Due
to many common health needs of the majority of people in far-flung
barangays, the Department of Health (DOH) is set to extend the services
of the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) through the
opening of the Villaba Polyclinic in far barangay Cabungahan, Villaba
this province.
During the groundbreaking ceremony on
August 17, which was led by Dr. Minerva Molon, DOH-8 Director, and Dr.
Salvador Evardone, EVRMC Chief, it was learned that the P25-million
worth polyclinic will be funded by the DOH-Central, as an extended
facility of EVRMC.
The polyclinic will be constructed in
a 1.5-hectare land donated by the Veloso family through the efforts of
Congressman Vicente Veloso of the third district of Leyte.
In her message, Director Molon said,
that “this polyclinic is a good venue to bring health services to remote
barangays. This will likewise address the sentiments of the people who
find it hard in going to other hospitals to seek minor medical
check-ups,” she added.
Similarly, Dr. Evardone assured that,
“once this polyclinic is completed, it will be equipped with the needed
health facilities, and manpower will likewise be provided. We will
surely make plans just to augment the services of the said facility,”
Evardone said.
Meanwhile, Congressman Veloso shared
that it has always been his vision and a promise to his constituents
to put up a hospital in the area, so that people in nearby barangays
and municipalities would not spend much time and resources in going to
other places just to access immediate medical attention.
“I proposed for this polyclinic with
the services of a hospital, considering that hospitals are far from the
area,” Veloso said.
The nearest hospital is in Tabango,
Leyte which is just an infirmary, while going to EVRMC on the other
hand is too far aside from having no regular transportation,” he noted.
He added that the polyclinic will start
operations as an out-patient hospital and will cater to the medical
needs of the people not only in the third district but also those coming
from the second and fourth districts of Leyte, as well as those from
Biliran Island.
Together with the ground breaking
ceremony which was witnessed by other health officials and
representatives from government institutions and local government units,
was the turn-over of the Deed of Donation of the lot which will be the
site of the health facility. (Gemma Tabao)
In Photo: EVRMC chief, Dr.
Salvador Evardone (right), receives the Deed of Donation of the lot
where the Villaba Polyclinic will be constructed, from Congressman
Vicente Veloso of the 3rd District of Leyte (left). Also in
photo are: Dr. Minerva P. Molon (3rd from left), DOH-8 regional director
and Dr. Paula Paz Sydiongco, DOH-8 assistant regional director. Photo credit: PIA.
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