if each one of us just plants one sapling in our immediate surroundings- home, school, office etc, imagine how greener the earth would be!
About St Martha’s Hospital
St Martha’s Hospital on Nrupathunga Road was founded in 1886 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd Order. What began with only 50 beds has today grown into a multi-specialty hospital with over 550 beds. Offering health care across all major specialities such as Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Urology, Cardiology, Neurosurgery and more, St Martha’sHospital has never lost sight of the fact that the underprivileged too need medical care. The hospital offers free medical care to deserving patients when needed.
