Mental health regional center set to open in R1MC
THE Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City is
set to inaugurate its Mental Health Regional Center to serve patients from
Pangasinan and nearby provinces with mental health concerns.
Dr. Roland Mejia, R1MC director, said the building, located at the R1MC annex in
Barangay Bonuan Binloc, and soon as its completed psychiatrists will be
assigned regularly to attend to patients.
He said with this, it will be the only center for mental health in Region 1 and
it will help patient suffering from schizophrenia or those with suicidal
tendency.
As early as 1990s, mental health patients had to be endorsed to Baguio City,
Mandaluyong City or Bataan.
This prompted the DOH to include the
program on mental health service concerns in R1MC’S five-year development plan.
Meanwhile, Mejia said the
construction of the first Geriatric Building outside of Metro Manila, (to be
funded by the World Health Organization and the national government), will
start soon.
It will have a connecting bridge to the five-story Out-Patient Department of
R1MC.
R1MC’s present 600 bed capacity will increase to 1,500 once the construction of
two buildings, called Towers 1 and 2 that have seven-story each, with
multi-level parking is completed. (PhilStar
Wire Service)
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