Metro Pacific Hospitals Corp. (MPHC) will have to ramp up its expansion program until its size is able to command the target divestment value of top shareholders Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Singapore’s wealth fund GIC Pte. Ltd. Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) Chairman,...
Citing the extensive impact of Typhoon Tino, the Department of Health (DOH) raised a Code Blue Alert on Thursday, Nov. 6, across all its facilities and operations nationwide. “Bunsod ng lawak ng epekto ng Bagyong Tino, itinaas ni DOH Sec. Ted Herbosa ang CODE BLUE alert sa mga pasilidad at...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The head of the Provincial Hospital Management Services Office (PHMSO) in Pangasinan has ordered increased security and restricted access measures within the premises of 14 provincial government-run hospitals. PHMSO head Dr. Tracy Lou Bitoy, in a memorandum issued on...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, August 23, announced a continued decline in leptospirosis cases nationwide while closely monitoring dengue infections during the ongoing rainy season. From August 17 to 21, DOH said only 18 new leptospirosis cases were recorded — a sharp decrease from...
President Marcos said the zero-balance billing policy in all Department of Health (DOH) hospitals in the country is "proceeding well," citing that it has benefitted over 14,000 patients since its implementation. "So I 'm happy to be able to report that the zero-billing program is proceeding...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, August 13, that it has expanded its leptospirosis fast lanes to 49 hospitals nationwide. The DOH said that the initiative aligns with President Marcos’ directive to enhance rapid and efficient medical responses to leptospirosis and other...
President Marcos has declared that patients admitted in Department of Health (DOH) hospitals will no longer have to pay for their bills. "Ito po – itinuloy na po natin ang zero balance billing. Libre po (Here it is – we have continued the zero balance billing. It’s free)," Marcos...
In a landmark move to raise the bar in surgical training and innovation, Mount Grace Hospitals, Inc. (MGHI), a member of the UNILAB Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with IRCAD Taiwan, one of Asia’s premier institutions for minimally invasive and robotic surgery education. The...
In anticipation of health-related incidents requiring immediate response, the Department of Health (DOH) has raised a Code White Alert for Labor Day on Thursday, May 1. DOH / MB Visual Content Group In a statement, the DOH said the alert will be in effect from May 1 to May 2. “By order of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (PPAB, Facebook) It took another President Marcos to realize the modernization of Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), a specialty...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo wants to mandate through legislation the Department of Health (DOH) to shoulder the purchase of medicines and medical equipment in all...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has renewed his call for the Department of Health (DOH) to fast-track the provision of medical equipment to public hospitals in order to...
