Cancer institute, hospice care to rise soon in Ilocos Norte

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff Reporter

BATAC CITY—A proposed two-storey Cancer Institute and Hospice Center will soon rise in this city’s premiere health care provider, Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC).

Located in a 1.5-hectare donated lot at Barangay San Pedro along the Batac-Banna road, Dr. Jose Orosa III of the MMMH&MC said that the Batac hospital continues to expand with numerous infrastructure developments and will soon house cancer patients and other patients in need of a hospice care center.

Being the center for health and wellness in the region, Dr. Orosa said the proposed Cancer Institute and Hospice Care under the supervision of the MMMH&MC will certainly benefit Ilocanos in the region.

Instead of going to Metro Manila for treatment, Dr. Orosa said that their constituents will save a lot of time, effort and money as health services becomes more accessible.

Funded by the Department of Health, the proposed Cancer Institute and Hospice Center in Batac City hopes to serve better patients in Ilocos Norte including those from the nearby provinces of Ilocos Sur, Cagayan and Apayao.

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