AT LEAST four doctors from the J.R. Borja Memorial City Hospital (JRBMCH) transferred to two municipal hospitals in Misamis Oriental, top official from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) said.
Dr. Ignacio Moreno, PHO chief, confirmed this on Sunday during the inauguration and turn-over ceremony of the P20-million Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital-Balingasag.
The doctors were Dr. Juanita Notarte, former internal medicine head of J.R. Borja General Hospital (JRBMCH); Dr. Dina Factura, Dr. Tim Ibana, and one Dr. Adejado.
It was learned that Dr. Ann Perez, who is now the acting chief of hospital of Claveria District Hospital, was also from JRBMCH.
“Pero dugay na si Dr. Perez sa Claveria. Ang bag-o lang nadawat dire sa Balingasag mao sila si Dr. Notarte, Dr. Factura, Dr. Ibana and Dr. Adejado, pero dugay na gyud sila nag-apply,” Moreno told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro.
Moreno, however, declined to give any more comment on the doctors’ reason to work at Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital-Balingasag.
Mayor Constantino Jaraula had said the resignations of some 18 physicians recently can’t be blamed in the supposed low pay and poor working conditions at the secondary-grade hospital.
Jaraula said it was normal for practicing physicians to gain “experience” at government-run hospitals as a stepping stone for “promotion” or employment in municipal health care facilities.
Several of the doctors who spoke to Sun.Star on condition of anonymity said they left J.R. Borja General Hospital because of low pay, delayed salaries and poor working conditions. Some said the inadequate facilities at the hospital had impeded them from performing their jobs properly.
Cagayan de Oro second district Representative Rufus Rodriguez had called the resignations “principled.”
“The doctors were resigning not for greener pastures but as a protest, knowing that their services cannot be properly maximized because the hospital has no decent facility,” Rodriguez said.
“I believe our doctors had really wanted to serve the people; they were willing to render their services. I don’t believe it when they say that those who resigned are a bunch of selfish people who are demanding perks and such,” Rodriguez added. (Annabelle L. Ricalde)
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i truly believe in what Cong Rodriguez said…government doctors also want to have a decent and functional facility where they can perform their duties properly. it would be very hard to do your job when you don’t even have facilities and resources. mag-unsa man tawon ang doktor kung wala tarong pasilidad? syempre mamatay jud ang pasyente! and what’s depressing to note is that the doctors get the blame when patients die due to the lack of facilities and resources when in fact the politicians in the local gov’t should be blamed because JRBMH is under the LGU. how true is the allegations Mr. Mayor that the former chief of hospital would have wanted JRBMH to be improved and make it into a tertiary level hospital but since it will become a national funded hospital when that happens(meaning the city government would have no role and BUDGET ALLOCATION from the national budget when that happens),you blocked that plan ug imo daw giinitan sya hangtud nagresign nalang intawn….why would you block any plans of progress for the city hospital? tungod ba kay mawad-an mo ug milking-cow when that happens? i think think the taxpayers ought to know.
very true… JRB is a very very sad hospital to look at. looking at the place is more than enough to prove that it has no support from the local government. the patients lives are sacrificed for “their” personal gains. for these people, health of the people is basically, obviously not their primary concern but rather their pockets… so so sad…