City to build P50M diagnostic center
By Roberto C. Dejon
ORMOC CITY – The city government of Ormoc has earmarked P50 million for the establishment of a state-of-the- art diagnostic laboratory service to serve its residents and nearby towns.
Ormoc City mayor, Eric Codilla
Mayor Eric Codilla said that the amount would be used for the construction of a three or four storey building, which is expected to start early next year.
He said that a state of this state of the art and advance diagnostic laboratory center will be the first in the region that would serve patients not only from the city but to all residents in the neighboring towns and provinces.
Codilla said “There is a need for a modern diagnostic center because the nearest state of the art laboratory is in Cebu City.”
He added though, there are diagnostic center with modern equipments in Tacloban City, Maasin City and a private hospital here “but the prices of their services is quite high and is a burden to poor residents of the city.”
The city mayor pointed out the center is not mainly built to compete with the private hospitals and other diagnostic centers but its main purpose is to serve the poor people of the city who cannot afford to go to Cebu City, Tacloban City, and Maasin City for laboratory testing.
He disclosed that the proposed center will be equipped with computer topography scanner, x-ray, all laboratory tests, ultrasound, 2D-Echo, and all other kinds of diagnostic services.
He also pointed out that because the city has already completed all its major projects like the new city hall and the advanced water system, he believes that venturing into the diagnostic center is another major project that would be beneficial to his constituents.
But he clarified that it would only serve outpatients and no admission will be allowed.
Codilla clarified that the city could not afford to build a hospital so that the diagnostic center would be a good alternative.
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Codilla clarified that the city could not afford to build a hospital so that the diagnostic center would be a good alternative.