Pampanga's first 'green hospital' rises in Guagua
Published Oct 27, 2019 12:00 am
By Franco Regala
GUAGUA, Pampanga — “Good quality medical services for a very reasonable price in a green facility that will be very accessible to the common people.”
MEDICAL MISSION – The Rosario Memorial Hospital of Guagua Inc., on its 25th anniversary, conducted a free medical mission with random blood sugar, peripheral vascular and bone scanning services to residents of Guagua town as part of its week-long celebration from Oct. 21-25.
This was what successful businessman Eulogio Del Carmen, an engineer and chief executive officer and chairman of Rosario Memorial Hospital (RMH) in Guagua Inc. (RMH) said about the green hospital that he has built close to the masses in the second district of this province.
With a total project investment of approximately P800 million, RMH was anchored on green architecture as its key feature.
The hospital was built on a two-hectare lot in San Roque, Santo Cristo, which makes it accessible to all Kapampangans, especially those in need of quality medical services.
“Alam natin lahat that medical care is very expensive. Dito sa population ng Guagua, Sta. Rita and the neighboring towns pag sinabi hospital nasa malayo. Before Rosario was built, there was no second level hospital in Pampanga. Meron nagtayo about 10 years ago but they are far away from the community. It will take you two to three rides. Ito nilapit namin ang medical care sa tao ng Guagua,” he said.
“Other than that there is an extra. If gumawa ka ng facility within the municipality itself your first consideration would be pollution, malaki kasi sya. You’re a big establishment, therefore there is a concern with regards to the discharge and impact on the environment — that is why di kami tumigil doon. And you would be see that profit is not our priority kaya pumasok kami at nagsolar pa kami para hindi lang makatipid but also makatulong sa environment,” he shared.
A major environmental feature of the medical facility is its Sewerage Treatment Plant that removes contaminants from wastewater, thus, making water reusable. This STP has the ability to clean water by removing its chemicals and other solids present in the wastewater.
“Nag STP kami pinalaki namin ang STP namin para magamit ang tubig at hindi sya masayang. Ma- recycle namin sya for toilet use or gardening. Dun sa dialysis namin that is twice the quality of a distilled yung output ng Reverse Osmosis (RO) namin. The bottomline here, we are trying to be the first green hospital in Pampanga,” Del Carmen said
RMH of Guagua is also currently the only hospital in the province with the capacity to operate a double pass reverse osmosis machine. It is processes water that will be used in the dialysis process, and is said to be safer than distilled water and 99-percent bacteria-free.
By using the system, the hospital can save up to 80, 000 liters of water, plus several liters more from the purified water coming from dialysis.
“We’ll be the first in Pampanga to have a double pass reverse osmosis. This was the plan of the engineer (Del Carmen) and partners with BBrawn. We are already starting in the typing so anytime this year we’ll start on it,” according to Marc Ocampo Felipe, assistant vice president for finance.
“We could also save up to P70, 000 to P80, 000 per month. Not very substantial. But the fact that we will be able to recycle it, and the impact to the environment, that would be something,” he added.
The hospital is also going solar, as part of the overall objective was to go green, Felipe said. This effort alone has been allocated a budget of P40 million.
RMH likewise allocated approximately P125 million for dialysis machines and other equipment. A new medical arts building is also being constructed at a cost of P95 million, and is expected to be completed in December.
The hospital now operates with a medical staff and personnel of 277, and has a bed capacity of 170.
Although a private hospital, RMH will be providing patients “reasonable” rates. It has also dedicated the entire third floor of the medical arts buildings as its PhilHealth ward.
Despite having done so much, Del Carmen is not stopping yet. He also has plans of putting up a school for students who want to pursue a career in nursing.
But his ultimate goal is to build an elementary school in his hometown.
“It is my major dream. Yung profit ko dito sa hospital, I want to share that as well to others,” Del Carmen said.
