CHAPTER III

RESULTS

Presented in this chapter are the results of the data gathering and their respective analysis.

The data were collected through site visits, formal consultation and interview with who have

knowledge in the project.

In order to make the study broader the researcher conducted an interview in local

governments and people who have knowledgeable in the project. In formal consultation with Ms.

Windalyn G. Baluis, RN, MAN (Head of Mental Health Program, DOH V), she discussed that there

are 5 mental health facilities in albay that cater person mental disorder but limited wards only. The

proponents’ aimed to know the data of what is the top mental disorder admitted in the whole Bicol

Region but the data is not clear because……………………………………………………….

In order to have a knowledge in designing and planning of mental health care the researchers

conducted an interview to Ar. Kim Ciudadano architect of Don Susano J. Rodriguez Memorial

Mental Hospital and he gave a plan for the reference of the researcher and use it as guide in the

development of the study and what would be the design of the project.

The proponents conducted a site visit on existing mental hospital which is Don Susano J.

Rodriguez Memorial Mental Hospital which is under renovation located at Cadlan, Pili, Camarines

Sur having a 200 bed wards. According to Ma. Theresa R. Galvan, Nurse V & Assistant

Administrator of BMC they are catering all mental disorder and the whole Bicol region and nearby

provinces including Samar and Quezon City.

Chona Bon, RN, Senior Health Program Officer also interviewed to know the total mentally

ill registry in Bicol from year 2015-2020 and asked to have a copy of it. The researcher aimed to

know the total number of male and female admitted in the facilities here in Bicol region according

to her that the data was not clear because the mental health cares in the whole Bicol region submitted

only the total number of their patients not the gender if is it male or female.

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 According to Mr. Kent B. Cernechez, Administrative Assistant III, as of January 2020 there

are a sub total of patients in Bicol Region which is 20,793 mentally ill patients.

Mr. Nolan Navarro was also interviewed, according to him it is important to have a project

like APTC because ………………