Iloilo City Government initiated the establishment of Iloilo City Hospital

 

The City Government initiated the establishment of Iloilo City Hospital to cater to the healthcare needs of more Ilonggos, the urgency of which was highlighted at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 100-bed hospital will be constructed in Brgy. San Pedro, Molo district on a lot overlooking Esplanade 2.

This is one of Mayor Jerry Treñas’s priorities to really bring much improved public health service to the Ilonggos and to also help decongest the private hospitals of patients coming from the city.

"The permit to construct the medical facility was already approved by Department of Health, and other documents were being arranged for bidding; then the construction of the structure will follow", Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna, Focal Person for COVID-19. 

“We have already met with our human resource concerning the number of personnel needed including doctors, nurses, and also utility workers. It is a Departmentalized Hospital."

The Iloilo City Hospital will be Level 2 hospital. Just like private and public hospitals, it will have OB-Gyne, surgery, pedia, and internal medicine. It is located near the molecular laboratory. 

The metropolis hosts eight private hospitals and two public hospitals which also attend to patients from all over Panay Island, thus reaching full capacity during the COVID surge.