The Department of Health is set to establish the Negros Island Region’s first mental hospital and drug rehabilitation facility in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental to expand specialized mental healthcare and substance use treatment in the area.
To be named the Merceditas J. Montilla Mental Hospital and Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, the project officially moved forward following the DOH’s acceptance of a 30,000-square-meter land donation from Negrense philanthropist Merceditas Montilla during a signing ceremony in Bacolod City.
DOH Undersecretary Mary Ann Maestral and Assistant Secretary Razel Nikka Hao highlighted that the facility will bring critical healthcare services, a mental health crisis center, and training programs closer to residents across Negros and Siquijor. The state-run Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital will manage the future medical facility.
