Patients who need regular dialysis now have a free option at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) in Dumaguete City.
At a glance
- Facility: NOPH Dialysis Center, Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital, Dumaguete City
- Cost: ₱100 million
- Opened: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026
- Machines: 12 now, 25 by end of October, 50 planned next year
- Capacity: about 75 patients a day at 25 machines, up to about 150 a day at full build-out
- Cost to patients: free
The provincial government’s ₱100-million NOPH Dialysis Center was inaugurated and blessed on Tuesday, Sept. 29, in rites led by Governor Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria. Treatment at the government-run facility is free of charge.
12 machines now, 50 planned
The center opened with 12 hemodialysis machines. The province expects to have 25 by the end of October, which at three patients per machine a day would serve about 75 patients daily. Another 25 machines are planned for the building’s second floor next year, for a total of 50 machines and up to about 150 patients a day.
The facility includes treatment areas, offices and support rooms.
Easing a heavy, regular cost
Patients with kidney failure typically need dialysis several times a week, a heavy recurring cost for many families. The provincial government said the center aims to expand access to kidney care and ease the burden on patients who need dialysis regularly.
Among those at the opening were Department of Health–Negros Island Region Director Dr. Razel Nikka Hao, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion, NOPH chief Dr. Marc Angelo Llosa, and the center’s head, Dr. Jacky Vincent Omandam.
Patients and families can ask at NOPH about requirements and scheduling.
Why this matters
Patients with kidney failure often have to travel for dialysis or pay for sessions several times a week. A free, government-run center in Dumaguete could ease that cost for families across the province, and expanding to 50 machines would let it take far more patients than it can today.
The facility is meant “to expand access to renal care and reduce the burden on patients who require regular dialysis treatment,” the provincial government said.
