To accommodate the growing number of underprivileged members of society, Quezon City authorities said the city government will prioritize the building of additional modern health facilities in the city.

Although there is a sufficient number of public hospitals in Quezon City, Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said the city needs to construct more advanced medical health centers to cater to even the most sensitive illness afflicting the poor.

Belmonte said he has consulted with his men regarding the possibility of building adequate healthcare facilities in remote areas where there are scarce or no regular health centers available.

The Quezon City mayor said although generally Quezon City has a “terrific healthcare facility presence,’’ there is still an urgent need to construct government healthcare units in far-flung areas that will provide medical relief to local residents, especially during emergency cases.

Belmonte directed Department of Engineering chief Joselito Cabungcal to closely coordinate with concerned local health officials regarding the construction of a three-story building at the back of the Novaliches District Hospital (NDH).

With District Two accounting for more than 50 percent of the city’s population, Belmonte has expedited plans to construct a state-of-the-art hospital.

Cabungcal said Quezon City Hall officials are contemplating plans on starting the construction of the modern hospital in the district within the year, adding that the city government is rushing the completion of the 500-bed Quezon City General Hospital (QCGH) in Barangay Bahay Toro.