ALABEL, Sarangani (July 31, 2011) – Rep. Manny Pacquiao and Governor Migs Dominguez will lead the groundbreaking ceremony of the Sarangani Medical Center on Monday (August 1) at the Capitol grounds, with Department of Health Assistant Secretary Romulo Busuego as guest of honor.
The hospital project is being undertaken under the auspices of the DBP’s Credit for Better Health Care Program, according to a project brief.
The establishment and running of the hospital will be made possible through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements – well in-keeping with a policy cornerstone of President Aquino.
The conception of and eventual construction and operation of the new hospital is the result of unparalleled initiative and cooperation at all levels of government. Thus, the hospital project is fully endorsed and supported both by Governor Dominguez, as well as Congressman Pacquiao.
The new 200-bed tertiary facility is slated not only to be the first such hospital in the province, but also be the premier medical center for the entire SOCCSKSARGEN region.
Envisioned as a turn-key project, the state-of-the-art hospital is expected to remain highly accessible and, by relying on private sector management acumen, also provide appropriate care efficiently to all patients-in-need.
In particular, better medical management can be provided for sick children, complicated obstetric cases, and other patients with dire illnesses – thereby contributing to the DOH‘s and the country’s commitment to addressing key U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The bringing together of the concerned government and private parties, in particular, is the culmination of a series of extensive consultations made possible by the program. It is hoped that the Sarangani Medical Center will be the first of many PPP engagements that will effectively address the urgent deficiencies of the country’s health sector. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
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