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DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIA

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Lolifel T. Dampor. The mission of the department is to provide safe, effective, and ethical care to our patients. The Anesthesiology Department shall be responsible for providing all primary anesthesia and pain management services. This includes, but is not limited to, general and regional anesthesia in operating suites, obstetrics, emergency room, radiology and intensive care. Anesthesia services shall be available twenty-four (24) hours of the day and night for emergency cases.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Donald A. Miranda. The Department of Internal Medicine includes physicians whose primary role is to provide medical care in the hospital. This team of providers includes physicians, resident physicians and nurse practitioners, who work closely with bedside nurses, social workers, physical therapists and other staff to provide thoughtful, safe, collaborative and effective medical care.

DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Josephine F. Lamdag. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology focuses on women’s health and wellness by providing high quality patient care, educating future leaders, and fulfilling innovative research within a highly collaborative environment. It is a leading institution in all aspects of women’s health with nationally recognized programs in obstetrics and gynecology, including high-risk pregnancy, reproduction genetics, gynecology, breast disease, infertility, contraception and cancer

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Bless Amatong-Dadula. The Department of Pediatrics promotes the health of children and adolescents with a balanced program that seeks new knowledge through research, provides outstanding educational opportunities, delivers high quality comprehensive clinical care and service, advocates vigorously for children and adolescents, and is responsive to the changing needs of our community and society.

DEPARTMENT SURGERY

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Beodaldy P. Bombeo. The department of surgery treats patients both in emergency situations and for scheduled procedures. Scopes of services of the departments are:

  • Inpatient services to patients diagnosed with a disease that requires surgery.
  • Provides outpatient treatment for patients in the outpatient surgery clinic.
  • Providing subspecialty surgical services to patients in the clinic and beyond
  • Subspecialty surgical procedure under general surgery department based on the time or even during an emergency.
  • Perform outpatient surgical procedures
  • Helping patients to achieve optimal health status while in hospital.

RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Ericson T. Jumalon. The Department of Radiology uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases such as radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. It functions under the control of Radiologists and qualified technical staff.

The scope of services include:

a.  Out-patient and in-patient diagnostic imaging.

b.  Helping patients to achieve optimal health status while in hospital. 

INFECTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Portia Zerrudo- Ompoy. The Infection Control Department, through its Chairperson or physician member, has the authority to institute any appropriate control measures or studies and to recommend corrective action within any department, when there is considered to be a danger to any patient or to personnel. The Infection Control Department has the ultimate authority, in the event that there is a question or disagreement in relation to infection control policy or procedure. To facilitate early and complete reporting, the Infection Control Department, Infection Control Practitioner or the Registered Nurse on the patient care unit has the authority to initiate culture and sensitivity testing and institute any appropriate isolation procedures.  When any of these actions are taken, the physician responsible for the patient will be notified.

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Oswaldo J. Lamdag. The Emergency Room department is a vital part of the hospital as it is the first to receive patients needing immediate medical attention, either because of the life-threatening condition, multiple injuries or severity of symptoms.  It is especially equipped with the life – saving devices and trained personnel to handle emergency cases.

REHABILITATION MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL THERAPY

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Roimm P. Villejo. The Rehab Department caters to individuals who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes. By designing and implementing therapeutic interventions that may include, but not limited to pharmacologic management, therapeutic exercises, functional training in self-care and home management, manual therapy techniques, prescription and fabrication of assistive and orthotic devices, electrotherapeutic modalities, physical agents and mechanical modalities, the Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy Center alleviates impairment and functional limitations. Cases handled vary from neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary and pediatric among others. The patient load will consist of in-patients, out-patients and those who will need domiciliary services.

PULMONOLOGY DEPARTMENT

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Philip V. Limsi. The Department provides immediate cardio-pulmonary management, as requested by the Physician, that will help lead in the accurate diagnosis of an illness for proper administration of therapeutic procedure.

OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Gayle S. Ng-Thoe. This is a combination of several departments. It is a miniature version of the hospital except that the patient is ambulatory. Physicians with different specializations provide services. Individual patients come to consult or receive treatment, others go back to the physician to assess their progress following discharge from hospital.

ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Roger Evan V. Dublin. This Department accommodates complaints of patients and their relatives and other hospital problems/issues. Proper approach is needed in dealing with patient’s relatives and hospital staff.

PHARMACY

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Victor Cabrera, Jr. This Department serves as the vital link in the chain of health professionals dedicated to patient care. The Pharmacist will provide at all times an adequate supply of safe effective and good quality drugs in appropriate dosage forms consistent with the needs of the patients and to rationalize drug utilization in collaboration with the medical staff.

CENTRAL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Rayzel A. Calape. The department is open twenty-four (24) hours servicing all sectors of the hospital. The CS department will serve as essential link in the chain of hospital health service dedicated to patient care. The department will provide at all times an adequate supply of safe, effective and quality products for the need of the patients.

PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Hazel Soriano. The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services include physicians whose primary role is to provide comprehensive mental health and counseling services.  This team of providers includes physicians who work closely with nurses and other staff to provide expert and effective psychiatric care.

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE

This department is headed by its Chairman, Dr. Serafin Uy. The Department of Family Medicine includes comprehensive healthcare for people of all ages. The team of providers are primary care physicians that integrate biological, clinical and behavioral sciences.