Corazon C. Aquino Hospital

The Corazon C. Aquino Hospital, is a tertiary hospital located in Barangay Biasong, Dipolog, Philippines. The center has an area of 3 hectares and consist of 2 stories and has a 300(?) bed-capacity. It also houses different private clinics of known physicians in the province with specialties in dermatology, dentistry, urology, and gynecology.[1]

Corazon C. Aquino Hospital
City Government of Dipolog
Location of Corazon C. Aquino Hospital in the Philippines
Geography
Location	Circumferential Road, Biasong, Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines
Coordinates	8°35′34″N 123°20′38″E
Organization
Care system	Public, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) accredite
Type	General
Services
Standards	Philippine Department of Health
Beds	300
History
Opened	2015
Links
Lists	Hospitals in the Philippines

History

Corazon C. Aquino Hospital started construction in 2011, completed construction in 2013, and opened in 2015 under the administration of Mayor Evelyn T. Uy. The hospital is named after Corazon Aquino, the 11th President of the Philippines.[2]

On July 29, 2015, while the hospital was operating softly from its recent opening, some public school children were brought to CCAH from Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center after such students experienced stomach pains from taking albendazole in a mass deworming undertaking by the Department of Health.[3][4]

On October 17, 2016, as the City Government completed the construction of the new Divine Mercy Chappel located inside CCAH, its unveiling and blessing was led by then Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle (while visiting the city for a religious conference held in the same), local officials, doctors, medical personnel, barangay officials, and government employees.[5][6]

On September 25, 2020, after the first confirmed community COVID-19 transmission in Dipolog, CCAH was temporarily closed by Mayor Darel Dexter T. Uy until October 15, 2020. This closure took effect after the hospital experienced an influx of probable and suspected COVID-19 patients.[7]

Future development

It was planned in 2017 that the City Government will commence construction of the new City Health Office (CHO-Dipolog) building adjacent to CCAH, with the intention of transferring CHO-Dipolog personnel, equipment, and supplies from the Old CHO-Dipolog building in Estaka to the hospital complex.

References

1. "Paglugway Ug Medical Assistance Sa Mga Kabus Ipatuman". Radio Philippines Network. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
2. "PROJECT UPDATE | Dipolog City's New Corazon C. Aquino Hospital". Filipino Homes. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
3. Uy, Jocelyn R. (29 July 2015). "DOH chief: Deworming pills given to Zamboanga del Norte students not expired". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
4. Alipala, Julie S. (30 July 2015). "Remedy worsened kids' stomach ache after deworming—DOH". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
5. Abellon, Mary May A. (20 October 2016). "Cardinal Tagle visits Dipolog". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
6. "Cardinal Tagle visits Dipolog". Zamboanga.com. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
7. "Corazon C. Aquino Hospital, Temporarily Closed". Radio Philippines Network. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

See also

• Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center