Surgical outreach serves 100 in Baguio

The surgical outreach activity conducted by the World Surgical Foundation Philippines conducted Oct. 15-16, 2022 at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center benefited a total of 100 patients in the city.

Of the total, 60 were major cases and 40 were minor ones, specifically four pediatric, 16 ENT, 40 general and 40 minor operations.  Majority of the beneficiaries in the city were 31-50 years old or the young adults to middle age groups.

The activity was in partnership with the Sunlife Foundation, Rotary Club of Makati Central, the city government of Baguio and the BGHMC Surgery Department.

Mayor Benjamin Magalong and BGHMC Medical Director Dr. Ricardo Runez thanked the foundation through Dr. Lester Suntay for choosing Baguio in the mission.

Before the activity, the parties signed a memorandum of agreement for the conduct of the activity which aimed to serve indigent patients with conditions relating to thyroid, breast, parotid, stomach, hernia, tumors, intestines and gallbladder. – Aileen P. Refuerzo