Capitol set to hire medical specialists

CEBU, Philippines - In line with its thrust to upgrade health facilities, the Cebu provincial government is now eyeing to enter contracts of consultancy with medical diplomats who would be assigned to different provincial and district hospitals.

Capitol would be hiring medical specialists in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, internal medicine and pediatrics.

Provincial Board Member Grecilda Sanchez is sponsoring a resolution authorizing Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III to enter into and sign contract of consultancy with medical diplomats.

She said that this would give convenience to the patients since those who live in far flung areas would no longer have to go to Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.

“This would really save time ug mo-minus pod ang makalas nga kinabuhi kay tungod sa byahe nga layo pa… We slowly arm our hospitals. We are starting to decongest the influx of patients sa Sotto,” she added.

Davide said the province aims to improve the provincial government-run hospitals to at least level one since these are still in the primary care level.

There are 16 government-run hospitals in Cebu province.

The province is putting Carcar Provincial Hospital, district hospitals in Tuburan, Badian and Danao on the priority list this year.

He admitted though the provincial and district hospitals have their own operating rooms, but they don’t have surgeons.

Under the existing laws and orders, level one hospitals are required to have medicals specialists in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Davide earlier announced the province already set aside budget for the hiring of medical personnel and for the upgrading of operating rooms including the P6-million purchase of X-ray machines. (BANAT NEWS)