The provincial government of Pampanga headed by Governor
Lilia Pineda, Department of National Defense (DND) and the Veterans Memorial
Medical Center (VMMC) will partner to bring medical services closer to
veterans.
VMCC medical professional staff Dr. Dominador Chiong Jr. and
Dr. Martha Nucum met on Thursday with Governor Pineda, Provincial Administrator
Andres S. Pangilinan Jr. and officer-in-charge of the Provincial Health
Office Dr. Jose Antonio Rivera to discuss the veterans hospitalization and medical
care program that can be implemented in 11 provincial and district hospitals.
Chiong said the program aims to address the health care
needs of the veterans and their qualified dependents who do not have convenient
access to VMMC and provide partial subsidy for the hospitalization expenses and
reimbursement of certain select procedures and additional benefits.
Living World War II veterans, Armed Forces of the Philippines
Rivera said the provincial government will put up a veterans
ward in the 11 provincial and district hospitals and train nurses that will
coordinate with the beneficiaries.
Rivera also said that a veterans summit will also be
conducted to inform the veterans and retirees in Pampanga and other provinces
in Central Luzon of the benefits that they can
get under the said program.
A medical mission will also be conducted during the event
that will render medical consultation, dental check-up, eye examination and
ECG, among others.
A help desk will also be established where concerns of
veterans regarding pensions, IDs and re-validation will be processed.
According to Chiong, “there are about 17,000 living World
War II veterans and 424,000 retirees and their dependents in the whole country
who are entitled to healthcare benefits at present. Every year, about 5,000
retirees are being added on the list."
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