BACOLOD City – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) allotted an additional P250 million for the second phase of construction of the Bacolod City General Hospital.
“They are waiting for the design. As soon as the design is ready, bidding will be conducted by the DPWH-Western Visayas,” Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya said on Monday.
The solon, who recently visited the site in Barangay Vista Alegre, said the land development from the highway to the hospital area is ongoing and two of the three ancillary facilities are almost complete.
The DPWH-funded first phase, which cost at least P200 million, involved the construction of a multi-purpose building comprising three separate structures. These would be the dietary building, a morgue, and a linen and laundry office.
Also part of phase one, the four-story main hospital building, with a project cost of at least P600 million, is being funded by the Department of Health (DOH)-Western Visayas through the city government.
An initial P250 million was released from the DOH-Health Facilities Enhancement Program to start the construction.
“They (the contractor) have already put up walls to start the construction of the main hospital. In the next two or three months, phase two will also start,” Gasataya said.
Expected to start operating by 2024, the 100-bed Bacolod City General Hospital is being established through Republic Act 11564 authored by Gasataya and sponsored by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri.
The health facility will rise on the almost four-hectare lot donated by the Gensoli family. (PNA)/PN
