File picture 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 companies proceed to broaden.
In a media briefing on Thursday, Cacdac affirmed the federal government’s dedication to delivering specialised healthcare companies 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 problem nor problem right here on the OFW Hospital since Day 1,” he stated, whereas clarifying that the OFW Hospital is DMW-run.
OFW Hospital Officer in Cost Chief, Dr. Patrick Louie Maglaya, stated 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 yr.
Regardless of the noticed surge in sufferers, he stated, 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 Providers, Dr. Goldwin Posadas, famous that the prices are absolutely coated via a mixture 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 Improvement (DSWD).
DMW Undersecretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay additionally stated the hospital is funded underneath the Common Appropriations Act.
“Over time po, ang funds po ng hospital runs between PHP300, PHP400, and PHP500 million, and saan po ba napupunta yun? It accounts for, in fact, yung working bills po natin (the funds of the hospital runs between PHP300, PHP400, and PHP500 million, and the place does that go? It accounts for, in fact, our working bills),” she stated.
“We now have our utilities, we’ve our janitorial, after which, in fact, yung PS (private companies) element po nito. We now have 198 plantilla positions, that’s everlasting. After which, we want extra nurses, medical doctors, and different workers underneath contract of companies.”
Affected person improve
Maglaya stated that the OFW Hospital’s inpatient companies greater than doubled, rising from 221 in 2024 to 485 sufferers this yr, signifying a rise of 119 p.c.
Surgical operations rose by 72 p.c, from 180 to 309 instances, whereas pressing care admissions went up 63 p.c, from 1,145 to 1,863.
Even the hospital’s outpatient consultations elevated by 14 p.c to 23,629, OB-Gyne instances grew 67 p.c, and respiratory diseases surged by 128 p.c, reflecting expanded companies and rising belief within the facility.
Its diagnostic and help companies additionally posted vital positive aspects, together with companies like radiology, laboratory, and coronary heart station.
Service enlargement
To maintain up with the demand, the OFW Hospital has opened new specialty companies 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 stated the hospital has additionally secured PHP100 million in funding for a Most cancers Care Heart, set to start development this yr.
At present, the OFW Hospital has utilized for and is making ready for Degree 2 hospital accreditation.
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Energetic and former OFWs, together with their dependents are being catered to by the hospital.
