A Lacson presidency will ‘gradually but surely’ adjust salary rates of nurses and teachers in state-run hospitals and educational institutions. Given the chance to lead the government, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo ‘’Ping’’ M. Lacson said he would recalibrate the...
Private hospitals are prepared for the possible surge in cases of COVID-19 should the alert level be downgraded to 1, said Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) president Dr. Jose Rene D. De Grano. In a “Laging Handa” briefing on Thursday, Feb. 24, De Grano disclosed...
ILOILO CITY — Contrary to their plan to cut their ties with state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), seven private hospitals in Iloilo City still renewed their accreditation. In a Feb. 22 statement, the seven hospitals emphasized the “interest of public health” as the...
The current P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022 will provide a 10-figure subsidy to several government-owned coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment hospitals in Quezon City. Quezon City mayoralty bet, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor (Photo from Mike Defensor's Facebook) According...
Senate Finance Committee chief Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday gave assurance that the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2022 contains the much-needed funding support for state-run hospitals and the strengthening of the country’s public healthcare system. Angara pointed out that the country’s...
Various transport groups, legislators, as well as the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) have expressed their support for the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) decision to ban unvaccinated individuals from using public transportation in Metro Manila. Commuters in Philcoa,...
Around 50 medical frontliners of Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center (GABMMC) in Tondo, Manila have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). GABMMC Director Doctor Ted Martin, in an interview with DZBB on Monday, Jan. 3, said the 50 medical frontliners are mostly asymptomatic or...
Hospitals are prepared to treat patients with firecracker-related injuries, an official of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) said Wednesday, Dec. 29. (MICHAEL VARCAS / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with GMA News' Unang Balita, PHAPi President Dr. Jose de Grano...
(File Photo) The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI) said it is postponing its plan of holding a "PhilHealth holiday" which was supposed to happen from January 1 to 5, 2022. “After the PHAPI meeting and hearing requests from concerned patients and citizens, PHAPI...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said on Monday, Dec. 27, that it is hoping that the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) president will rethink its scheduled "PhilHealth Holiday" from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 next year. (PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) "We...
In support of all hospitals planning to cut ties with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) on Monday, Dec. 27, urged its members to observe a “PhilHealth holiday” from Jan. 1 until Jan. 5, 2022. (File Photo /...
53265 The pandemic compelled hospitals to digitize their medical records and future-proof their establishments to provide better care for patients. Because of the COVID-19 healthcare crisis, hospitals faced the challenge of maintaining synchronized data and paper-based manual recording amid the...
