Manila, Sept. 17 -- The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) has tapped the private hospitals here to assist patients during the three-month closure and renovation of its emergency room (ER) services starting Sept. 28.

In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, CLMMRH medical center chief Dr. Joan Cerrada said they aim to improve and optimize space management in the Emergency Department.

"We need to enhance physical set-up for better patient and personnel experience, and we hope to improve our work efficiency with all of these measures," she said.

CLMMRH, the Department of Health (DOH) apex hospital in Negros Island Region, issued the notice to proceed for the almost PHP92-million renovation project to contrac...