Koronadal commissions study for hospital project

KORONDAL CITY--The city government has commissioned a study for the planned development of a modern city hospital complex.

City Councilor Mark Lapidez said Tuesday the local government has tapped experts from the Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) here to determine the projected cost for the construction of the city hospital.

Lapidez said the study focuses on the development of a complete hospital with either 75 beds, 50 beds or 20 beds.

“It will set how much the city will need to invest in the construction of the building and its operations,” he said in a radio interview.

Lapidez said they are considering as site for the planned hospital a two-hectare property in Barangay Concepcion whose owner, the del Rosario family, has signified to donate the lot to the city government.

The local government is still waiting for the issuance of a deed of donation for the property, he said.

The city government began processing the documents for the construction of the proposed hospital two years ago.

It initially planned to construct a 200-bed facility that would cost about PHP1.2 billion based on a study conducted by the NDMU.

Dr. Gene Genevieve Aturdido, acting head of the City Health Office, said the construction of the hospital was among priority initiatives of Mayor Peter Miguel, who is a doctor by profession. (PNA)