Governor Gwendolyn Garcia pledges full support for the realization of the Universal Health Care Law in Cebu during the program’s launching at the Capitol Social Hall on January 9, 2020. | Rosalie O. Abatayo
But Duque, in a press conference after the launching at the Capitol, clarified that the implementation of the program would not be rolled out in one go but in a progressive manner. “The rural health units will be linked to the district or community hospitals and then to the provincial operated hospitals and eventually that network will be linked to the DOH-retained hospitals and medical centers and to the apex, specialty medical centers,” Duque said.
The four provincial hospitals in Carcar City, Balamban, Danao City and Bogo City will cater to the RHUs and district hospitals in the south, west, north, and extreme north, respectively.