Asia’s biggest hospital to unveil P2.3M visitors’ waiting lounge
THE Philippine General Hospital (PGH), considered as Asia’s biggest public hospital complex, will inaugurate on Monday the newly constructed Mabuhay Lounge visitor’s welcome area.
The P2.3 million-Mabuhay Lounge is a major project of Bayan Muna party-list Representative Satur C. Ocampo as contracted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (PDWH) and through the efforts of University of the Philippines (UP)-PGH Director Carmelo A. Alfiler and the All-UP Workers’ Union-Manila Chapter.
Dr. Reynaldo Lesaca, chairman of Bayan Muna party-list, will represent Ocampo on Monday’s inauguration ceremonies starting at 9:15 a.m. UP Manila Chancellor Ramon L. Arcadio and UP President Emerlinda R. Roman will represent UP and UP-PGH.
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