A FOUR-STORY hospital building worth P473 million is set to rise in Angeles City after officials led by Mayor Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin Jr. broke ground for the new edifice of the Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center (RLMMC), formerly Ospital Ning Angeles (ONA), on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.
The soon-to-rise hospital building, which will have P100 million worth of state-of-the-art medical equipment, is a dream come true for Lazatin and for his father Mayor Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin.
"Sa araw na ito po, matutupad na ang aking matagal ng pangarap at pangarap din ng aming ama, Mayor Tarzan Lazatin, na makapagpagawa ng mas malaki at mas makabagong ospital para sa mga Angeleños," Mayor Lazatin said.
(On this day, my long-held dream and the dream of our father to build a bigger and more modern hospital for the Angeleños will come true.)
Apart from this, the City Government is also acquiring additional dialysis machines to address the needs of Angeleños, especially those in the marginalized sector.
Lazatin said together with his brother, Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo "Jon" Lazatin II, they will continue to uplift the health services for Angeleños.
Mayor Lazatin also shared that in the face of the pandemic, the RLMMC has extended its services not only to the residents but also to the nearby towns and cities that are battling coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
He said as soon as took office as mayor, he revitalized all six rural health units and 28 sub-health centers for free medicines.
The Puso Center's three-in-one clinic was also established to give free health services for animal bite treatment, minor surgeries and dental care.
Even as a city councilor, he has been giving door-to-door delivery of medicines to senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Amid the pandemic, the Angeles City Government is one of the local government units in the country, which launched blended scheme vaccination programs — the Ronda Bakuna sa Barangay and the Sundo Bakuna sa Barangay — both delivering vaccine services right at the doorsteps of Angeleños.