New health facility specializing in family care established in Cebu City
🚀 Boom! Here comes the scoop on the latest family health facility to hit Barangay Labangon, Cebu City! The Department of Health (DOH) 7 handed over this bad boy to the City Government on May 5, 2025. This ain't your average clinic—it's the second Super Family Health Center, offering a plethora of services such as pharmacy, lab work, ultrasounds, X-rays, electrocardiograms, birthing services, dental care, and even mental health services[1].
Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia accepted the facility on behalf of the city, aiming for the center to be fully operational in June—assuming the transfer of equipment and staff is complete. The ultimate goal? To decongest city hospitals and offer more accessible healthcare to residents in the south district[2].
Got your attention? Good! Let's hear it for Mayor Garcia, who led the opening of the first super health center in Barangay Apas in July 2024. So, what's all the fuss about staffing? Well, the Labangon center requires a team of 4 docs, 4 midwives, over 3 pharmacists, radiologists, nurses, and medical technologists[1].
Oh, and I almost forgot—the election ban is putting a bit of a damper on hiring some additional personnel[3]. But don't sweat it—they've still got the resources to get the job done with the initial crew[1]. By the way, all this state-of-the-art healthcare was built for a cool P9.9 million in just 309 days[4]. Impressive, huh?
[[1] According to the text from May 5, 2025, the staffing requirements for the new family health center include:
- Four doctors
- Four midwives
- Over three pharmacists
- Radiologists
- Nurses
- Medical technologists.]
[[2] Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia mentioned in the interview that the center aims to decongest city hospitals and provide more accessible healthcare services to residents in the south district.]
[[3] The physician also mentioned that the current election ban affects the transfer or hiring of additional personnel.]
[[4] The health center's construction was completed with a P9.9 million budget over 309 calendar days.]
- The second Super Family Health Center in Cebu City, handed over to the City Government by DOH 7 on May 5, 2025, offers numerous medical-conditions related services, including hospitals like pharmacy, lab work, ultrasounds, X-rays, electrocardiograms, birthing services, dental care, and mental health services.
- The City Government aims to make the centre fully operational in June, with the transfer of equipment and staff complete, focusing on providing health-and-wellness services to families in the south district.
- The facility requires a team of4 doctors, 4 midwives, over 3 pharmacists, radiologists, nurses, and medical technologists to function effectively.
- The Labangon center's construction was completed with a budget of P9.9 million in just 309 days, offering modern science-driven solutions for various health conditions.
- The Mayor of Cebu City, Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, led the opening of the first super health center in Barangay Apas in July 2024, and now aims to decongest city hospitals and provide more accessible healthcare services to residents in the south district.
- Unfortunately, the election ban is affecting the transfer or hiring of additional personnel for the newly opened facility in Labangon, Cebu.
- Despite the challenges, the initial crew at the new facility has the necessary resources to provide family-health and mental-health services despite the current constraints in hiring additional personnel.
