Department of Health

Receiving Officer 09:17 AM, Jan 15, 2024

January 15, 2024

Dear JOHN LESTER,

Thank you for your request dated Jan 13, 2024 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for The nurse-to-patient ratio in the Philippines from 2018-2023 for mental hospitals..

We received your request on Jan 13, 2024 and will respond on or before Feb 02, 2024 09:07:28 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPSC0zMTIzNDI3Njg4NjUM, for request with ticket number #DOH-312342768865.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

Maker 01:56 PM, Jan 15, 2024

Dear John,

For items 1 & 2, please be informed that we are endorsing your request to the DOH Health Human Resource Development Bureau (HHRDB) and Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) for action. Kindly await for their responses, thank you.

For item 3, we endorsed it to DOH Hospitals in Bicol namely Bicol Medical Center, BICOL REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
& BICOL REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL AND GERIATRIC MEDICAL CENTER FORMER BICOL SANITARIUM. However, we can only provide data from DOH Hospitals only, and you need to coordinate to private hospitals in Bicol.

All the best and God bless!

Maker 05:20 PM, Jan 25, 2024

January 25, 2024

Dear JOHN LESTER BOMBAY,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 13, 2024 09:07:28 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for The nurse-to-patient ratio in the Philippines from 2018-2023 for mental hospitals..

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

For the  The total number of registered and accredited mental hospital in Bicol Region as of 2023. Currently, there are two (2) licensed Psychiatric Care facilities in Bicol Region which serves as Custodial and Acute Chronic Psychiatric Care facility. To view the list of licensed Psychiatric Facilities in the Philippines, kindly access the following  link: http://tinyurl.com/PsycFacility 

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for as we are still awaiting for the responses from the other DOH offices to your request. we shall provide the data to you once available

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

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 about 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