BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental established a surgical treatment system for 11 capitol-run hospitals in various towns and cities across the province.
Dubbed “One Hospital System,” the initiative deploys teams of medical doctors to each hospital on a scheduled basis to perform elective surgery procedures.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson conceptualized the system to make the services of the doctors accessible to Negrenses in need, according to provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz II.
“We bring our doctors to the people. Doctors are not confined to serve in one hospital. Patients do not need to be referred to distant hospitals,” he added.
The “One Hospital System” was launched at the Valeriano M. Gatuslao Memorial Hospital in Himamaylan City.
Medical teams successfully performed procedures such as hemorrhoidectomy, inguinal hernia repair, debridement of septic arthritis, and dilatation and curettage, and abnormal uterine bleeding.
The concept, according to Diaz, aims to bring medical services closer to the people anchored on the administration’s Abanse Negrense Priority Development Agenda.
Other capitol-run health facilities in Negros Occidental include the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City, Cadiz District Hospital in Cadiz City, Lorenzo D. Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan City, Don Salvador Memorial District Hospital in La Carlota City, Vicente Gustilo District Hospital in Escalante City, Merceditas Montilla District Hospital Sipalay City, Ignacio L. Arroyo Memorial District Hospital in Isabela, Calatrava District Hospital in Calatrava, Valladolid District Hospital in Valladolid, and Eleuterio T. Decena Memorial Hospital in Hinoba-an.(With a report from PNA/PN)
