Lingayen — The provincial government may soon start a series of ‘roving’ dental health mission with a newly acquired dental health bus; and accommodate more patients needing dialysis treatment as seven (7) more new dialysis units have been installed at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) recently.
Outgoing board member and incoming Governor Amado “Pogi” Espino, III, on behalf of his father and namesake, outgoing Governor Espino, expressed gratitude to the DOH for the donations when he led the blessing of the dental health bus and presentation of other donated medical items after the regular flag-raising ceremony of the provincial government held at the Capitol Plaza on June 20.
BM Espino, Liga ng mga Barangay Provincial President, said: “with these donations, more Pangasinenses in barangays will benefit,” stressing that promotion of public health has been the primary focus of the nine-year stint of Governor Espino, who is celebrating his natal day today, June 20.
Other DOH donated items include: wheelchairs (863 units), infant weighing scale (42 units) and binocular microscopes (12 units).
The 14-unit dialysis station within PPH in San Carlos City recently acquired seven (7) new dialysis machines which were installed by its service provider, the Bridge of Life, Da Vita USA to replace old dialysis units.
For such, the provincial government also recognized the Da Vita USA, represented by its Director for Technical Operations, Engr. Christopher Atwater, for the ‘good partnership’ nurtured with the provincial government.
Appreciation was also extended to dialysis facility administrator Erica Labella; biomedical services specialist Anthony Balderama; dialysis center operation manager Peter Cayaban and volunteer Marife Bebania for their dedication in service.
Meanwhile, Provincial Health Officer Anna Maria Teresa De Guzman said that dentists of the provincial government – owned and managed hospitals have been briefed for their schedule on the use of the dental health bus.
“The province is still waiting for one (1) more unit of dental health bus from the DOH,” De Guzman said as she bared that dental services which include tooth extraction and cleaning and pasta procedures could be availed from the roving facility.
Distribution of donated wheelchairs to beneficiaries, on the other hand, will be coordinated with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO).
Also present during the blessing and presentation were: PPH Chief Policarpio Manuel, Provincial DOH Chief Benjamin Castillo, chiefs of hospital and dentists of the province, and other department and office heads of the provincial government.