In Cebu province, 34 LGUs now COVID-free

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 34 of the 50 localities in Cebu province are now free of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a report from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed. In a report dated on December…

21 towns in Cebu province have zero active COVID cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 21 towns in Cebu province have reported zero active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Recent data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed that as of November 8, 2020,…

DOH-7 to deploy medical specialists in Cebu province-run hospitals

Rosalie Abatayo 03/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Medical specialists, who will soon be completing their residency training with the Department of Health (DOH), are expected to serve the four provincial hospitals in Cebu. Their assignment in government hospitals is part of…

Southern Leyte PHO to open HIV/AIDS testing hub in Jan. 2020

Jani Arnaiz 01/11/2020

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte – A treatment hub will be opened this month at the Salvacion Oppus Yniguez Memorial Provincial Hospital (SOYMPH) located at the Dogon Village in Maasin City to cater to patients who are infected…

Davide ‘uncomfortable’ with Capitol’s move to outsource medical personnel

Rosalie Abatayo 10/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice Governor Hilario Davide III said in an interview this morning, October 15, that we was “uncomfortable” with the provincial government’s practice of outsourcing medical and clerical personnel for province-run hospitals. Davide said…

Carcar City Provincial Hospital receives CT-Scan, P20M fund for ICU rooms

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Computerized Tomography-Scan (CT-Scan) services will now be available for patients in the provincial hospital in Carcar City, located 31 kilometers south of Cebu City. Carcar Provincial Hospital, which serves most patients from the…

PRC-7 can’t act on Tuburan hospital staff incident if no complaint is filed

Futch Anthony Inso 02/15/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The Professional Regulation Commission in Central Visayas (PRC-7) said it could only act on the Tuburan drug suspect incident if there is a complaint filed. Gina Emperado, regional director of PRC-7, said that…

PHO: Free dialysis, knee replacement surgeries for Cebuanos

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/07/2018

CEBUANOS suffering from kidney ailments needing costly dialysis treatments, and those suffering from osteoarthritis needing total knee replacement surgeries can now avail of these treatments and surgeries for free. This developed after the Cebu Provincial Health Office…

PHO offers free dialysis, kneecap surgery

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/07/2018

The Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) offers free dialysis treatment and kneecap surgery to patients in Cebu province. Dr. Rannie Gravador of PHO explained that patients no longer need to go to hospitals and spend money for…

PHO probes Carcar prov’l hospital over death of infant

Futch Anthony Inso 09/05/2018

THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) is investigating the Carcar Provincial Hospital amid allegations that the staff there were negligent resulting to the death of an infant. Dr. Rene Catan, PHO chief, said that they got wind of…

PHO investigates alleged malpractice, negligence of Carcar hospital staff

Futch Anthony Inso 09/05/2018

  The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is now investigating Carcar Provincial Hospital for negligence and maltreatment affecting a pregnant patient, which also resulted to the death of the patient’s newborn child. Dr. Rene Catan, PHO chief, said…

PHO chooses second lowest bidder in CT scan buy

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/19/2018

THE Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) has already selected a contractor for the planned purchase of a Computed Tomography (CT) Scan that is intended for use at the Carcar City provincial hospital starting next year. But their…

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