_ MANUAL ON TECHNICAL GUIDELINES
‘® FOR HOSPITALS AND HEALTH FACILITIES
PLANNING AND DESIGN
VOLUME 5 - APPENDICES
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Mania
1994APPENDIX A
EXISTING DOH HEALTH FACILITIES
(source: DOH - Hospital Operations and Management Service anc
DOH - Bureau of Licensing and Regulation)
Currently, the total number of DOH Goy'yPublic hospitals is six hundred twenty four (624) of various types
sush as special, specially, medical centers, regional, provincial, district, municipal and medicare community
hospitals: Included here are eighty two (82) new ten (10) bed hospitals spread over the fourteen regions which
were constructed in 1990. Majority of these existing hospitals are in Region 4 (14%) but the total number of beds
are concentrated in the Netional Capital Region/Metro Manila Ares (30.019 cf 41,428). Combining the government
and private beds, Region 8 has the highest bed-population ratio of 1: 1040 while NCR/Metro Manila Area has
the lowest with 1:248, This somewhat ilustrates the inequity of health resources distribution in some regions.
8.14APPENDIX B
CURRENT CATEGORIES OF HOSPITALS.
Based on Sec. 6 of the 0.0.H. Administrative Order No, 68-4, S. 1989, entitled "Revised Rules and
Regulations Govarning the Ragistralion, Licensure and Operation of Hospitals in the Philippines" and pursuant
to Sec. 16 of R.A. 4226, otherwise known as the "Hospital Lioensure A
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hospliais shallbe classified as folows
GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE:
Government Hospital - operated and mantained partially or wholly by the rational, provincial,
municipal or eity government or other political subdivision, board ar alher agency thereol
Private Hospital - privately owned, established and operated with funds raised or coniributed
through donations, or by private capital or other means by private individuals, association, co;patation
religious organizations, firm company or joint stock association
GENERAL OR SPECIAL:
General Hospital - provides services for all kinds of illnesses,
s, Injuries oF deformities
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‘Special Hospital - provides services for one particular kind of lines
need
PRIMARY, SECONDARY ANDTERTIARY CATEGORY ACCORDING TO SERVICE CAPABILITIES
OFFERED:
Primary Hospital - equipped with the service capabilties needed to support licensed physicians
rendeving services in Medicine, Pediatrics, Obsteinies, and Minor Surgery,
Secondary Hospital - equipped with tho service capabiliies needed to support licansed physi
rendering Services’ In the field of Medone, Pediatrics, Obsteirics and Gynecotogy, General Su
and. cther Ancillary Services,
Tertiary Hospital - fully depertmenialized and equipped wih service capabiliies needed {0 support
Certified Medical Specasts and other licensed phystbians rendering services in the field of Medicne,
Pedialries, Obstetrics and Gynecalogy, Surgery, their subspecialias ard Ancillary Services
TRAINING AND NON-TRAINING:
Teaching and Training Hospital - departmenialized hospital with accrecited Residency Training
Program in a specified specially or discipline.
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