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The Bacolod City Government, in coordination with the Western Visayas
Regional Hospital, is set to break ground on Thursday, February 11, to
officially start construction of the Bacolod Eye Center.
The city government has initially set a budget of P3
million for the said undertaking.
The City Government, represented by Mayor Evelio
Leonardia, signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the WVRH for the
construction and operation of the said center. WVRH will serve as base
hospital for all ophthalmologic cases and will supply the medical
personnel while the city government will take charge with the building
construction and will set up the initial fund to be used as operational
budget.
Leonardia said that the most recent undertaking of the
city government is in response to the needs of many Bacoleños who cannot
afford to seek treatment for their eye problems. The mayor said that a
study conducted by the City Health Office had shown that many Bacoleños
have problems with their eyesight but chose to ignore it due to poverty.
The mayor expressed hopes that through this project,
the city government will be able help as many people as possible.
The eye center, which is going to be located inside the
WVRH compound corner of Lacson-Burgos Streets, shall render free
services such as consultation, surgery and supply of medicines to all
patients identified by the Department of Social Services and
Development.
The Bacolod Eye Center is one of the many priority
projects that the city government, through Leonardia, has set this year
for the people of Bacolod.
Last month, the city government entered into an
agreement with the Riverside Medical Center for the construction of a
lying-in clinic at the City Health Office Compound. This project aims to
decongest the regional hospital and to help many Bacoleños who cannot
afford hospitalization. The city government also had another MOA with
the regional hospital for the infusion of an initial P1.5 million at the
hospital to be used for medical services given to indigent Bacoleños who
will seek treatment at WVRH.
Plans are now also underway for the setting up of a
north-bound terminal in Mandalagan that will help ease the traffic along
major thoroughfares in the city.
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