Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has issued an executive order  directing the creation of a study group for the construction of a city hospital or for the augmentation of the existing structures of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.

The study group is chaired by Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson and composed of representatives from the Bacolod City government, University of St. La Salle and CLMMRH.

In his order dated March 6, Leonardia said one of the recurring concerns that faces those in public service is how to meet the increasing demand for affordable quality health care, particularly for the economically-marginalized sectors of Bacolod City.

There is an urgent need for the conduct of a feasibility study on a city hospital that should center on the options of augmentation of the existing structures of the CLMMRH, or the construction of an entirely different hospital at another site, he said.

The feasibility study will be of great help in the formulation of concrete plans on how to improve the delivery of health care to those who are most in need but cannot afford it, Leonardia said.

Sayson said he will call an initial meeting within this week to set the  guidelines on the study to be made. The study group will present the results of their study to the mayor and the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod, he said.

The CLMMRH can be considered for the short-term plan, the City Health compound for the medium-term and for the long-term, they can consider the possibility of the city running a new hospital, Sayson said.

As chairman of the study group, he said, he prefers putting up a new hospital for the city.

Other members of the study group are Councilors Napoleon Cordova, Reynold Iledan, Roberto Rojas and acting City Health Officer Dr. Salome Biñas for the city, Dr. Epifania Simbul,  Joreslyn Bala-an and Ramon Negapatan for CLMMRH, and Elsie Coscolluela, Romeo Teruel and Elvis Olivares for USLS.*CGS

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