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PHAPi’s ‘warrior-leader’ Dr. Rustico Jimenez, passes away

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Updated as of Oct 08 06:59 PM

MANILA - The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI) lost its ‘warrior-leader’ Dr. Rustico Jimenez, whose death was confirmed by his daughter on Thursday morning. Read more »

Umento sa sahod ng private hospital nurses ipapanukala ng DOLE

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Posted at Sep 23 07:26 PM

Maghahain umano ang DOLE ng panukala para taasan ang sahod ng mga nurse sa pribadong sektor. Read more »

'Di agad pagsusumite ng lab reports nagdulot ng pagsirit sa COVID-19 cases'

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Posted at Sep 15 07:11 PM

Umapela naman si Pangulong Duterte sa mga pribadong ospital na dagdagan ang mga kamang laan sa COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Duterte wants private hospitals to increase COVID-19 beds

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Posted at Sep 14 10:53 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday appealed to private hospitals to increase their beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients as the country continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Private hospitals deny collusion in questionable release of PhilHealth COVID-19 funds

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Posted at Sep 03 12:56 PM

A group of private hospitals on Thursday denied its members' involvement in the questionable release of PhilHealth funds to non-COVID-19 medical facilities. Read more »

PhilHealth owes P3 billion to private hospitals: group

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Updated as of Aug 19 02:49 PM

A group of private hospitals said Wednesday the state medical insurer, which was fighting allegations of corruption and mismanagement, should settle some P3 billion in unpaid reimbursement claims.    Read more »

Kapasidad ng private hospitals aaray umano sa pagtigil sa PhilHealth reimbursement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 06:53 PM

Ang ilang ospital, sa interim reimbursement mechanism kinukuha ang pandagdag na bayad sa kuryente, pasuweldo sa mga tao, pambili ng mga gamot, at supplies. Read more »

Still no PhilHealth reimbursement for COVID-19 treatment in over 120 hospitals: medical group

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 11:30 PM

MANILA - Many private hospitals have yet to receive medical reimbursements from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, an official from the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) said Wednesday.  Read more »

Small private hospitals yet to receive PhilHealth COVID-19 reimbursement: exec

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 03:38 PM

A group of private hospitals on Tuesday questioned PhilHealth's release of a huge part of its funds supposedly for hospitals with COVID-19 patients to dialysis and maternity care centers while small medical facilities have yet to receive reimbursements. Read more »

As coronavirus cases rise, DOH orders hospitals to boost COVID-19 bed capacity

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Posted at Jul 22 01:18 PM

Public and private hospitals are now mandated to increase their bed allocation for COVID-19 patients, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday, as the country's coronavirus cases surpassed 70,000. Read more »

De Lima urges Senate to probe PhilHealth's unreleased insurance claims

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 07:13 PM

Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) alleged failure to release the insurance claims of several hospitals. Read more »

Group questions sending of 'doctors to the barrios' to private hospitals in Cebu

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 01:32 PM

A multi-sector group on COVID-19 response criticized the Department of Health on Monday for assigning "doctors to the barrios" to private hospitals in Cebu City in light of the critical situation of coronavirus infections there. Read more »

Medical City exec bats for advance reimbursement, UP test kits

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 12:11 PM

The government should help private hospitals cope with the coronavirus pandemic through grants and advance reimbursements, an official of The Medical City said Tuesday, as he also batted for approval to use locally-developed test kits.    Read more »

PhilHealth to file libel charges vs head of private hospitals' group for claims of unpaid dues

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 03:27 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is planning to file libel charges against the head of a private hospitals' group over the latter's allegations that the state health insurance agency owes P18 billion in medical fee reimbursements.  Read more »

PhilHealth should settle P18 billion debt to hospitals: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 07:37 AM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp should settle some P18 billion in unpaid reimbursement claims of private hospitals to prevent the downsizing of their operations during the coronavirus pandemic, a lawmaker said Tuesday. Read more »

Some small, private hospitals losing money due to COVID-19 pandemic, says group

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Posted at Jun 01 05:31 PM

Some small and private hospitals are in financial distress mostly due to COVID-19, the Philippine Hospital Association said Monday. Read more »

Hundreds of private hospitals in PH may go bankrupt due to coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 12:00 AM

A group of private hospitals in the Philippines warned nearly half of its 900 members may go bankrupt in the coming month. Read more »

Private hospitals' group condemns shooting of COVID-19 frontliner in Quezon

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Posted at Apr 03 08:36 PM

MANILA - A group representing some 600 private hospitals in the country on Friday denounced the shooting of a frontline worker against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Candelaria town, Quezon province.   Read more »

As coronavirus rages, Metro Manila private hospitals face shortage of staff, medical supplies

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 07:52 PM

As Luzon entered its 3rd week of the enhanced community quarantine, private hospitals in Metro Manila are facing a shortage of health workers and medical supplies to battle the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a group said Friday. Read more »

Mas pinadaling paghingi ng protective equipment vs COVID-19 ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 07:31 PM

Sa ilalim ng mga patakaran ng DOH, kailangan munang ipadala ng mga ospital ang kanilang PPE request sa ahensiya sa pamamagitan ng e-mail.  Read more »