The Out-Patient Department (OPD) of the new building that houses the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) is now operating in full swing and already accepting patients who are seeking medical consultations.

Mayor Edgardo Labella said via social media on Friday that Cebuanos will start enjoying the amenities of the OPD with much ease and convenience after years of making do with the temporary facility of CCMC inside the Bureau of Fire Protection compound in this city,

“While we are working very hard to complete the facility, the city government is making sure that we can already accommodate more patients and provide them with the much-needed medical services,” Labella said.

He said that consultation services offered in the OPD include internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and general dentistry. It is open from Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

He reminded patients seeking OPD services to observe the minimum health protocols such as wearing of face mask and face shield and physical distancing.

Situated at the ground floor of the just recently inaugurated hospital edifice, the new OPD boasts of a spacious reception area that ensures adherence to Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) physical distancing protocol in the middle of a continuous flow and outflow of people.

A triage section greets healthcare seekers to assist them in determining the right kind of services they need.

Patients’ personal details are electronically processed and stored in the registration room.

The new building was constructed after its original structure with a 300-bed capacity was damaged by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in October 2013. (PNA)