𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘: 𝗜𝗡𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗗𝗢𝗣𝗛 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗜𝗗

The inpatients at the Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital Montevista joyfully received PHP 2,000 in financial assistance, personally handed over by Governor Dorothy “Dotdot” M. Gonzaga on January 9, 2025, under the “Gov. Dot Gonzaga Help Desk Plus” program.

The program aims to streamline and bring the provincial government’s health services closer to the people of the province. The assistance also extends to emergency room clients, including contacting family members when patients do not have companions (watchers) and assisting in the preparation of required documents—such as prescriptions, valid IDs of the processor, and medical certificates/abstracts—needed to access the assistance.

The beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to Governor Dorothy Montejo-Gonzaga for the initiative, emphasizing how convenient it has become: “There is no need to travel far when requesting medical assistance because it is now available within the hospital.” Governor Dotdot personally visited patients in the ward, engaging them in conversations to understand their medical needs on how the government can address them.

Joining the initiative were Mayor Cyrex Basalo, Provincial Administrator Lewis Jake Caiman, PSWDO Head Josephine Frasco, Executive Assistant Claire Joy Gonzaga, and the chiefs of the provincial hospitals.

This initiative is just one of the many programs of the province aimed at improving the welfare of its people, especially in healthcare services, because in Davao de Oro, truly, Government Works!

(Harold Postrero, Photos by R. Mangay, Claire Gonzaga & Reynaldo Renoblas of PIO)