Bulacan opens P49-M public outpatient clinic
THE provincial government of Bulacan led by Gov. Daniel Fernando opened the new outpatient wing of the Bulacan Medical Center (BMC) in Barangay Guinhawa, Malolos on Monday, November 14.
Katrina Anne Balingit, chief of the Provincial Public Affairs Office, said the two-story building was funded by the Department of Health (DoH) under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program with an estimated amount of P49 million, for an area of 684 square meters on the ground floor and 612 square meters on the second floor.
Provincial Health Officer 2 Dr. Hjordis Marushka Celis said the new outpatient department (OPD) is open on weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which can accommodate 300 to 400 patients per day, and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to offer services limited to internal medicine and removal of sutures.
Each facility at the OPD will be managed by the section and department heads of the BMC including family planning, OBGyne, surgery department, treatment/excision, laboratory, X-ray room, medical department, psyche/EENT, IPCC/HESU, animal bite training center, dental clinic, pedia/under-5 clinic, sub-specialty area, pediatric department.
In his message, Fernando expressed his gratitude to the DoH for granting the province a new medical building.
He also strictly reminded the staff to perform their duties with integrity and to serve the Bulakenyos in need with care and understanding.
Fernando also announced that the former OPD at the BMC will soon be the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. The governor also led its groundbreaking ceremony during the program.