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Makabayan bloc decries railroading of corporatization of public hospitals

The Makabayan Coalition today lambasted the railroading of House Bill 6069 converting 26 public hospitals into government corporations, the group said that they would initiate moves to return the anti-poor bill to the committee level because it would definitely mean higher hospital fees for all. Makabayan is a political coalition that is presently comprised of eight Philippine progressive parties: Bayan Muna, Anakpawis, Gabriela, Kabataan, COURAGE, Migrante, ACT Teachers and Katribu.

According to Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño, “what the Committee on Health did was below the belt and borders on being a conspiracy. The hasty approval of the bill in the committee last Wednesday, May 16, violated the rules of the House of Representatives since stakeholders and affected sectors were not given sufficient notice, time and opportunity to air their concerns.

Saying the committee did not even include the measure as an agenda in the notice of meeting, Casiño said he would move to recommit the measure to the committee next week for further deliberation.

As for his part Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino said that the move of the committee is patently underhanded and is just another means for the private-public partnership (PPP) program of the Aquino administration to take off. But this is just another name for privatization and would mean lesser budget for health services. Essentially the government is rescinding its responsibility to provide better health care to its people. Instead of allotting more funds for basic services like health and education the Aquino administration is opting to make a profit out of it,”

Meanwhile Gabriela Women’s party Rep. Luz Ilagan said that this would definitely be very detrimental to women and children because they are the majority of the patients in these hospitals.

Casiño further explained that with the experience with the 4 GOCC hospitals now, it is not far off that the public hospitals to be converted would become like malls or pawnshops. “To date in the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), only the services of the doctor is free, all the facilities, medicine, food, rooms have fees even for Class D patients, even the consultation at the out-patient department (OPD),”

“In the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), poor patients are forced to be admitted as pay patients because they would be admitted as charity patients (there are always no beds available in charity wards). Many of these patients fall prey to the collateral system or pawning whatever valuables they have to the hospital so that they can check out. But with HB 6069 this is bound to get worse that is why we will do all we can to stop and reverse it,” ended Casiño.

The DOH-supervised hospitals to be converted into corporations are:: Cagayan Valley Medical Center, Veterans Regional Hospital, Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, Regional Medical Center, Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center, Jose B. Lingad Memorial Medical Center, Bicol Medical Center (Naga City), Bicol Research Training and Teaching Hospital (Legaspi City), Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Rizal Medical Center, Amang Rodriguez Medical Center, San Lazaro Hospital, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center, Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, Western Visayas Medical Center, Northern Mindanao Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Zamboanga City Medical Center, Cotobato Regional and Medical Center, CARAGA Regional Hospital, Davao Regional Hospital, Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro, Sr. Regional Center and Training Hospital.# # #

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Submitted by makabayan national on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 06:07

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HB 6069 converting 26 government hospitals into government corporations

1. Cagayan Valley Medical Center,

2. Veterans Regional Hospital,

3. Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center

4. Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center

5. Region Medical Center

6. Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center

7. Jose B. Lingad Memorial Medical Center,

8. Bicol Medical Center (Naga City),

9. Bicol Research Training and Teaching Hospital (Legaspi City),

10. Quirino Memorial Medical Center,

11. Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center,

12. Rizal Medical Center,

13. Amang Rodriguez Medical Center,

14. San Lazaro Hospital,

15. Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center,

16. Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center,

17. Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital,

18. Western Visayas Medical Center,

19. Northern Mindanao Medical Center,

20. Southern Philippines Medical Center,

21. Zamboanga City Medical Center,

22. Cotabato Regional and Medical Center,

23. CARAGA Regional Hospital,

24. Davao Regional Hospital,

25. Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr Regional Center and

26. Batangas Regional Hospital.

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The center was established in 1917 as the Davao Public hospital. It was a 25 bed capacity hospital in San Pedro St., Davao City. In 1946, The hospital was renamed as the Davao General Hospital increasing its capacity to about 200 beds. In 1957, the hospital transferred to its current location at JP Laurel ave., Bajada Davao City. It was renamed Davao Regional Medical and Training Center by virtue of the Republic Act. 1859.

In 1966, the hospital was transferred to the 12.8 hectare site. Because of its importance in health care delivery the Department of Health issued Administrative Order 157 designating it as the medical Center for Mindanao and Sulu. During the martial law years and the conflict between the MNLF/MILF/NPA and the government of the Republic of the Philippines, the hospital was the major trauma center.

In 1986, the Davao Mental Hospital, which previously was an extension of the National Center for Mental Health was transferred to the hospital. At that time, the hospital was renamed the Davao Medical Center and the bed capacity was increased to 600. The name Davao Regional Hospital and Training Center was then transferred to the then Davao del Norte Provincial Hospital.

The hospital, then under the supervision of Gerardo Cunanan, MD, completed a renovation of the facilities and upgraded the number of operating theaters. In 2007, The Mindanao Heart Center was established.

http://spmc.doh.gov.ph/
 

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Sometime in 1918, there was an army station hospital in the US Army Reservation that was then occupying a large portion of the present Legazpi-Daraga boundary area. This hospital building a 2-storey “barracks” type structure was donated by the US government to the Provincial Government of Albay, whereby it became the Provincial Hospital. It was headed by Dr. Shannon Richmond who was at the same time the District Health Officer. The Albay Provincial Hospital was the first government hospital in the whole region.

