Lingayen- – -The provincial government under the stewardship of Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. is set to award six (6) units of brand new Toyota Hi-Ace GL Grandia ambulance to six government hospitals right after the regular flag-raising ceremony on Monday, January 18, at the Capitol grounds.

The six recipients include the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital, Western Pangasinan District Hospital, Bayambang District Hospital, Lingayen District Hospital, Bolinao Community Hospital and Pozorrubio Community Hospital.

The other district and community hospitals will receive their new units of ambulance before the month ends, according to Gov. Espino in his speech during the distribution of 29 multi-purpose vehicles to Liga ng mga Barangay.

The provision of new ambulances to provincial government-run hospitals is part of the present administration’s thrust to provide quality and affordable healthcare for the less-privileged sector of society.

Gov. Espino earlier took pride in the upgrading of diagnostic capability of all 14 government-owned hospitals which are now equipped with automated laboratory diagnostic equipment, digital x-ray, hemodialysis machines, with PPH being provided with CT scan and gas sterilizer apart from other modern equipment.

The governor also cited that the implementation of Point-of-Care program has proven to be a vital component of the present administration’s goal to make Pangasinan as ‘home of the healthiest Filipinos.’

Point-of-Care, in cooperation with the PhilHealth, is a program which automatically enrolls indigent patients confined in any of the 14 public hospitals operated by the provincial government to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

An amount of P60 million has been allocated this year by the provincial government for the health insurance of indigent families. (Ruby R. Bernardino)