PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Jan. 12, 2015) - The city council of Dipolog City has
recently approved the passage of P978.5 million city’s 2015 budget, Vice Mayor
Horacio Velasco sid Monday
Dipolog
City Mayor Evelyn T. Uy recommended to the City Council the passage of the said
amount for 2015 annual budget to fast track the implementation of various
development projects in the city.
Velasco
also said that aside from the city annual budget, the City council also
approved an ordinance establishing the Corazon C. Aquino Hospital governing its
operations as well as the fees for the use of its services and facilities.
The
Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) held a consultation earlier to iron out certain
issues and concerns regarding the hospital operations with the officers and
members of the Dipolog Medical Society, Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center
chief of hospital, Philhealth representative, City Health Officer, city
councilors and barangays chairmen from the city’s 21 barangays in attendance.
According
to Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center chief Dr. Romelo Vergara, it would be
better to upgrade the said hospital from level 1 to be level 2 accreditation of
the Department of Health (DOH) to be able to avail of more hospital
benefits.
Level
1 accreditation is done by the DOH-9 regional office in Zamboanga City while
the level 2 accreditation will be done by the DOH-Central Office in Manila.
It
was also agreed that the chief of hospital who oversees its operation will be
under the control of the board of directors, Vice Mayor Velasco said.
Velasco
said the new hospital would offer different services that including hospital
charges and rates.
He
added that all inputs generated will be submitted during the consultation to
the plenary of the city council for further study and deliberation.
The
Corazon C. Aquino Hospital is scheduled to have its soft-opening this month.
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