Exactly a week after the opening of the dialysis center in Danao City in the north, another facility of the same kind was opened to the public, this time in Carcar City, southern Cebu.
On April 21, Gov. Gwen Garcia and Carcar City Mayor Patricio Barcenas inaugurated the 15-unit hemodialysis center at the Cebu Provincial Hospital in Carcar City.
It is the third dialysis facility in Capitol-run hospitals, following those located in the Provincial Hospitals in Balamban and Danao City.
Capitol partners with Medtronix Medical Supplies and Equipment for the operation of the dialysis facilities in the cities of Carcar and Danao. Proprietor Jona Brigida Navarro also joined the governor during the opening ceremony.
“Because He (God) has put together the right people at the right time for the right reasons, we will do everything that we can to the least of our brethren. Ang labaw nga mga nagkinahanglang kabos, mao gayod kana ang ato gayong matabangan na karon,” the governor said in her speech.
The governor reminded the dialysis patients to avail of government funding for their treatment through PhilHealth and the Malasakit Center, whose chief, Dr. Girlie Veloso, was also present during the ceremony.
San Fernando Mayor Mytha Canoy and Sibonga Mayor Lionel Bacaltos — whose constituents most likely will benefit from the dialysis center — also showed out in support to the governor; as well as VSMMC chief Dr. Gerardo Aquino Jr. and Board Member Stanley Caminero, chair of the PB commission on public health.