Department of Health

Receiving Officer 01:30 PM, Nov 17, 2023

November 17, 2023

Dear Samuel Barcarse,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 08, 2023 01:31:08 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for DOH Data on Planning and Design for Specialized Hospital.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

Below are the responses to your request

1. DOH Planning and Design Guidelines for Heart Center & DOH Guidelines for Specialized Medical Centers
- The Department of Health (DOH) has design guidelines for selected health facilities only, and there is currently no design guidelines specific for heart centers or cardiovascular hospital. In lieu of this, you may refer to the Planning and Design Guidelines for Hospitals and Other Health Facilities as a general reference for cardiovascular care facilities. This guideline is included as Annex B of the Administrative Order 2016-0042 Guidelines in the Application of DOH Permit to Construct and is  accessible at the official website of the Health
Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) of the DOH found at the link: https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph/hospital/

Furthermore, the DOH through the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) 2020-2040, as the macroplan for establishment of health facilities to
attain Universal Health Care, aims to provide specialty care that is accessible at the regional, sub-national, and national levels. The PHFDP includes the designation of selected DOH hospitals as Specialty Centers for 16 specialties - either as a Basic Comprehensive Center, Advanced Comprehensive Center, or National Specialty Center which includes the establishment of Cardiovascular Centers or Heart Centers across regions.

The Philippine Health Facility Development Plan 2020-2040 is posted at 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 

The Department Order 2021-0001, “Designation of Selected DOH Hospitals as Specialty Centers” serves as the operational document of the PHFDP provides
guidelines for the establishment of specialty centers across regions and their corresponding target year of full implementation. This issuance contains the
Resource Stratified Frameworks (RSF) for specialty care as provided in the Annexes of Department Order No. 2021-0001. The RSF articulates the guidance on the fixed assets and equipment needs per level of
specialty centers. You may access it at
http://bit.ly/DO20210001-SpecialtyCenters.

2. DOH Guidelines for Level 3 Hospitals
- Visit the licensing and accreditation requirement in the Health
Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) of the DOH found at the link: https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph/hospital/

3. DOH Staffing Pattern for Specialized Medical Centers
-   Please refer to the Revised
Organizational Structure and Staffing Standards for
Level III General Government Hospitals (CY 2022
Edition) Phase I  available in
the DBM website at https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/Issuances/2022/Joint-Circular/Revised-Organizational-Structure-and-Staffing-Standards-for-Level-III-General-Government-Hospitals.pdf and Phase II of the Revised Standards on Organizational
Structure and Staffing Pattern (OSSP) of Level III
Government Hospitals with 200 to 1,500 Beds at https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/Issuances/2023/Joint-Circular/DOH-JOINT-CIRCULAR-NO-2-S-2023-DATED-JULY-7-2023.pdf

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

Thank you

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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 Receiving Officer
FOI Receiving Officer