He shared that his humble experience as a salesman taught him discipline and courage to face life’s problems. But the reason he returned to Guagua, his hometown, is to give back to the community where he was born and raised.
MEDICAL MISSION – The Rosario Memorial Hospital of Guagua Inc., on its 25th anniversary, conducted a free medical mission with random blood sugar, peripheral vascular and bone scanning services to residents of Guagua town as part of its week-long celebration from Oct. 21-25.
This was what successful businessman Eulogio Del Carmen, an engineer and chief executive officer and chairman of Rosario Memorial Hospital (RMH) in Guagua Inc. (RMH) said about the green hospital that he has built close to the masses in the second district of this province.
With a total project investment of approximately P800 million, RMH was anchored on green architecture as its key feature.
The hospital was built on a two-hectare lot in San Roque, Santo Cristo, which makes it accessible to all Kapampangans, especially those in need of quality medical services.
“Alam natin lahat that medical care is very expensive. Dito sa population ng Guagua, Sta. Rita and the neighboring towns pag sinabi hospital nasa malayo. Before Rosario was built, there was no second level hospital in Pampanga. Meron nagtayo about 10 years ago but they are far away from the community. It will take you two to three rides. Ito nilapit namin ang medical care sa tao ng Guagua,” he said.
“Other than that there is an extra. If gumawa ka ng facility within the municipality itself your first consideration would be pollution, malaki kasi sya. You’re a big establishment, therefore there is a concern with regards to the discharge and impact on the environment — that is why di kami tumigil doon. And you would be see that profit is not our priority kaya pumasok kami at nagsolar pa kami para hindi lang makatipid but also makatulong sa environment,” he shared.
A major environmental feature of the medical facility is its Sewerage Treatment Plant that removes contaminants from wastewater, thus, making water reusable. This STP has the ability to clean water by removing its chemicals and other solids present in the wastewater.
“Nag STP kami pinalaki namin ang STP namin para magamit ang tubig at hindi sya masayang. Ma- recycle namin sya for toilet use or gardening. Dun sa dialysis namin that is twice the quality of a distilled yung output ng Reverse Osmosis (RO) namin. The bottomline here, we are trying to be the first green hospital in Pampanga,” Del Carmen said
RMH of Guagua is also currently the only hospital in the province with the capacity to operate a double pass reverse osmosis machine. It is processes water that will be used in the dialysis process, and is said to be safer than distilled water and 99-percent bacteria-free.
By using the system, the hospital can save up to 80, 000 liters of water, plus several liters more from the purified water coming from dialysis.
“We’ll be the first in Pampanga to have a double pass reverse osmosis. This was the plan of the engineer (Del Carmen) and partners with BBrawn. We are already starting in the typing so anytime this year we’ll start on it,” according to Marc Ocampo Felipe, assistant vice president for finance.
“We could also save up to P70, 000 to P80, 000 per month. Not very substantial. But the fact that we will be able to recycle it, and the impact to the environment, that would be something,” he added.
The hospital is also going solar, as part of the overall objective was to go green, Felipe said. This effort alone has been allocated a budget of P40 million.
RMH likewise allocated approximately P125 million for dialysis machines and other equipment. A new medical arts building is also being constructed at a cost of P95 million, and is expected to be completed in December.
The hospital now operates with a medical staff and personnel of 277, and has a bed capacity of 170.
Although a private hospital, RMH will be providing patients “reasonable” rates. It has also dedicated the entire third floor of the medical arts buildings as its PhilHealth ward.
Despite having done so much, Del Carmen is not stopping yet. He also has plans of putting up a school for students who want to pursue a career in nursing.
But his ultimate goal is to build an elementary school in his hometown.
“It is my major dream. Yung profit ko dito sa hospital, I want to share that as well to others,” Del Carmen said.
He shared that his humble experience as a salesman taught him discipline and courage to face life’s problems. But the reason he returned to Guagua, his hometown, is to give back to the community where he was born and raised.