CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The provincial government of Pampanga through the Office of the Governor extended medical and financial assistance worth P79,791,091.20 benefiting 13,861 indigent patients in 2014 according to a report submitted by said office.
A total of P5,303,070.79 worth of medical assistance was granted to 1,557 underprivileged patients treated at the Diosdado Macapagal Memorial Hospital and 10 district hospitals namely, Dr. Emigdio C. Cruz Memorial Hospital, Romana Pangan District Hospital, Escolastica Romero District Hospital, Mabalacat District Hospital, Dr. Andres Luciano District Hospital, Domingo B. Flores Memorial Hospital, Jose Songco-Lapid District Hospital, San Luis District Hospital, and Ricardo P. Rodriguez District Hospital Main and Annex.
The Office of the Governor also extended medical assistance to 1,456 disadvantaged patients from the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital in the amount of P8,154,358.12 also to 7,833 patients who sought medical attention in various private hospitals amounting to P52,173,545.29.
Medical assistance extended by said office covers hospitalization fees, dialysis fees, chemotherapy, branchytherapy and radiation therapy fees, laboratory fees, as well as fees for medical procedures such as x-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, electrocardiography (ECG), two-dimensional echocardiogram (2D Echo), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT scan).
Aside from this, the Governor’s Office also granted P14,160,117 for 13, 861 patients in need of financial assistance, particularly for the purchase of indigent patients’ prescribed medications and other incurred medical expenses.
True to her long-time promise, quality and accessible health services for all Kapampangans remain as one of the top priorities of Governor Lilia “Nanay” G. Pineda.
“Through the financial aid we extend to indigent patients, we give them the opportunity to spend their hard earned money on other basic necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, even for the education for their children. They don’t need to worry about their medical expenses, that’s what we are here for,” the governor shared.
By Angelique DC. Tuazon
