PUBLIC HOSPITAL. Governor Dennis “Delta” Pineda and Apalit Mayor Jun Tetangco discuss the plan of the soon to rise district hospital in Apalit town along with Engr. Alfie Lejarde, maintenance section chief of DPWH’s 1st DEO. Photo by Ramie Nuguid/ Pampanga PIO
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Department of Public Works and Highways’ First District Engineering Office (DPWH’s 1st DEO) has presented the design of a new community hospital to Gov. Dennis Pineda and Apalit Mayor Jun Tetangco on Wednesday.
The first phase, worth P70.2 million, was funded by the General Appropriations Act under the National Building Program, according to Engr. Alfie Lejarde, maintenance section chief of DPWH’s 1st DEO.
The four-storey hospital features 24 5-bed wards including rooms for radiology, ob-gyn, maternity, pharmacy, dental, pediatrics and surgery.
It needed around P170 million more, which is being sourced, for additional works, Lejarde said.
Governor Pineda thanked the DPWH for helping secure the initial funding. The provincial government will oversee the operations of the community hospital, he said.
The local government of Apalit donated a 1,496-square meter of land in Barangay Sampaloc, Tetangco said.
“Go na go na po ang first phase,” the governor said, adding this would be the 11th public hospital in Pampanga.
The province operates the Diosdado P. Macapagal Memorial Provincial Hospital and 10 district hospitals.
