Regional specialty hospitals itayo na – solons

Regional specialty hospitals itayo na – solons

February 8, 2023 @ 8:14 AM 2 months ago


MANILA, Philippines – Kapit-bisig na isinusulong nina Congressmen Paolo Duterte at Eric Yap na magkaroon ng special hospital sa ibat ibang bahagi ng bansa upang tumugon sa pangangailangang medikal ng bawat mamamayang Pilipino.

Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng isinampang panukalang batas bilang 6857 na tinawag na Regional Specialty Hospitals Act na layong makapagtayo ng regional branches ng mga specialty hospitals sa bansa tulad ng Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Children’s Medical Center at Philippine Cancer Center.

“This is to provide access to affordable and quality healthcare services to all Filipinos, through the provision of specialty hospitals in the different regions of the country,” pahayag ni Duterte.

Aniya pa na mas makabubuting mayroon ding mga specialty hospital sa mga rehiyon sa bansa upang hindi na magpapagod at magsasayang ng oras ang mga taga probinsiya para magpunta sa mga naturang specialty hospital na matatagpuan lamang sa Metro Manila.

“However, in order to afford the expertise of the hospitals’ medical professionals and its advanced amenities and equipment, patients are being encumbered by the additional expenses on transportation and accommodation for their medical needs to be catered, most especially those that are from far-flung areas or provinces,” dagdag ni Duterte.

Sa kanyang panig, sinabi naman ni Congressman Yap na ang Department of Health (DOH) ay nagsasagawa na ng development plan para sa specialty care bilang bahagi ng Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) 2020-2040 na kapapalooban ng paglikha ng 328 specialty centers sa lahat ng rehiyon sa bansa.

“In addition, no less than the Local Government Code of 1991 (LGC) itself has devolved the health services to the LGUs with the objective of making quality health services easily accessible to every Filipino. The case of decentralizing specialty hospitals are no different,” sabi pa ni Yap.

Ang panukalang batas oras na maisabatas ay magkakaroon ng kahit isang specialty hospital na itatayo sa Northern Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, at Southern Mindanao. RNT