The promulgation of Commonwealth Act and Amendment Act No. 2168 in 1927 started the Albay Provincial Hospital in a better course towards serving the medical needs of the province. The act authorized the construction of a three-storey concrete building, which was to house 50 beds and the doctor’s office and dispensary. The main building was inaugurated in May 27, 1928. The Old wooden building was converted into a nurse’s home.

In 1970, the hospital bed capacity was increased from 50 to 75. In February 1973, under Department Order NO. 94-A, the Albay Provincial Hospital was designated as a training and teaching hospital.

Early in 1975, the official bed capacity of the hospital was increased from 75 to 150. The total personnel complement has also increased. Then in 1991, it was again increased to 250 but personnel complement and financial resources were not augmented.

Republic Act 8051 in 1994 provided the relief that the hospital was looking for. It converted the hospital services of the Albay Provincial Health Office to the national government and upgrade it into a tertiary regional training and teaching hospital to be called Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital. It became a reality in July 1997 when funds in General Appropriations Act included the operation of the hospital.

Due to its national funding, the hospital acquired new equipment, upgrades its services and boosted the morale of the employees to cope up with the challenge of its new mandate – a training and teaching hospital. Additional personnel of 158 were added. Two new buildings were constructed in 1997-2000 - the OB and Pedia Building and the OPD complex. For years 2001-2003, various repairs and renovations were undertaken. Foremost of which is Medical Building and OR building which is the hospital counterpart in the Netherlands Grant for medical Equipment. The ER Complex was also renovated and in the same area is the CT Scan Room which funding for the equipment was donated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The OPD Complex though is half finished due to lack of funding but the finished areas are being utilized for OPD and Pharmacy Services. Various equipment was also acquired to provide new services as well as replace old ones.

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http://brtth.doh.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=4

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SAN LAZARO HOSPITAL - MANILA

San Lazaro Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in the country. It was founded in 1557 as a dispensary clinic in Intramuros by Spanish Frey Juan Clemente. The clinic then became a hospital in 1578 for leprosy patient and other diseases.

The hospital is located in Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila. Many people who pass it daily may not realize that the San Lazaro Hospital, on Rizal Avenue, is a small part of a place known before as the “Hacienda Mayhaligue”.

The hospital was run by the Spanish government for 320 years before the Americans took over in running the hospital in 1898 and converted it into a contagious disease hospital. In 1918, the Filipinos take over the operations of the institution. The mental health cases were transferred to the National Mental Hospital in 1930-1931. And later in 1942, leprosy stricken patients were relocated to Tala Leprosarium or what is know today as the Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital.

The Present San Lazaro Hospital is one of the referral facilities for infectious and communicable diseases of the government. In 1986, some cases of HIV and AIDS patient were admitted to the hospital. As one of the government hospitals, San Lazaro Hospital provides free health care for the depressed and underprivileged sectors in the society.

http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=San_Lazaro_General_Hospital

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WVMC started as an emergency hospital facility in 1946 located in Lapaz, Iloilo City at the Doane Woody Bldg. In 1950, on a lot donated by benevolent, Mandurriaonons it transferred to Q. Abeto St. Mandurriao, Iloilo City and was inaugurated as Iloilo Provincial Hospital on May 12, 1950. It was on June 1974 that Iloilo Provincial Hospital was upgraded into a 200-bed capacity hospital with 164 personnel and in 1975 it was upgraded to a 300-bed capacity hospital, Regional Training & Teaching hospital with 247 personnel.

In 1982 from Iloilo Provincial Hospital it was upgraded into a Medical Center through BP 640. And two years after in 1984 it was upgraded into a 400-bed capacity through BP 820. After a couple of years, the 25-bed capacity Pototan Mental Health Unit was attached to WVMC making WVMC a 425-bed capacity Medical Center. On February 25, 1992 Republic Act 7198 was approved. This was an “ An Act increasing the bed capacity of the WVMC and Appropriating Funds therefor.

To this date the Western Visayas Medical Center provides services to the nearly four million populace of Region VI and maintained competent doctors and dedicated staff to achieve its mission to develop and provide the highest quality health care, training, research and public health programs for all people of Region 6. It will provide services to the paying public at its lowest price possible consistent with long term financial needs and provide subsidized care to the identified community to the extent resources will permit.

http://wvmc.doh.gov.ph/

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Located in San Fernando City, La Union
Founded 1945
300-bed Regional Medical Center
Approved by Congress to be a 300 bed TEACHING AND TRAINING MEDICAL CENTER
by virtue of R.A. 8411
DOH designated Heart–Lung–Kidney Collaborating Center for Northern and Central Luzon
24 Full-time Consultants with subspecialties
14 Part-time Consultants
30 Visiting Consultants
69 Training Residents

Affiliated with 24 medical and 2 paramedical schools for post-graduate training/rotations in the clinical departments and internship for medical technologists, physical therapists, nurses and midwives
13,600 hospital admissions yearly
57,000 OPD consultations yearly
17,000 Emergency Room consultations yearly

Gabriela Visayas on Hospital Corporatization