Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

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

We have received your request on NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL. We will respond and process your request on or before Dec. 20, 2024, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we endorsed your request to the DOH Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) for action. Kindly wait for their response, thank you.

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-327658990067.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Nov. 29, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the NEUROLOGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

Below are the responses from the Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) on the following:

1. Minimum bed capacity for Neurological Specialty Hospital - The DOH does not warrant a standard and/or minimum number of beds for a specialty center or the Specialty Center for the Brain Center (Department Order No. 2021-0001 and its amendment). You may refer to Annex G: RSF for Brain and Spine Care Centers. The allocation of beds in a hospital is based on the actual and/or projected caseload of the facility. Furthermore, you may access the said issuance through this link: bit.ly/DO20210001-SpecialtyCenters and its amendments.

2. How to determine number of beds for Specialty Hospitals - For additional information, you may refer to the Administrative Order No. 2012-0012 titled "Rules and Regulations Governing the New Classification of Hospitals and other Health Facilities in the Philippines" issued by Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau define a Specialty Hospital as a hospital that specializes in a particular disease or condition or in one type of patient. Furthermore, a specialized hospital may be devoted to the treatment of

(a) a particular type of illness or for a particular condition requiring a range of treatment;

(b) patients suffering from disease of a particular organ or groups of organs, and

(c) patients belonging to a particular group such as children, women, the elderly and others.

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

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If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOl request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to the Central Appeals and Review Committee (CARC) at [email protected] provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request.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 Officer

Department of Health