Department of Health

Receiving Officer 08:21 AM, Dec 14, 2023

December 14, 2023

Dear DIANO,

Thank you for your request dated Dec 13, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for EMERGENCY FACILITY.

We received your request on Dec 13, 2023 and will respond on or before Jan 03, 2024 12:44:44 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC01NjY3NDAzMDI1NzIM, for request with ticket number #DOH-566740302572.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 09:57 AM, Dec 14, 2023

Good day!

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) for action. Kindly await for their response.

Thank you!

Maker 01:15 PM, Dec 29, 2023

December 29, 2023

Dear DIANO Mae Ann M.,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 13, 2023 12:44:44 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for EMERGENCY FACILITY.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. Here are the answers provided by Health Facility Development Bureau: 

  EMERGENCY FACILITY
1. Space requirements and rooms for emergency clinic.
     An Emergency Unit (EU) OR Emergency Department(ED)is a specialized area in the hospital that provides initial treatment for patients requiring immediate medical or surgical attention. In the Philippine setting, there is no stand-alone EU or ED. The space requirement included in the Manual of Standards and Guidelines on the Management of The Hospital Emergency Department, Second Edition, covers standards for an EU/ED of a hospital but not for an emergency clinic. 



2. List of services an emergency clinic should offer
      - To reiterate, the abovementioned ED Manual provides standards for an EU/ED of a hospital. Refer to Chapter 2 of the ED Manual for the services offered in the EU/ED of a hospital. It may be accessed through the link provided here: https://bit.ly/DOHHFDBManuals. 




3. LA PAZ, Agusan del Sur floor area of their emergency clinic
      - The ownership or architectural plans such as floor plans, indicating the floor area of a structure, is under the person/juridical entity who commissioned the design professionals. The design professionals engaged by the project owners also retain the intellectual proprietary rights of the project documents. Please request these documents and information directly to the owner of the existing health facility or the design professional/s who signed the said architectural documents. 



Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the Central Appeals and Review Committee, at foi@doh.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

Kindly accomplish the FOI Request Feedback form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm 



If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Decision Maker
FOI Receiving Officer