SPH as Kidney Center

By Wein P. Gadian

Kidney patients need not go to Manila for their needs anymore, St. Pauls Hospital Integarted Center of Expertise (S.P.I.C.E.) on Thursday launched its Kidney Transplantation and Kidney Quality Care Program. Photo shows (from left) Dr. Helen Caro-Pastolero, Dr. Romulo Barrameda, Dr. Vicente Pido, Sr. Ma. Linda Tanalgo, and Dr. Pete Tingson Jr. explaining to the media the capabilities of the program.

For the past many years, healthcare for kidney patients in Iloilo was insufficient especially in terms medical facilities. There was an undeniable lack of facilities for kidney transplant in the city. Thus, patients needing medical procedures for the kidney normally would have to go all the way to Manila for these services.

All these means they would have to deal with much higher expenses. Now, St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH), St. Paul’s Hospital Integrated Center of Expertise (S.P.I.C.E.) Program offers services that will help so many patients suffering from kidney problems. The program provides innovative healthcare services as it launches the Kidney Transplantation and Total Quality Kidney Care come September 24, 9am. S.P.I.C.E. also aims to give medical/surgical services to patients in need of Quality care from prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
 
The Kidney Transplant is a cooperative endeavor of different services such as Nephrology, Transplant Surgery, Urology, and Anesthesiology. Kidney patients may avail the following services: Medical Care for Adult and Pediatric patients, Dialysis Treatment (hemodialysis or  peritoneal dialysis), Kidney Transplant, Kidney Stone Disease, Prostrate Management and Surgery.

SPH as Kidney Center of Iloilo and Western Visayas in their S.P.I.C.E. program are lead by experts; Dr. Romulo Barrameda as transplant surgeon, Nephrologists: Dr. Helen Caro-Pastolero, Dr. Agnes Jean Maleficio-Villaflor and Dr. Hazel Yadao-Oro, Urologist: Dr. Raul Sancho and Dr. Pete Tingson, Jr., Anesthesiology  Department headed by Dr. Fidela Calimoso-Confesor (chairman) and other members. The project was realized through the support of Sr. Ma. Linda Tanalgo, SPC and Dr. Vic Pido, Medical Director.