PGLU EXPANDS COVID-19 TREATMENT, ISOLATION THROUGH HOME OF HOPE BAUANG
By: Justin Paul D. Marbella, PIO | Photo By: Wendell Tangalin, Jefferson Lorenzo and Sonny Buenaventura, PIO | Date: September 16, 2020
The Provincial Government of La Union expanded its capacity for treatment and isolation of suspected Corona Virus Disease (CoViD-19) patients in the province, as it inaugurated the “Home of Hope” Regional Isolation and Treatment Facility in Acao, Bauang, La Union on September 16, 2020.
The facility is a 50-bed capacity that shall cater also to close contacts of suspected CoViD-19 patients, and returning residents (previously called “locally-stranded individuals”) who fail to present documentary requirements upon their entry to La Union borders.
The Home of Hope Bauang is a facility of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 1 led by Engr. Ronnel M. Tan, who entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the PGLU to formalize the partnership on this CoViD-19 mitigation initiative.
Also part of the initiative is the Regional Task Force (RTF) on CoViD-19, led by Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 1 Director Eugene Cabrera. The RTF may endorse COVID-19 patients who are not residents of, but are staying in, La Union due to business, profession, or school reasons.
The PGLU, meanwhile, shall primarily manage the operation and maintenance of the facility, including the provision of nurses, doctors, and other related personnel. The 20 component Local Government Units (LGUs) may also endorse patients to the facility.
In his speech, Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III emphasized the PGLU’s thrust to strengthen its healthcare services, which is integral to its revamped Transformative Governance Roadmap, “Stronger La Union: Provincial Strategy on Response, Recovery and Local Economic Development.”
The facility’s inauguration was also witnessed by Department of Health Center for Health Development Region 1 Assistant Regional Director Dr. Mar Wynn Bello, Bauang Mayor Mechie Lomboy-De Guzman, and officers from PGLU, OCD and DPWH.
