The Ospital ng Tondo, at the heart of the densely populated Tondo district, is moving forward as a modern and fully equipped hospital to cater thousands of poor Manileños who cannot afford the high cost of medical service, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada said.
The hospital is now undergoing rehabilitation through the Department of Health—Health Facility Enhancement Program sponsorship, which started last March 15, 2017, to further improve medical services to the thousands of residents in Districts 1 and 2, the city chief executive said.
During the 24th anniversary of the Ospital ng Tondo, the city government also announced it was acquiring additional new medical equipment, such as digital x-rays and electrocardiogram machines for dengue victims, and other facilities so the 50-bed hospital could accommodate more indigent patients.
“This hospital was built to provide free and comprehensive proper healthcare,” the Manila mayor said. “We will continue improving its services and facilities for the well-being of poor Tondo residents.”
Housed in a five-story building, the hospital, located along Jose Abad Santos Street in Tondo, was last renovated in 2009, Estrada said.
The former president said that when he was not yet the mayor of Manila, the hospital lacked even basic medical equipment and facilities to serve its growing number of indigent patients.
Under Estrada’s administration, all six city-run hospitals and 59 community health centers were renovated and modernized. It added a long line of state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.
“The establishment of a 50-bed secondary hospital of the Ospital ng Tondo is surely the answer to a poor man’s health needs,” the mayor said.
Funded solely by the local government, Ospital ng Tondo offers free hospitalization and medicine to the countless Manileños who want to avail of all these health benefits.
“This spell the difference between a successful treatment outcome or a lingering disease among our poor patients. Manned by the physicians with respective specialization headed by its director Dr. Isaias Cando, Ospital ng Tondo has already established a track record of quality health care worthy of the trust and respect of the people it serve,” Estrada said.
