164th Malasakit Center launched in South Cotabato philstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from philstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THE 164th Malasakit Center in the country has been officially opened at the Soccsksargen General Hospital in Surallah, South Cotabato on Thursday, May 2.
KORONADAL CITY (PNA) – The Municipal Health Office (MHO) of Banga, South Cotabato confirmed on Friday, Oct. 21, the death of a senior citizen following a diarrhea outbreak in Barangay Lampari that downed 50 others.
Dr. Ellen Quidilla, MHO-Banga chief, was unable to identify the lone fatality in th
HOSPITAL CONVERSION. The Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) in Surallah, South Cotabato during the turnover ceremony to the Department of Health (DOH) for its management on Friday (June 24, 2022). The DOH plans to convert the SGH to a regional hospital by January next year.(Photo courtesy of South Cotabato PIO) KORONADAL CITY - The South Cotabato provincial government has turned over the management of the Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) in Surallah municipality to the Department of Health (DOH) for its transition to a regional hospital. Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said Saturday the transfer came about after the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the payment of the DOH of PHP100 million to the provincial government for the SGH development and operational expenses in the past. "The health department has agreed to pay, but we are not in hurry to collect more than PHP100 million," Tamayo said during the MOU signing ceremony on Friday afternoon. SGH chief D
The Soccsksargen General Hospital in Surallah, South Cotabato. (Photo courtesy of SGH) KORONADAL CITY - The Regulatory Licensing Enforcement Division (RLED) of the Department of Health - Soccsksargen (DOH-12) has given the provincial government-run Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) in the municipality of Surallah, South Cotabato a certificate to operate as a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) community isolation unit (CIU). Dr. Sulpicio Henry Legaspi, DOH-12 assistant director, said Thursday the CIU certification was a pre-requisite for Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth) accreditation. "With certificate as CIU we can apply for PhilHealth accreditation so that expenses that we incur to the patients will be refunded, the budget is PHP22,000 per patient," Legaspi said in a statement. The CIU certification was given Wednesday by the DOH pending the signing of the usufruct agreement for the turnover of the SGH from the provincial government of South Cotabato to th