Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request today, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Design Guidelines for Clinical Research Facility. We will respond and process your request on or before Jan. 28, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.

Please be informed that we have endorsed your request to the Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) for action. We'll send you feedback once available.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #DOH-046352179284.

Further, please be advised that this is a public site, and any information shared in this conversation thread will be visible to the public. Therefore, we kindly request that you refrain from disclosing any sensitive personal information or data in this thread.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Jan. 7, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested Design Guidelines for Clinical Research Facility

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. This is the response from the DOH Health Facility Development Bureau for your request on the Design Guideline for Clinical Research facility and Design Guidelines for Mental Health

- There is no separate design manual regarding your request.

However, you may refer to the Department Order No. 2021-0001 entitled "Designation of selected DOH Hospitals as Specialty Centers for Brain and Spine Care, Burn Care, Cancer Care, Cardiovascular Care, Dermatology Care, Eve Care, Geriatric Care, Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, Lung Care, Mental Health, Neonatal Care, Orthopedic Care, Physical Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal Care and Kidney Transplant, Toxicology, and Trauma Care" and its amendment, serves as the operational document for the establishment of specialty centers. It details the list of DOH Hospitals designated as Specialty Centers.

This issuance also includes the Resource Stratified Frameworks for different specialty centers, which describe the services, human resources, equipment and infrastructure requirements at each facility level across the healthcare continuum. The information in this issuance may be helpful for your research, and you can access it via this link: http://tinyurl.com/DOSpecialtyCenters

For additional information, visit the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) at http://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph

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

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Should you remain unsatisfied with the review outcome, you retain the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer

Department of Health