JRBGH to open ICU

The City Hospital preps for level II accreditation with an 8-bed intensive care unit

The JR Borja General Hospital (JRBGH) is hiring more than 180 new doctors, nurses, and hospital staffs as it prepares to open its first ever intensive care unit (ICU) and hopefully become a level II hospital.

As the city hospital celebrates its 55th founding anniversary, Dr. Ramon Nery, JRBGH chief of hospital said part of the hospital’s modernization is completing the 8-bed ICU.

From 8 beds, Nery said they are hoping to expand it 20 ICU beds.

Nery said this accomplishment is proof that the hospital has come a long way, from being a neglected hospital in the past, to being now a primary choice of healthcare for Kagay-anons.

Nery said before, the JRBGH only earns some P20 million annually, but now, it earns P20 million per month.

The number of patients has also risen to an average of 1,500 patients everyday.

“Hopefully, dili na ta mo-refer sa atong complicated cases sa lain hospital. We’ll be having the services of a tertiary hospital both clinical and diagnostics,” he said.

“Clinical, meaning naa natay specialists, departmentalized na, then we will have more diagnostic procedures,” he added.

Nery said the hospital now has standard equipment such as the Digital X-Ray, which allows the radiologist to do remote reading.

It is also equipped with endoscopy, colonoscopy,

which he said, are very expensive procedures in a private hospital.

“We have more to expect with private and public partnerships,” he said.

The JRBGH is having a weeklong celebration for their 55th founding anniversary, which kicked off at the Monday flag raising with a gathering of the JRBGH employees.

Nery also led the distribution of whistles to all City Hall employees. He said they are urging employees to blow the whistle if they are at risk.