Ilagan, Isabela—Governor Rodito T. Albano III and Rev. Fr. John Couvruer led the blessing and inauguration of the Gov. Faustino N. Dy Sr. (GFNDY) Memorial Hospital and Hemodialysis Center here.
They were joined by Isabela Provincial Health Officer and GFNDY Hospital Chief Dr. Nelson Paguirigan, LPGMA Party-list Rep. Allan Ty at Barangay Calamagui 2nd in this city.
Governor Albano expressed his gratitude to the people behind the realization of the Dialysis Center, as it will benefit hemodialysis patients in the province as it delivers the service for free.
“The dialysis center will provide a lifesaving treatment for Isabeleno patients with chronic kidney failure. People with this disease that live in remote locations who often have great difficulty accessing low-cost dialysis centers will get proper treatment,” Albano cited.
This is the first of four centers that will be built in the province. The other centers are slated at Cabagan, Echague, and Cauayan City, Albano stressed.
Cagayan Valley Medical Center Dr. Glen Baggao, in his message, informed the governor and the people of the specialists deployed by CVMC to Isabela hospitals to extend assistance to the medical needs of the Isabeleños through the Isabela Provincial Health Office.
Baggao graced the activity as partner of the GFNDY in the delivery of quality healthcare service. He was earlier acknowledged by Governor Albano for the free medical assistance to the Isabeleños going to CVMC and for the doctors and specialists deployed in Isabela Hospitals.
Dr. Emmanuel Salamanca OIC Chief of SIMC expressed his joy for the facility and said: “The center will be of big help to the Isabeleño patients.”
The dialysis care is provided by newly hired hemodialysis nurses headed by Dr. Imelda Amoroso-Nephrologist.
The center is now on the final stage of completion of requirements for the Department of Health (DOH) certification as it aims to deliver free dialysis service to Isabeleños.
The center currently has 10 fully operational dialysis machines, but the center can house 39 dialysis machines in full operation.