MDH now fully operational!

After several months of hard work, coordination, paper work, completing and complying to requirements Mariveles District Hospital (MDH) is now a certified licensed Department of Health (DOH) hospital as an infirmary, 50-bed capacity. This was revealed by MDH Chief of Hospital, Dr. Hector Santos in an exclusive interview with 1Bataan.

Said license to operate was issued to MDH by the DOH last August 30. As such, it can now admit patients for confinement, such as childbirth in addition to emergency cases, outpatient cases, check-ups, dental services and minor surgeries. Mariveles residents need not go to Balanga City for their much needed health care and medical prescriptions for the MDH pharmacy is well stocked. To date, MDH has served at least 10 thousand patients at an average of 10 patients a day.

According to Doc Hec, despite the challenges faced by the health sector nationwide such as manpower shortage due to fast turnover of medical practitioners who seek greener pasture abroad, still MDH has the capability to provide efficient medical care to its patients. This is because MDH enjoys the full support of the provincial and local governments and the DOH in terms of technical assistance as well as million of pesos worth of equipment.

The provincial government under Gov. Abet Garcia has been relentless in giving its 101% support to the MDH since day 1, being health care and the well-being of the Bataeños are on top of the priorities of Gov. Abet’s administration.
On the part of the local government unit, a Memorandum of Agreement is being worked out between the Municipal Government of Mariveles and the Mariveles District Hospital that will provide free hospitalization to the residents of Mariveles.