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HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS
• Health Professionals
• Health Facilities
• Health Care Plans and Financing Systems

A. Health Professional- is an individual who provides preventive, curative, promotional or

rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to people, families or communities.
Ophthalmologists
- are medical doctors who treat diseases or disorders of the eyes, such as cataracts and glaucoma. They
perform eye surgery when necessary. Vision correction that cannot be handled by an optometrist may be
treated by an ophthalmologist.
Audiologists
- specialize in ear related issues, particularly with regard to hearing loss in children. These doctors work
with deaf and mute children to assist in their learning to communicate. They typically work in hospitals,
physicians’ offices, audiology clinics, and occasionally in schools.
Cardiologists
- specify in the study and treatment of the heart and the many diseases and issues related to it. They assess
the medical and family history of patients to determine potential risk for certain cardiovascular diseases
and take action to prevent them.
Pediatricians
- work with infants, children, and adolescents regarding a wide variety of health issues, ranging from the
common cold to severe conditions. They make their work environments highly “kid-friendly”, often
featuring a range of toys and bright colors.
Dentists
- work with the human mouth, examining teeth and gum health and preventing and detecting various
different issues, such as cavities and bleeding gums. Typically, patients are advised to go to the dentist
twice a year in order to maintain tooth health.
B. Health Facilities- is, in general, any location where health care is provided. Health facilities range from
small clinics and doctor's offices to urgent care centers and large hospitals with elaborate emergency
rooms and trauma centers.
C.Health Care Plans and Financing Systems- is a way by which people try to protect themselves from very
high cost of medical care (e.g Philhealth, SSS, Pag-ibig).
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was created in 1995 to implement universal
health coverage in the Philippines. It is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation
(GOCC) of the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health. Its stated goal is to ensure a
sustainable national health insurance program for all.
The Home Development Mutual Fund (abbreviated as HDMF), more popularly known as the Pag-IBIG
Fund, is a Philippine government-owned and controlled corporation under the Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council responsible for the administration of the national savings program and
affordable shelter financing for Filipinos employed by local and foreign-based employers as well as
voluntary and self-employed members. It offers its members short-term loans and access to housing
programs.
The Philippine Social Security System is a state-run, social insurance program in the Philippines to
workers in the private, professional, and informal sectors. SSS is established by virtue of Republic Act
No.1161, better known as Social Security Act of 1954