ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA – Angeles City Mayor-Elect Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. on May 23, 2019 met with Ospital Ning Angeles (ONA) Director Dr. Rodel Dungca to call for an investigation of an incident at the hospital involving the alleged neglect of a patient.
On a social media post published today, Joy Antalan, mother of the said patient, condemned the alleged neglect they had suffered on the evening of May 22, 2019 when her child was brought to ONA due to a painful ear.
Antalan wrote that not only was her son not given medical attention, the nurse on duty allegedly got angry at them and told them to just bring the child to another hospital.
Having been made aware of the incident, Lazatin immediately met with Dr. Dungca of ONA to discuss the incident and request that an investigation be conducted within 48 hours to ascertain what happened.
According to Lazatin, upon assuming office, he is going to implement a ‘one-strike’ policy for health workers and staffers in ONA wherein any member of the hospital staff proven to have been neglectful of their duties or have been rude to patients will immediately be removed from their post.
Lazatin has often spoken publicly about the need for reform at ONA and on the campaign trail, he often highlighted the issue of public health as one of his top priorities.
As part of his Six-Point Agenda, Lazatin had vowed to increase the city’s Rural Health Units (RHU), improve the facilities and services of ONA, and provide free mandatory annual physical check-up and other medical-related benefits for all Senior Citizens in this city.
Lazatin’s Six-Point Agenda also includes improving the city’s solid-waste management and infrastructure, promoting youth and sports development, and making Angeles a ‘drugcleared’ city.
