FUTURE HOSPITAL. Photo shows the design of the two-story hospital soon to rise in Gapan City, Nueva Ecija. With a total budget of PHP750 million, the construction of the 132-bed medical center is expected to be finished within 18 months to two years.(Contributed Photo) GAPAN CITY, Nueva Ecija - A 132-bed medical center will soon rise here in line with the city government's efforts to deliver free and better medical services to the residents. Mayor Emerson Pascual led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of PHP750 million, four-story Batang Gapan Medical Center beside the city hall compound on Friday. Pascual said the project is expected to be finished within 18 months to two years. "Wala nang magiging kawawa sa Gapan (No one will be miserable in Gapan)," the local chief executive said during the event, referring to financial difficulties being encountered by people in a health crisis. "Wala nang mangungutang, wala nang magsasanla. At ayoko na may mga kaba
DIAGNOSTIC CENTER. The city government of Gapan in Nueva Ecija has opened a diagnostic center that will offer free medical services to the residents, a health official said on Monday (Jan. 31, 2022). Called "Libreng Diagnostic Center ng Gapan City," the facility is situated a few meters away from the "Libreng Dialysis Center" that also serves indigent patients.(Contributed Photo) GAPAN CITY, Nueva Ecija - A local government-run diagnostic center, equipped with more than PHP20 million worth of fully-automated laboratory machines, is now open and free for residents here. Rural health practitioner Dr. Augusto Pangilinan said the center will have medical technologists to serve at least 100 patients a day. "Tayo pa lang po 'yung LGU na may fully-automated laboratory machines (We are the only LGU having fully-automated laboratory machines)," Pangilinan, who also serves as Covid-19 focal person here, said in an interview on Monday. Mayor Emerson Pascual said