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Health care in the Philippines extends as far back as the 15th century. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, life and by extension health care, was centered around the animate and inanimate world. Traditional Filipino medicinal herbs were used for a wide variety of ailments. Anonas leaves were applied to the stomach for indigestion.
Website. doh.gov.ph. The Department of Health ( DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
Community health refers to non-treatment based health services that are delivered outside hospitals and clinics. Community health is a subset of public health that is taught to and practiced by clinicians as part of their normal duties. Community health volunteers and community health workers work with primary care providers to facilitate entry ...
Visayas Med-Cebu (Formerly Visayas Community Medical Center, Inc) 85 Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City Cebu (Velez) General Hospital, Inc. 41 F. Ramos St., Brgy. Cogon Central, Cebu City Chong Hua Hospital: Don Mariano Cui St., Cebu City Southwestern University Medical Center SWU Villa Aznar, Urgello Street, Sambag, Cebu City
Barangay health volunteers, also known as barangay health workers ( BHWs ), are health care providers in the Philippines. They undergo a basic training program under an accredited government or non-government organization, and render primary care services in the community. They provide services such as first aid, maternal, neonatal, and child ...
The Philippine Heart Center is a hospital specializing in the treatment of heart ailments. It has rooms for paying patients and charity patients [ 4] and admits more than 14,000 patients every year, including 3,300 that undergo heart surgery. [ 5] It holds regular training programs for medical professionals. [ 6]
The Southern Philippines Medical Center ( SPMC) is the largest government hospital under the Department of Health of the Republic of the Philippines. It is located at the JP Laurel Ave, Bajada, Davao City. It began as the Davao Medical Center. Its name was changed on November 19, 2009, by Republic Act 9792.
The medical center has been licensed by the Philippine Department of Health and is affiliated with and accredited to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). [3] [4] It has also been accredited by The Joint Commission International in 2013, 2016, 2019 along with its most recent Gold Seal accreditation in 2022. [5]