New hospital in Region 1 to rise in 2022
Narvacan Mayor Luis Crisologo “Chavit” Singson, who was former governor of Ilocos Sur, led the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of Ilocos Doctors Medical Center (IDMC) last Dec. 30, 2019.
With this, residents of Region 1 could expect a state-of-the-art facility of IDMC as its construction finally begins. When completed, the IDMC will be the 36th hospital in Ilocos Sur and the first in the region.
Design of the hospital.
The 10,000-square-meter facility was designed by the architectural firm Expo Manila. It will be consistent with Department of Health guidelines and eyeing a Level III accreditation. With 200-bed capacity, it will have medical excellence, healthcare professionals, and latest technology as its core products and services.
Mayor Chavit Singson and board members of the rising Ilocos Doctors Medical Center lead ground-breaking ceremony last December 30, 2019.
From left: Jose Addun Bacud Jr., Dr. Monet Estelita Encarnacion Dulay, Dr. Socorro Caraet Perez, Ms. Lourdes Gabriola Kempis and Mr. Charles Tiri Dulay.
The hospital will provide primary care along with emergency and a referral system to outpatient and inpatient services for medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery. This referral system will be set up for all primary, infirmary and secondary health facilities in the province and in the entire Ilocos region.IDMC will also provide nursing services, clinical laboratory, radiology, cardiac rehabilitation center, endoscopy unit, hemodialysis services, marine medical services, pain management facilities, and pharmacy services.
For more details, please visit www.idmc.com.ph and future inquiries can be sent to ilocosdoctors@medicalcenter.com.
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