THE JR Borja General Hospital's Hemodialysis (JRBGH) Center is now operational and ready to provide patients with quality hemodialysis treatment after receiving its License to Operate from the Department of Health.
Hemodialysis is an important treatment for people who have a serious kidney problem called end-stage renal disease.
This problem makes it hard for the kidneys to clean waste and extra fluid from the blood. If these patients don't get hemodialysis, their health will get worse quickly and they could have many serious problems, and even die.
The opening ceremony was led by Mayor Rolando "Klarex" Uy, who welcomed the first patient to the newly opened Hemodialysis Unit, alongside the hospital's staff and management.
The opening of the JRBGH Hemodialysis Center is, therefore, a significant milestone in improving access to healthcare for the poor, according to the mayor.
By providing hemodialysis treatment to patients in the local community, JRBGH is helping to reduce the financial burden of traveling to other cities for treatment, which can be prohibitively expensive for many poor families.
Although the service was already available at the hospital last year, it was only waiting for the LTO to start accepting patients.
Mayor Uy expressed his gratitude to the hospital's management, led by Dr. Ferdie Miranda and JRBGH chief of hospital Dr. Michael June Perez, for their hard work in improving the hospital and providing the community with quality healthcare services.
This, in turn, according to Mayor Uy helps to improve patients' quality of life and their ability to work and support their families.
Uy said that with the Hemodialysis Center now operational, patients can receive the treatment they need without having to travel to other cities, making healthcare more accessible and convenient for the people of JR Borja.
With the support of the local government, JRBGH's management has been able to upgrade the hospital's facilities and provide much-needed healthcare services to the local community.
Public-private partnerships like this are essential to addressing healthcare challenges in developing countries and improving the lives of the most vulnerable members of society.
The opening of the JRBGH Hemodialysis Center is a significant step forward in improving access to healthcare for the poor, Uy concluded.
