Navotas Hospital launches computerization program

ON THE eve of its third anniversary, the Navotas City Hospital (NCH) launched an electronic medical record (EMR) system for more efficient delivery of health care services. NCH will now use Bahmni EMR to process patient checkups, admissions or discharge. It will enable health professionals to easily access a patient’s medical and treatment history. Present during the launching were Mayor John Rey Tiangco, Cong. Toby Tiangco and other city officials. “A few years ago, we envisioned having a hospital of our own. Our city government did not want to build a mere facility that treats patients. We wanted it to offer quality services, services that are at par with private hospitals,” Mayor Tiangco said. NCH opened to the public in 2015 with a 50-bed capacity.