The Department of Public Works and Highways has completed the construction of dormitories for medical personnel of the Lung Center of the Philippines within the hospital compound in Quezon City.
Secretary Mark Villar said that the government has helped alleviate daily operational challenges of healthcare workers of the Lung Center of Philippines by providing two units of ‘We Heal As One Offsite Dormitory for Medical Personnel’.
The fully furnished offsite dormitories were officially turned over yesterday by Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain representing Secretary Villar to the management of Lung Center of the Philippines represented by Deputy Executive Director for Medical Services Sullian Sy-Naval and Deputy Executive Director for Hospital Support Services Dr. Victoria Idolor.
The preparation of plan, construction management and supervision of the completed dormitories were undertaken by the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local and National Healthcare Facilities headed by Undersecretary Sadain.
The cluster dormitory is made of modular components fabricated to assemble 16 rooms with the middle space intended for the living room.