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MANILA – The Department of Health next month will begin the bidding for the construction of the new Philippine Orthopedic Center in Quezon City under the government's Public-Private Partnership initiative.
Health Undersecretary Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday said the invitation to bid for the hospital's P5.6-billion modernization will be published next month. The National Economic and Development Authority board chaired by President Benigno Aquino III approved the project last week.
The winning bidder will be determined in four to six months, and shall be awarded a 25-year lease contract, Herbosa said.
He said a feasibility study made by international consultancy firm Deloitte Touche showed the project would be self-sustaining as early as the fifth year of operations.
The hospital group of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation has already expressed interest to bid for the project, Herbosa said, adding that other companies have also shown interest.
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Herbosa said the new 700-bed Philippine Orthopedic Center will be built adjacent to the Philippine Heart Center and the Philippine Lung Center.
Seventy percent of the beds will be for use of PhilHealth members and indigents, while the remainder will be for paying patients, he said.
With the upcoming facility, patients could undergo treatment within six days, unlike now when it takes up to 27 days due to the lack of equipment, he said.
The old facility will be converted into rehabilitation and prosthesis manufacturing centers, Herbosa said.
Besides the Philippine Orthopedic Center, the DOH plans to modernize 25 other hospitals, including eight cancer centers, Herbosa said.
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