{"id":114171,"date":"2017-08-26T02:16:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T06:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=114171"},"modified":"2017-08-26T02:16:33","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T06:16:33","slug":"bacolod-regl-hospital-now-offers-kidney-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/26\/bacolod-regl-hospital-now-offers-kidney-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacolod reg’l hospital now offers kidney transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: In Bacolod, at least 1,000 individuals are considered potential candidates for kidney transplant. (Photo<\/a>: Department of Health (Philippines)\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BACOLOD CITY<\/strong>\u2014 The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), the only Department of\u00a0 Health (DOH) hospital in Negros Island, now offers kidney transplant after its first succesful surgery.<\/p>\n

CLMMRH officials led by Dr. Julius Drilon, medical center chief, made the announcement Friday afternoon after the hospital\u2019s first successful transplant operation involving a 42-year-old female donor and a 39-year-old male recipient\u00a0 from Bacolod City.<\/p>\n

Drilon said they want to show the community that they are capable and competent in performing serious medical operations.<\/p>\n

“It is part of the hospital\u2019s measures to address the general concerns of the community we serve,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Drilon said the first kidney transplant was \u201csubsidized,\u201d with the hospital shouldering some of the patient\u2019s expenses, including medical and professional fees.<\/p>\n

In Bacolod, at least 1,000 individuals are considered potential candidates for kidney transplant.<\/p>\n

For transplant cases, hospitals in Metro Manila will charge between PHP1.2 million and PHP1.5 million per patient with suitable donor, the doctor said.<\/p>\n

Drilon said costs will be lesser at the CLMMRH being a government-run hospital. To further reduce costs, they are seeking accreditation from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for the provision of Z Package benefits, which address health conditions needing prolonged hospitalization and expensive treatments that will be a burden to the family.<\/p>\n

The CLMMRH hopes to obtain the accreditation this year, he added. “Through a good donor recruitment program, we hope to line up more patients who can avail of our kidney transplant services.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Rose Marie Liquete, executive director of National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), said during the press briefing that PhilHealth Z package provides PHP600,000 in subsidy.<\/p>\n

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