File photograph of OFW Hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga (From PTV Fb web page)
MANILA – Division of Migrant Employees (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac on Thursday highlighted the zero-billing coverage of the Abroad Filipino Employees (OFW) Hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga, even because the variety of its sufferers continues to extend and its providers proceed to increase.
In a media briefing on Thursday, Cacdac affirmed the federal government’s dedication to delivering specialised healthcare providers for OFWs and their households, free of charge.
“Let me simply say, wala talagang binabayaran kahit isang kusing (not a single peso was paid). So, we’ve by no means had that issue nor problem right here on the OFW Hospital since Day 1,” he mentioned, whereas clarifying that the OFW Hospital is DMW-run.
OFW Hospital Officer in Cost Chief, Dr. Patrick Louie Maglaya, mentioned from January to June, the power catered to greater than 53,000 sufferers, representing a 24-percent improve from roughly 43,000 in the identical interval final 12 months.
Regardless of the noticed surge in sufferers, he mentioned, the hospital has not charged even a single centavo from its sufferers, from session as much as operations or surgical procedures.
Head of the OFW Hospital Ancillary Companies, Dr. Goldwin Posadas, famous that the prices are absolutely lined via a mix of presidency funding from the Division of Well being, PhilHealth reimbursements, and help from the Abroad Employees Welfare Administration (OWWA), Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Workplace, and the Division of Social Welfare and Growth (DSWD).
DMW Undersecretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay additionally mentioned the hospital is funded below the Normal Appropriations Act.
“Over time po, ang price range po ng hospital runs between PHP300, PHP400, and PHP500 million, and saan po ba napupunta yun? It accounts for, after all, yung working bills po natin (the price range of the hospital runs between PHP300, PHP400, and PHP500 million, and the place does that go? It accounts for, after all, our working bills),” she mentioned.
“We’ve got our utilities, we’ve our janitorial, after which, after all, yung PS (private providers) element po nito. We’ve got 198 plantilla positions, that’s everlasting. After which, we want further nurses, docs, and different workers below contract of providers.”
Affected person improve
Maglaya mentioned that the OFW Hospital’s inpatient providers greater than doubled, rising from 221 in 2024 to 485 sufferers this 12 months, signifying a rise of 119 %.
Surgical operations rose by 72 %, from 180 to 309 circumstances, whereas pressing care admissions went up 63 %, from 1,145 to 1,863.
Even the hospital’s outpatient consultations elevated by 14 % to 23,629, OB-Gyne circumstances grew 67 %, and respiratory sicknesses surged by 128 %, reflecting expanded providers and rising belief within the facility.
Its diagnostic and assist providers additionally posted vital beneficial properties, together with providers like radiology, laboratory, and coronary heart station.
Service enlargement
To maintain up with the demand, the OFW Hospital has opened new specialty providers in cardiology, nephrology, pulmonology, ENT (ear, nostril, and throat), and surgical procedure.
It additionally secured Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI and mammogram machines anticipated to be rolled out in six months, whereas its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is ready for accreditation from the Division of Well being.
Rubia-Tutay mentioned the hospital has additionally secured PHP100 million in funding for a Most cancers Care Middle, set to start development this 12 months.
Presently, the OFW Hospital has utilized for and is making ready for Stage 2 hospital accreditation.
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Lively and former OFWs, together with their dependents are being catered to by the hospital.
