Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo (center) and East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) chief Dr. Alfonso Nuñez III check the equipment at the newly opened Rillo-Romualdez Ambulatory Care Center. The center provides comprehensive free health services to the public, including clinical consultations, diagnostics, treatment, and pharmacy supplies. (Rep. Rillo's office)

Quezon City 4th Rep. Marvin Rillo and East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) chief Dr. Alfonso Nuñez III led on Saturday, Sept. 28 led the inauguration of the Rillo-Romualdez Ambulatory Care Center, which seeks to provide comprehensive free health services to the public. 

The newly-opened center, located at MC Rillo Building in Barangay Mariana, Quezon City, offers free clinical consultations, endoscopy, ultrasound, and other diagnostic services, as well as free laboratory tests. 

The facility also provides free hemodialysis treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease, free minor surgeries, and free eye examinations, along with free eyeglasses. 

Additionally, the center has its own pharmacy that dispenses free medicines. 

This facility is a joint project of Rillo, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, the Department of Health (DOH), the EAMC, and Passion Healthcare Philippines Inc. 

“We have effectively established an augmentation hospital for the EAMC here,” Rillo said. 

“The EAMC now has the option to refer individuals seeking medical treatment to our ambulatory care center, or patients can come directly to us for free diagnostic and treatment services,” added the rookie legislator. 

The EAMC is currently experiencing a very high patient load, including outpatient cases, which is causing many individuals seeking medical treatment to wait for long hours before being accommodated, according to Rillo. 

The EAMC is a national government-owned tertiary general hospital and the leading public healthcare provider in Quezon City. 

Three years ago, Congress enacted a law that raised the EAMC’s authorized bed capacity from 600 to 1,000 beds to accommodate the growing number of patients seeking treatment.