BUTUAN CITY (PIA) – National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director Gemima A. Olam announced the recent approval of Caraga Regional Hospital in Surigao City and Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center in Tandag City as Level III hospitals in Caraga Region.
The announcement was highlighted during the Caraga Regional Development Plan 2023-2028 provincial caravan on its final leg in Surigao City on April 19.
National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Dir. Gemima A. Olam shared the good news in the healthcare system of the region with the confirmation of Caraga Regional Hospital in Surigao City and Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center in Tandag City as Level III hospitals in the region during the Caraga Regional Development Plan 2023-2028 provincial caravans in the cities of Tandag and Surigao. (Photo: PIA-SDN)
“Before, there were only two regions in the country that did not have a Level III hospital, and Caraga was one of them. Today, I am proud to announce that we have two hospitals in the region that are already approved and declared as Level III hospitals, namely, Caraga Regional Hospital in Surigao City and Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center in Tandag City,” Olam said.
However, she underscored that these hospitals are still not fully functional as Level III hospitals, saying, “We are strongly pushing for support and funding for the full functionality of these Level III hospitals through their inclusion in the top three priority projects of Caraga Region to be presented to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on April 30 in a meeting with all RDC chairpersons.”
She added that the project also includes upgrading Agusan del Norte Provincial Hospital and Butuan Medical Center to Level III from Levels I and II hospitals, respectively.
This project, with a budget cost of P63 billion, shall address the need for specialized medical services while reducing the out-of-pocket expenditure of patients in the region.