President Aquino Inspects State-of-the-art Facilities of P2-billion Hospital in Cebu

President Benigno S. Aquino III toured the newly constructed University of Cebu Medical Center (UCMed) as the country celebrated Labor Day on Friday.

The 12-storey, 300-bed Level 2 hospital cost P2 billion and sits on a one-hectare property along Ouano Avenue in Subangdaku, Mandaue City.

President Aquino joined University of Cebu President Atty. Augusto Go, UCMed President Candice Gotianuy and Medical Director Joselito Almendras in inspecting the catheterization laboratory, cardiothoracic intensive care unit, coronary care unit, and operation room.

UCMed, which is affiliated with St. Vincent General Hospital, boasts of having many “firsts”, not only in the province but also in the Visayas-Mindanao region and Southeast Asia.

The hospital has the first 3D Mammography with Tomosynthesis and fully-integrated 3D Endoalpha Minimally Invasive Surgery Operating Room in Southeast Asia. It also has the most advanced 3D Laparoscopic Surgery Operating Room and Digestive Endoscopy Suite in the Philippines.

UCMed’s Brainlab, an imaging device that will make spine and brain surgery safer, is the most advanced in the Visayas-Mindanao region.

The hospital also offers medical procedures, such as flow cytometry tests to determine abnormalities and growth in tumors. Before, all hospitals have to send blood samples to Manila for this type of test, thus increasing the risk of spoilage of blood samples and breakage of vials while in transit.

Dedicated centers for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Executive Wellness, Cardiovascular Surgery, Hematology, Nutrition and Diabetes, Women’s Health, Pre-Employment Medical Screening, and Nephrology will be opened by the end of the year.

UCMed aims to be a leader in providing comprehensive and quality health care as well as maintaining value for its patients and stakeholders. PND (jm)