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Para sa Pamilyang Pasigueño: Pasig unveils first ever Mobile Family Planning, OSS clinics

Published Mar 6, 2024 02:46 am

The Pasig City local government launched two of its latest and first of its kind healthcare equipment as part of the efforts in bringing closer to residents the city's healthcare services.

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(Photos from Pasig LGU)

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, together with other city government officials, unveiled the city's first ever Family Planning Mobile Clinic and One-Stop-Shop (OSS) Mobile Diagnostic Clinic aimed at bringing the city's healthcare services closer to Pasigueños, especially to those incapable of going to the city's healthcare centers.

The city government said the vehicles are big additions to the 43 healthcare centers in the 30 barangays of Pasig, and are also a part of its preparations for the city's upcoming program for the mobile Annual Physical Exam for senior citizens.

Pasig's P7.8 million Mobile Family Planning Clinic offers the following services and equipment:

- Counseling
- Pap smear
- Access to contraceptives such as Implanon
- Solar panels
- Gensets
- Hepa filter and many others

Meanwhile, the P14.9 million OSS Mobile Diagnostic Clinic features the following services:

- Urinalysis
- Stool test
- ECG
- Chest x-ray
- Solar panels
- Gensets
- Hepa filter and many others

According to the city government, health services will be given free to all Pasigueños and urged residents to wait for further announcements regarding the deployment date of the mobile clinics.

"Habang hinihintay ang deployment schedule ng mga ito, para sa mga nangangailangan ng family planning services (bukod sa health centers sa inyong mga barangay), maaaring magtungo sa Family Planning One-Stop Shop sa Barangay Bagong Ilog. Bukas ito ng Lunes hanggang Biyernes, liban kung holiday, simula 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. libre po ang lahat ng serbisyo rito (While waiting for the deployment schedule of these vehicles, those in need of family planning services may proceed to the Family Planning One-Stop Shop in Barangay Bagong Ilog which is open Mondays to Fridays aside from holidays from 8 a.m. to 5 a.m. All services in the facility are free)," the local government unit (LGU) explained.

PTVs

In February, the local government turned over a number of Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) to 27 barangays as part of the city's efforts in expanding the capabilities of its barangays in transporting their residents who are in need of non-emergent medical attention to hospitals and other health facilities.

"The distribution of PTVs to barangays aims to increase the capacity of the barangays in terms of catering to the needs of their residents. Through the PTVs, the recipient barangays can now transport or conduct resident patients with non-emergent cases to health facilities, such as hospitals (for outpatient needs) or barangay health centers, without having to compete with the demand for ambulances, which now can focus on servicing for emergency cases," the local government unit (LGU) said.

According to City Health Officer Dr. Joseph Panaligan, the PTVs stemmed from the city's experience 
during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic where patients, both non-Covid and those with mild-Covid, had a hard time being transported to health facilities due to the high demand for city and barangay ambulances for patient transportation.

With each unit costing just P2.4 million, the PTVs, which are highly customized Toyota Hiace Commuter Vans, were meticulously researched upon by the city's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) and the City Health Department (CHD) to ensure that the vehicles are extremely capable in responding to patients even in tight roads and spaces and contain all the necessary equipment for medical response which include:

1. A stretcher
2. Oxygen tank
3. Oxygen concentrator
4. Inverter for 220 watts
5. Fire extinguisher
6. 200 watts heavy duty siren 
7. Low frequency siren 
8. Front, back, and side blinkers
9. Preventive Maintenance Service (PMS) including oil change until 20,000 kilometers

READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/14/para-hindi-na-mag-uunahan-pasig-city-deploys-pt-vs-for-quick-non-emergent-patient-transport

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