Accord inked to up Bontoc, Bauko hospitals’ efficiency

  BONTOC, Mountain Province – A memorandum of agreement was inked between officials of the provincial government, in behalf of the Bontoc General Hospital and Luis Hora Memorial Regional Hospital in Bauko town to enhance health services by sharing services and expertise in  addressing health of provincial folk.

Gov. Bonifacio C. Lacwasan, LHMRH Medical Center chief Eduardo B. Calpito and said hospital's medical specialists last week at the Provincial Health Office here at BGH compound.

Calpito said the MOA-signing should serve more than just being a licensing requirement but should be an avenue wherein additional services can be rendered by BGH, it being the second largest hospital in the province catering to many patients in the capital town as well as from nearby provinces.

"This MOA between the provincial government and LHMRH is on sharing of resources," Calpito said.

Lacwasan expressed the provincial government's gratitude to the LHMRH management for its willingness to extend its services to the BGH.

Three of four LHMRH medical specialists witnessed MOA signing: Doctors David R. Go, anesthesiologist; Annie Claire B. Pekas, surgeon and Marceline K. Bacwaden, internist.

Elaine C. Jementiza, pediatrician, from LHMRH will also be joining the group of visiting medical consultants.

"We are for the good of our people. Given the need for more specialists to cater to the influx of patients needing medical attention, we need our partner agencies like the DOH (Dept. of Health) and its subsidiaries. We need the help of our partners if we want to level up," Lacwasan said.

Provincial Health Officer II Nenita D. Lizardo said, “We need the BGH services of our colleagues in the various fields of specialization for the required renewal of our DOH License to operate as a hospital as well as for our PHIC accreditation.”

Per MOA, the medical specialists are allowed to render services to clients of during their off duty hours and be ready to be of service in times of emergencies.

On fees, service patients shall be free of charge while for PHIC patients at the regular ward, their fees shall be charged to PHIC. 

For private patients, visiting medical consultants may charge professional fees based on the existing Philippine Health Insurance Corporation rates. -- NDRA, MP-PIO