DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur (PIA) - - A total of 629 super health centers of which 322 SHCs will put up this year by the Department of Health nationwide.

Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chair of the Senate Committee on Health bared that 307 of the super health centers were established in 2022 while 322 are still to be implemented nationwide including five SHCs in Davao Region.

He explained that the super health center is designed to provide medical assistance to the needy in form of minor operation and emergency services.

“Mothers tend to deliver their babies in public conveyance because of lack of super health centers near the barangays,” Go said.

He said that a super health center is a medium-type of a polyclinic where services like birthing, dental laboratory, x-ray are available.

Go said that the local government units can expand its usage after the DOH has turned over the facility to the LGU.

He said modifications like dialysis machine and other medical services are most welcome.

Go led the local government officials headed by Mayor Josef Fortich-Cagas and Vice Mayor Johari Bana in the groundbreaking of the site of the super health center in Digos City, Davao del Sur. (JSGD/PIA XI)