The new Tondo Foreshore Health Centre and Lying-in Clinic located along Pacheco Street corner Sta. Fe Street was turned over to the Manila City government on Thursday.
The facility, done in partnership between the City of Manila and SM Foundation, Inc., is fully equipped with amenities and medicine that can be used to address the various health concerns of residents.
A wellness center for the elderly, a playroom, a pharmacy, a breastfeeding area, specialty clinics, a frontliners' lounge and pantry, physicians' rooms, and midwives' rooms are some of the areas seen in the health facility.
The Tondo Foreshore Health Centre and Lying-in Clinic was also opened to the public on Thursday.
In a taped message shown during the turnover ceremony, SM Foundation, Inc. Executive Director Connie Angeles said the new facility can help "decongest hospitals" of non-coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)-related cases.
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Donagoso, who led the event, thanked SM Foundation, Inc. for helping the local government in "raising the quality" of public service and healthcare.
"Unang-una, taos-puso ang aking pasasalamat sa pamilya Sy, talagang napakalaking bagay kapag ang private sector tumulong sa pamahalaan (First of all, I am giving my heartfelt gratitude to the Sy family, it is really a big deal when the private sector helps the government)," he said in his speech.
"Kita niyo today mas maaliwalas, mas malinis at mas episyente tayong makapagbibigay ng pangunahing tugon sa mga suliraning pangkalusugan ng ating mga kababayan sa Don Bosco, Tondo area (You can see now that we have a more pleasant and cleaner facility and we can provide primary care to residents of the Don Bosco, Tondo area who have medical concerns in a more efficient manner)," he added.