New Life Rehabilitation Center in Pinamungajan Set to Open in 2026

๐Ÿ’œ ๐€ ๐๐„๐– ๐‚๐‡๐€๐๐“๐„๐‘ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐ˆ๐๐€๐Œ๐”๐๐†๐€๐‰๐€๐ After nearly seven years of standing unused, the New Life Rehabilitation Center in Pinamungajan is moving closer to serving the people it was built forโ€”individuals facing substance dependence who need care, recovery support, and an opportunity to rebuild their lives. Under Governor Pamela Baricuatroโ€™s administration, the Cebu […]

RDC 7 Recognizes Cebuโ€™s Progress in Public Healthcare Reforms

๐Ÿ’œ ๐—ฅ๐——๐—– ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—š๐—ก๐—œ๐—ญ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—˜๐—•๐—จโ€™๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ Better-equipped hospitals, more healthcare workers, and greater attention to patientsโ€™ everyday needs are helping shape a new direction for public healthcare in Cebu. Members of the Regional Development Council 7 commended the Cebu Provincial Governmentโ€™s healthcare reforms under Governor Pamela Baricuatro during their meeting, recognizing the […]

Cebu Health Leaders Bring Support Closer to Young Mothers in Consolacion

๐Ÿ’œ ๐Œ๐€๐’ ๐ƒ๐”๐Ž๐‹ ๐’๐€ ๐Š๐€๐“๐€๐–๐‡๐€๐, ๐Œ๐€๐’ ๐‹๐€๐–๐Ž๐Œ ๐๐†๐€ ๐๐€๐†๐’๐€๐๐Ž๐“ For a young mother raising a child while hoping to return to school, seeking help can come with difficult questions. What support is available? Where can she turn? How can she continue her education while caring for her family? These were among the concerns brought into […]

Cebu Pushes One Connected Health System Under Universal Health Care

๐…๐‘๐Ž๐Œ ๐’๐“๐‘๐Ž๐๐†๐„๐‘ ๐‡๐Ž๐’๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐๐„๐‚๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐’๐˜๐’๐“๐„๐Œ PASIG CITY โ€” Strengthening hospitals is essential, but Cebu Provinceโ€™s Universal Health Care journey is moving toward a bigger goal: making sure that communities, primary care facilities, provincial hospitals and specialized facilities work together as one system for the patient. This was the focus of Capitol Piso […]

Cebu Shares Universal Health Care Journey From Policy to Frontlines

๐‚๐„๐๐” ๐’๐‡๐€๐‘๐„๐’ ๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐”๐‡๐‚ ๐‰๐Ž๐”๐‘๐๐„๐˜: ๐…๐‘๐Ž๐Œ ๐๐Ž๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐˜ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐…๐‘๐Ž๐๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐๐„๐’ Cebu Gov. Pamela S. Baricuatro brought Cebuโ€™s experience in implementing Universal Health Care (UHC) to the national stage on September 28, sharing how the Province is working to turn health policies into services that Cebuanos can actually access in their communities. Speaking at the 1st […]

Cebu Brings Free Healthcare Services Closer to Southern Cebu

๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐†๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡๐‚๐€๐‘๐„ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’๐„๐‘ ๐“๐Ž ๐’๐Ž๐”๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐ ๐‚๐„๐๐” ๐Ÿ’œ Gov. Pamela Baricuatro joined Cebuanos in Carcar City as the Cebu Provincial Government brought the final leg of its major Medical, Surgical, Dental and Eye Care Caravan of Services held in connection with the Provinceโ€™s 457th Founding Anniversary. For Gov. Pam, the mission is ultimately about reaching people […]

27 Surgeries Completed as 16 Cebu Capitol Hospitals Unite in Balamban

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐’๐”๐‘๐†๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐‹๐„๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐€๐’ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐€๐๐ˆ๐“๐Ž๐‹ ๐‡๐Ž๐’๐๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹๐’ ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐ˆ๐ ๐๐€๐‹๐€๐Œ๐๐€๐ ๐Ÿ’œ Twenty-seven patients received needed surgical care closer to home as an all-Province health team completed 27 surgical cases during the two-day medical and surgical caravan at Cebu Provincial Hospitalโ€“Balamban on September 19 and 20. The team completed 13 procedures on the first day and […]

Cebu Holds 12th BNS Summit to Strengthen Nutrition and Community Resilience

๐๐”๐‘๐“๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐„๐‘, ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„ ๐‘๐„๐’๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐„๐๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐“๐‡๐‘๐Ž๐”๐†๐‡ ๐๐๐’ ๐Ÿ’œ Gov. Pamela Baricuatro joined ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ก๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ (๐—•๐—ก๐—ฆ) ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜‚ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ for the ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—•๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ on September 23 at the Bonifacio R. Bacaltos Sports and Cultural Center in Barangay Poblacion, Sibonga. With the theme โ€œ๐˜ฝ๐™‰๐™Ž: ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‰๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š,โ€ the whole-day gathering […]

Bantayan District Hospital Performs First In-House Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery

BANTAYAN, Cebu โ€” Bantayan District Hospital has reached another milestone in its healthcare services after successfully performing its first laparoscopic cholecystectomy, or minimally invasive gallbladder removal surgery, on Wednesday, August 19. The procedure was performed by the hospitalโ€™s own in-house medical team using its newly acquired laparoscopic tower, allowing patients in the island community to […]