CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, Jan. 5 — Dialysis patients in the province will no longer have to travel far for their treatment with the Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) inking a partnership with St. Mary Kidney Care, Inc. (SMKCI) for the operation of a dialysis ward at the Kalinga Provincial Hospital here.
The memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the dialysis unit operation was signed between Governor Ferdinand Tubban representing the PLGU and Pelagio Pangilinan representing SMKCI, a private corporation.
Under the MOA, the PLGU will provide the building at the back of the Kalinga Provincial Hospital to SMKCI for use as dialysis ward. It will also allow the SMKCI to use the 10 dialysis machines and accessories donated by the Department of Health.
Should SMKCI desires to expand the dialysis units’ capacity, it will provide additional BBraun dialysis machines together with its maintenance without any cost to the PLGU.
Moreover, SMKCI shall install and maintain a 6000GPD reverse osmosis water system vital to the daily operations of the dialysis unit and handle human resource requirements.
The MOA also provides that the SMKCI shall pay the PLGU its monetary share equivalent to Php300.00 of the effective dialysis treatment price, whichever is higher. The effective treatment price is the total amount charged to a patient every dialysis, regardless of source.
According to the PLGU, the Kalinga Provincial Hospital Dialysis Ward has obtained its license to operate last December 28, 2020 and is valid until December 31, 2022. It will get accreditation from PhilHealth after the annual reset of its services.
The dialysis ward is now open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday. On its first month, the plan is to operate by pacing in consideration of the machines’ capacity for reprocessing per treatment. The cost per treatment is PhP2,900.00.
It can be recalled that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved Resolution No. 2020-170 on August 11, 2020, authorizing the governor to enter into a MOA with the SMKCI relative to the establishment of a dialysis center in Kalinga.** JDP/PAB-PIA CAR, Kalinga
