Villaba, Leyte, August 19 (PIA) – With the need to address the health needs of the majority of people in the Eastern Visayas region particularly in far-flung barangays, the Department of Health (DOH) has extended the services of the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center or EVRMC through the opening of the Villaba Polyclinic at Barangay Cabungahan in Villaba, Leyte.
In a groundbraking ceremony led by the DOH Director, Dr. Minerva Molon and EVRMC Chief, Dr. Salvador Evardone held August 17 at the said barangay, it was learned that the 25 million worth polyclinic which will be funded by the Department of Health, is an extended facility of the EVRMC.
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| DOH Director, Minerva Molon (in pink) leads the groundbreaking ceremony of the Villaba Polyclinic at Barangay Cabungahan, Villaba, Leyte. |
The polyclinic will be constructed in a 1.5 hectare land donated by the Veloso family through the efforts of Congressman Vicente Veloso of the third District of Leyte.
In her message, DOH Director Molon said, “this polyclinic is a good venue to bring health services to remote barangays”. “This will likewise address the sentiments of the people who find it hard going to some other hospitals just to seek medical help”, she added.
Similarly, Dr. Evardone of EVRMC stressed, “I will see to it that once this polyclinic is done, it will be equipped with needed health facilities, and manpower will likewise be provided”. “We will surely make plans just to augment the services of the said facility”, Evardone said.
Meanwhile, Congressman Veloso emphasized, “it has been my vision and a promise to my constituents to put up a hospital in the area, so that people in the nearby barangays and municipalities would not spend much time and resources going to some places just to access immediate medical attention”. “I proposed this polyclinic with the services of a hospital, considering that hospitals are far from the area. The nearest hospital is in Tabango, Leyte which is just an infirmary, while going to EVRMC on the other hand is too far and no regular transportation is available”, he further bared. Veloso also added the polyclinic will start its operation as an out-patient hospital and it will cater to the medical needs of the people not only in the third district but also those in the second and fourth districts of Leyte, as well as those in Biliran Island.
Together with the groundbreaking ceremony which was witnessed by some health officials and representatives from government institutions and local government units, was the turn-over of the Deed of Donation of the Lot which will be the site of the health facility. (GTT/PIA Leyte)
