MEDICAL TRUST FUND. Officials of the city government of Batac, led by Mayor Albert Chua, turn over a check worth PHP2 million to Dr. Liberty Leaño of the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall. Batac residents can get in touch with the hospital to avail of the medical assistance. (Photo courtesy of the City Government of Batac)
LAOAG CITY – The city government of Batac has turned over another PHP2 million to the state-run Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) to be used as a trust fund for indigent patients seeking medical assistance.
Batac Mayor Albert Chua said on Wednesday the city medical trust fund will provide immediate assistance to less fortunate in-patient and out-patient residents of Batac in settling their hospital bills, medicines, and diagnostic procedures.
“The trust fund will prioritize the indigents, needy, and less fortunate with hospital expenses which are not covered by health insurance,” said Chua, referring to the fifth tranche of the medical trust fund handed to the Batac hospital.
Since the program was launched in March 2020, the city government has already served more than 1,000 beneficiaries through the PHP5-million medical trust fund the city has turned over in tranches to the Batac hospital.
This program was created through a city ordinance passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Oct. 14, 2019.
Residents who wish to avail of the hospital assistance may visit the City Social Welfare and Development Office to know more about the mechanics of the program.
The mayor hopes that the trust fund will be sustained and serve its purpose of enhancing the social protection and health programs of the city.
Previously, the city government of Batac and the management of MMMH&MC signed a memorandum of agreement and data sharing agreement on the implementation of the medical assistance program. (PNA)
