SYNERGEN Health Celebrates International Women’s Day
Mitra Digital CEO, IT leader, and prominent Sri Lankan diversity advocate, Chinthi Weerasinghe gives inspirational keynote
DALLAS and COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – March 9, 2021 – SYNERGEN Health, an innovator in healthcare revenue cycle management solutions, announces its celebration of International Women’s Day 2021.
“As the International Women’s Day campaign theme says “Choose to challenge”, our female colleagues respond quickly to challenges within health care,” said Pramila Rajapaksa, AGM Human Resources & Talent Management, SYNERGEN Health. “SYNERGEN Health’s technology and technology-enabled services helped support some of the largest diagnostics labs in COVID-19 testing. And our team was able to execute all of our business continuity plans and successfully supported our U.S. healthcare clients without disruptions.”
SYNERGEN Health is proud to have a gender balance of 50% male to female, and women in the company hold 42% of managerial positions. These talented women have key decisive roles in the organization, which contributes to the company’s overall success. As one of the ‘Best Places to Work’ in Sri Lanka and ‘Top 10 in Solutions and Technology-Enabled Services’, SYNERGEN Health recognizes and encourages diversity and inclusion.
“I am pleased to be part of a leadership team here at SYNERGEN Health that raises awareness today on International Women’s Day, but also continues to celebrate the achievement and equality of women all year long,” said Teri Gatchel-Schmidt, Vice President of Consulting and Business Development, SYNERGEN Health.
Additionally, SYNERGEN Health’s Global Delivery Center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, celebrated International Women’s Day with an event graced by Chinthi Weerasinghe, CEO of Digital Business Unit, Mitra Innovation, and over 250 of SYNERGEN Health’s associates.
With more than 20 years of experience in the tech industry, Mrs. Weerasinghe is a leading information technology personality in Sri Lanka. Mrs. Weerasinghe was instrumental in establishing The Diversity Collective Lanka, a non-profit organization which helps in building community-wide awareness regarding women’s careers in information technology and empowers women and girls to advance in those careers. Mrs. Weerasinghe inspired SYNERGEN Health’s female colleagues by sharing how she balanced her career, personal commitments, social responsibilities and kept herself determined to reach her dreams.
“This was truly an amazing opportunity and for all female team members to attend the live, interactive session,” continued Mrs. Rajapaksa. “As an equal opportunity employer with regards to compensation, career advancement, and leadership, SYNERGEN Health is proud to celebrate and highlight women’s achievements, especially the women who are a critical part of our highly talented, innovative and diverse team.”
About SYNERGEN Health
Founded in 2011, SYNERGEN Health is a pioneer in the technology and data-driven revenue cycle transformation for the U.S. health care industry. SYNERGEN Health provides complete revenue cycle services, advanced analytics, payment solutions, machine learning, robotic process automation, consulting services, and other software solutions. For more information, visit www.synergenhealth.com
