The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) is now equipped with advanced diagnostic equipment and critical care facilities
NEW MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR UP-PGH. The state-run UP-PGH levels up its healthcare medical services with the acquisition of new state-of-the-arm diagnostic gadgets.The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital is now equipped with advanced diagnostic equipment and critical care facilities that enabled it to provide significant medical services free of charge to indigent patients.
All of these developments form part of the long-term master plan of UP-PGH, which currently provides a wide range of healthcare services to over 700,000 patients annually while serving as the premier institution in training future healthcare professionals. “We need this machine badly because it has become central to the diagnosis of cancer, a major concern of our healthcare system,” he added.
Legaspi said the new equipment allows UP-PGH to do medical procedures that are otherwise unavailable or expensive to obtain from private hospitals. He thanked the Philippine government for its continuing attention to UP-PGH, with the hospital’s P7.72-billion outlay in 2024 comprising a third of the total amount allocated to the country’s premier state university.
UP-PGH director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi acknowledged the four-year wait for the first-ever PET-CT scan facility to be procured by the Philippine government. PET-CT scan procedures can accommodate up to eight patients a day at present, but UP-PGH expects to expand its capacity to15 once operations become more regular.
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