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'Build the best': Isko wants new hospital to look 'better than Makati Med, St. Luke's'

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MANILA - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Monday said he wants the new Ospital ng Maynila to be better than prestigious private hospitals.&quot;Basta &#x27;pag ang Ospital ng Maynila tinayo natin at hindi naging mas maganda kaysa sa Makati Medical Center at St. Luke’s, hindi papasa sa&#x27;kin,&quot; he said in a speech before public doctors, nurses, and medical staff in the city.(If the new Manila Hospital is not better than Makati Medical Center and St. Luke&#x27;s, it won&#x27;t pass for me.)&quot;Sapagkat hindi biro magtayo ng ospital, dingding, sahig lang eh bakit di pa natin itodo. So build it better, build the best. Ayaw niyo ba &#x27;yung pasyente ninyo hanggang sa huling hininga nakikita niya dapat ‘ayos, malamig.’&quot;(It&#x27;s not easy to build a hospital, why don&#x27;t we do our best to construct floors and walls. So build it better, build the best. Don&#x27;t you want your patient until the last breath they would think &#x27;this is nice&#x27;.)Moreno earlier said the 50-year-old Ospital ng Maynila will be renovated and redesigned as a fully air-conditioned, state-of-the-art medical facility by the bay.The old Antonio Villegas building will be retained but converted to house the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila&#x27;s College of Medicine.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/16/19/tupad-laway-na-mayor-isko-says-city-hall-to-renovate-ospital-ng-maynila">‘Tupad laway na’: Mayor Isko says City Hall to renovate Ospital ng Maynila</a></li></ul>The mayor said it is government&#x27;s duty to provide the best care for its constituents until their last breath.&quot;Ang isang mahirap na tao makaramdam man lamang ng tunay na pagkalinga (mula) sa kaniyang pamahalaan kahit sa huling hininga niya,&quot; he said.(A poor person should feel they are cared for by the government until their last breath.)&quot;&#x27;Yun ang goal natin, maiparamdam natin sa kaniya na hindi kailangan ang public hospital, public hospital din ang hitsura. Pwede siyang public hospital pero ang hitsura niya St. Luke’s.&quot;(That&#x27;s our goal, to make them feel that a public hospital should not look like one. Even though it&#x27;s a public hospital, it could look like St. Luke&#x27;s.)Apart from OsMa, at least 60 health centers in the capital city are also set for renovation, while the city government will buy 6 new ambulances.

MANILA - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Monday said he wants the new Ospital ng Maynila to be better than prestigious private hospitals.

MANILA - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Monday said he wants the new Ospital ng Maynila to be better than prestigious private hospitals.