QC completes rehab, construction of six health facilities

The Quezon City government continues to increase the delivery of basic health care programs and services to city residents by building more health infrastructure facilities.

The QC Engineering Department has reported the completion of the: three-storey Ka­layaan health center in Barangay Dona Imelda, improvement of the Batasan hills Super Health Center, rehabilitation of the Sta. Catalina Health Center and renovation of the Betty Go-Bel­monte Lying-in clinic in Baran­gay Holy Spirit, construction of the new service entrance for the San Vicente Sentrong Sigla health Center and land development at Balonbato Health Center.

Ongoing projects are the construction of the Payatas Super Health Center, improvement of Bagong Silangan Super Health Center and the construction of diagnostic laboratory clinics at Apolonio Samson and Kamuning Health Center.

The QC government maintains seven Super Health Centers and Lying-in Clinics and three Social Hygiene Clinics (Batasan Super Health Center also has social hygiene services).

The expansion of QC health care services will also include the acquisition of additional laboratory testing equipment, hiring of pathologists and construction of additional health centers.