Vintar District Hospital now open 24/7

Vintar Mayor Richard Degala formally announces to the members of the media the 24-hour operation of the Vintar District Hospital starting Feb. 10, 2025 as he thanked Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew M. Manotoc for giving additional manpower for the said hospital’s operations. (Doms Dela Cruz)

Dominic B. dela Cruz (Staff Reporter)

Vintar, Ilocos Norte—Town Mayor Richard Degala formally announced that the operation of the Vintar District Hospital is now open on 24-hours staring Feb. 10, 2024.

“Napalalo iti ragsak ken yaman ko ta finally, matungpalen tay nabayagen a kalkalikaguman dagiti appo a kakailiak ditoy Vintar aglalo dagitay padak a taga Surong ta ag 24 orasen daytoy Tamdagan District Hospital tayon wennu Vintar District Hospital’en tapnu mas mapaalisto a mataming ta no adda emergency ket talaga a marigatan dagti padak a taga away a maitaray dagiti pasyente”, Degala said.

The mayor thanked the provincial government of Ilocos Norte headed by Governor Matthew Joseph M. Manotoc for prioritizing the health care in Vintar and for providing additional medical doctors, nurses and admin personnel for the hospital’s operation.

The mayor said the hospital will not only benefit the residents from those at Surong Valley but also residents who are at the northern part of the town’s river.

He said that with the on-going construction of a bridge funded by the Office of first district Congressman Sandro Marcos at Brgy. Alsem, the Vintar District Hospital will become much nearer to residents of Brgys. Alsem, Salsalamagi and Magabobo.

Relative to this, the mayor met the hospital staff headed by Dr. Desiree Geraldine Soriano.

“Ket nam-namaen dagiti appo a kakailiak ti ili a Vintar nga agtul-tuloy iti pinangsuporta iti daytoy nga administrasyon para iti benneg iti salun-at ket nakagasana kami no anyaman a tulong iti maipaay iti daytoy nga ospital’’, Degala added.

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