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Overview of Public Health Nursing in The Philippines: By: Mareneth A. Rivera-Borromeo, RN, MAN
Overview of Public Health Nursing in The Philippines: By: Mareneth A. Rivera-Borromeo, RN, MAN
governmental agencies.
Public Health
10. Communication
2040
Local Health System and
Devolution of Health Services
• 1991- passage of the Local Government
Code (RA 7160); all structures, personnel
and budgetary allocations from the
provincial health level down to the brgy.
were devolved to the LGU to facilitate
health service delivery
Local Health System and
Devolution of Health Services
Objectives:
• Outpatient Services
Philippines
New DOH Hospital
Classifications 2015
4. A post-operative Recovery Room
5. Maternity Facilities consisting of Ward(s),
Room(s), a Delivery Room, exclusively for
maternity patients and newborns
6. Isolation facilities with proper procedures
for the care and control of infection and
communicable diseases as well as for the
prevention of cross infection
New DOH Hospital
Classifications 2015
7. A separate dental section/ clinic
8. Provision for blood donation
9. A DOH-licensed secondary clinical
laboratory with the services of a consulting
pathologist
10. A DOH licensed Level 1 imaging facility
with the services of a consulting radiologist
11. A DOH licensed pharmacy
New DOH Hospital
Classifications 2015
Level 2 General Hospital
• As minimum, all of Level 1 capacity,
including but not limited to:
1. An organized staff of qualified and
competent personnel with Chief of
Hospital/Medical Director and appropriate
board certified Clinical Department Heads
New DOH Hospital
Classifications 2015
2. Departmentalized and equipped with the
service capabilities needed to support board
certified/ eligible medical specialties and
other licensed physicians rendering services
in the specialties of Medicine, Pediatrics,
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, their
subspecialties, and other ancillary services
New DOH Hospital
Classifications 2015
3. Provision for general ICU for critically ill
patients
4. Provision for NICU
5. Provision for HRPU
6. Provision for Respiratory Therapy
Services
New DOH Hospital
Classifications 2015
7. A DOH licensed tertiary clinical laboratory
1. Financial Protection
3.Responsiveness
Philippine Health Agenda 2016-
2022
• Values
1. Investing in People
2.Protection Against Instability
Lahat Para sa Kalusugan! Tungo
sa Kalusugan Para sa Lahat
Components:
2. Prevention of diseases
communicable diseases