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Cotabato hospitals struggle to give medical care amid continuous tremors

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 03:08 PM

Hospitals in Cotabato are facing tough challenges in giving medical care as patients continue to stay in tents outside of the hospital buildings due to tremors still being felt in the province.   Read more »

Hong Kong medics join protests against perceived police brutality

Sarah Wu, Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 12:46 AM

One nurse said police would often come into the hospital where he works and stand outside the wards or search for protesters in the accident and emergency department. Read more »

Many private hospitals mull cutting ties with PhilHealth

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 07:45 PM

Hundreds of private hospitals are considering skipping their accreditation renewal with PhilHealth due to unpaid claims amounting to billions of pesos. But PhilHealth president Ricardo Morales calls the plan an empty threat. Read more »

PhilHealth says private hospital claims 'fully paid'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 03:19 PM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation said Monday that it had "fully paid" the reimbursement claims of private hospitals, some of which threatened not to renew its accreditation with the agency over its alleged debt.    Read more »

P30,000 sahod para sa mga entry-level gov't nurse, kinatigan ng Korte Suprema

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 11:51 PM

Kinatigan ng Korte Suprema ang petisyon para itakda sa salary grade 15 na may suweldong 'di bababa sa P30,000 ang entry level pay ng mga nurse sa mga pampublikong ospital. Read more »

Hospitals finding ways to deal with influx of dengue patients

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 12:20 AM

As dengue cases rise, many hospitals are forced to think outside of the box to accommodate patients. Read more »

DENR: 4 Bulacan hospitals' hazardous, infectious waste poses great risk to public

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 10:06 PM

MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has conducted a preliminary investigation on 7 district hospitals mentioned in a Commission on Audit (COA) Annual Report for 2018, for the irregular collection of “hazardous and infectious” waste from them which exposed patients, health workers, and the public to danger. Read more »

Minimizing plastics in healthcare

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 08:35 PM

(L) Health Care Without Harm Executive (HCWH) Director Ramon San Pascual and University of the Philippines Manila College of Public Health Dean Romeo Quizon sign a memorandum of understanding to minimize the use of plastics in hospitals during a press conference at the UP Manila College of Public Health Multi-purpose Hall Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 31, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 12:49 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

‘Stop red-tagging of health workers’

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 03:42 PM

Health workers and advocates hold a protest against the alleged worsening attacks, red-tagging and smear campaign against health professionals, outside the Department of National Defense headquarters in Quezon City on Friday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 7, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 12:14 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Health workers’ day

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 07:01 PM

Health workers from public and private hospitals hold a protest march in Mendiola on Tuesday to mark National Health Workers’ Day.  Read more »

3 in 10 health facilities in PH lack access to clean toilets: UN report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 03:08 PM

Three out of 10 health care facilities in the Philippines lack access to clean toilets, according to a joint report by two UN agencies.  Read more »

Dialysis ng mga pasyente sapul sa water crisis sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 09:12 PM

Ayon sa Department of Health, dapat samantalahin ng mga ospital ang mga oras na meron silang tubig sa isinasagawang supply rotation. Read more »

Manila Water says hospitals top priority for supply amid shortage

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 03:37 PM

MANILA - Manila Water on Tuesday said it would give priority to providing water supply to hospitals, especially those in areas affected by the current water shortage.  Read more »

Chaos as machines fail, patients die, in Venezuela blackout

Margioni Bermúdez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 07:50 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's nationwide blackout left large areas of the country in chaos on Friday, crippling day-to-day functioning of hospitals and other public services.   Read more »

No children protection units in most gov’t hospitals despite DOH order

Marishka M. Cabrera, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 20 02:11 PM

In government hospitals, the lack of mental health professionals specializing in child psychology hampers the effective treatment of children who have undergone trauma caused by abuse.  Read more »

Pagtatayo sa 2 ospital 'baka matengga' dahil sa tinapyas na pondo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 02:08 PM

Posibleng matengga ang pagpapatayo sa dalawang provincial hospitals kapag tuluyan nang natanggal sa 2019 national budget ang P30 bilyong pondo para sana sa Health Facilities Enhancement Program. Read more »

SC junks petition questioning strengthened Anti-Hospital Deposit Law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 03:28 AM

MANILA - The Supreme Court has unanimously denied, on technical grounds, the petition of a group of private hospitals questioning the constitutionality of a law, which imposes higher penalties for health facilities that refuse to take in and treat emergency patients who fail to pay deposits or advance payments. Read more »

PhilHealth denies P10 billion 'debt' to hospitals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 10:16 AM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation denied Wednesday that its debt to private hospitals could run from P6 billion to P10 billion. Read more »