𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎𝐕. 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐈-𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑
As Cebu Province advances its health infrastructure development initiatives, Provincial Health Consultant Dr. Nikki Catalan led a Capitol team in a second benchmarking visit to the Governor Celestino Gallares Multi-Specialty Medical Center in Bohol—one of the country’s most modern tertiary hospitals.
Held recently, the visit served as a deliberate follow-up to the team’s initial tour in September.
While the first visit provided a general overview, this return engagement was technical and strategic in nature, focused on gathering actionable insights for the upcoming projects and upgrades for the 16 Capitol-run hospitals.
The delegation included members of the Provincial Engineering Office, led by Department Head Engr. Hector Jamora, along with Engr. Eva Z. Estoconing, Engr. Francis G. Wenceslao, and Arch. Mitchel Von M. Cansico.
They were joined by Atty. Kevin Dinsay, Dr. Miguel Tristan B. Rebalde, and Marielle Shayne P. Camacho.
The team conducted an in-depth study of the medical center’s hospital design, patient flow systems, regulatory compliance, engineering infrastructure, and operational integration.
According to Dr. Catalan, the goal is to ensure that future health facilities in Cebu Province are not only modern and compliant, but also genuinely responsive to the needs of patients and medical frontliners.
“Good governance requires learning from best practices,” Dr. Catalan said. “We do not build blindly. We benchmark, we study, and we adapt thoughtfully for Cebu.”
Dr. Catalan thanked Dr. Eno Tirol, whom she called “a very good friend, a respected colleague, and a true advocate for hospital development,” for generously opening the doors of the Gallares Multi-Specialty Medical Center and sharing the hospital’s systems and technical expertise.
The group likewise expressed gratitude to the hospital’s technical staff for facilitating a meaningful exchange of knowledge. /photos Arlene Solis Chua
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