Department of Health

Receiving Officer 04:56 PM, Oct 13, 2023

October 13, 2023

Dear Gerard,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 13, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of new private and public hospitals in the Philippines in the last 5 yearsin the last.

We received your request on Oct 13, 2023 and will respond on or before Nov 03, 2023 01:21:52 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://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC02MDg5NTg3NTA1NDMM, for request with ticket number #DOH-608958750543.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 10:01 AM, Oct 16, 2023

Good day!

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) for action. Kindly await for their response.

For item #5 please lodge a new FOI Request to Philhealth.

Thank you!

Maker 11:42 AM, Oct 26, 2023

October 26, 2023

Dear Gerard Hunting-Tuazon,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 13, 2023 01:21:52 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Number of new private and public hospitals in the Philippines in the last 5 yearsin the last.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

Below are the responses to your request

1) Number of NEW private and public hospitals from 2017 to 2023
- You may access the list of Hospitals through this link:
http://tinyurl.com/listofNewHosp2023

2) Ratio of hospital beds per 1000 people - For 2020, the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan report on the hospital bed to population ratio can be accessed through the DOH website on the link below:

https://doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/publications/DOH_PHILIPPINE%20HEALTH%20FACILITY%20DEVELOPMENT%20PLAN%202020_2040_0.pdf 

For the projected population for the same time period, this can be accessed through the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) website at http://psa.gov.ph

3) Average number of inpatients in hospitals per day - you may access the data on average number of inpatients through this link:
http://tinyurl.com/DataOnInpatient

4) Healthcare insurance coverage rate - Please coordinate with the Philhealth at https://www.philhealth.gov.ph/ for this data request


For any queries or clarification regarding this matter, please contact the DOH Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) at telephone number (02) 8651-7800  local 1401 or email at hfdb@doh.gov.ph

Thank you

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.

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