ALL READY. The Angel Salazar Memorial General Hospital in San Jose de Buenavista will be the site of the two-day medical mission from January 30 to 31. Three specialists from the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center are in Antique for pre-operation procedures. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- All is set for the two-day medical mission to be conducted by the joint medical team from the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) and the Angel Salazar Memorial General Hospital (ASMGH) in this province.
The "One-Time, Big-Time” medical mission will be held at the ASMGH from January 30 to 31.
Antique Provincial Information Officer Galileo Magbanua, in an interview on Wednesday, said 12 patients would undergo major surgery while 28 others are set for minor surgery.
“Patients who will undergo major surgery have been admitted at the ASMGH already for their necessary pre-operation procedures,” Magbanua said.
He said on the eve of the medical mission, three doctors from the JRRMC have arrived in Antique to attend to patients who will undergo major surgery.
“The three advance party doctors are specializing in pediatrics, pathology, and radiology,” Magbanua said, adding that most of the doctors will arrive in Antique on Thursday morning.
About 10 to 20 doctors from the JRRMMC are expected to arrive for this “One-Time, Big-Time” medical mission for sick, indigent Antiqueños who could barely afford to seek medical treatment on their own.
Aside from those who would undergo major and minor surgeries, 11 other patients will undergo cataract operation while 70 others need dental assistance.
“The dental patients will also be given their needed dentures for free,” Magbanua said.
The free medical mission was organized by Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao and Lone District Rep. Loren Legarda as part of their birthday celebrations. Cadiao’s birthday is on February 2 and Legarda's on January 28.
Cadiao said through this medical mission, Antiqueños who could not normally afford to pay for their medical bills could avail of services of specialists for free for two days. (PNA)
