NEW dental chairs with X-ray units have been distributed to nine hospitals in Cebu as part of the Provincial Government’s effort to modernize healthcare facilities across the province.
The recipients were hospitals in Balamban, Carcar City, Danao City, Argao, Pinamungajan, Barili, Tuburan, Sogod, and Minglanilla.
Capitol’s health program consultant Nikki Catalan, in an interview on Friday, September 19, 2025, said the chairs will replace outdated and broken units.
Catalan said the nine dental chairs form part of the first round of purchases made by Capitol, noting the slow pace of government procurement.
Other medical equipment purchased by the Province included portable suction machines, ECG machines, blood bank refrigerators, digital X-ray machines and portable nebulizers.
These purchases are part of the P650 million budget Gov. Pamela Baricuatro approved this year.
Catalan said the deliveries represent about 10 percent of the Capitol’s ongoing healthcare interventions.
The next round of purchases will include anesthesia machines and defibrillators to address deficiencies identified by the Department of Health’s regulatory and licensing division. / CDF