SPMC metamorphosed from what it was - Davao General Hospital in the early 1960s then later as Davao Medical Center and into what it is now known today as the Southern Philippines Medical Center. Let’s look at how SPMC attained its present status. We really do not care whether the culprits will rot in jail or burn in hell (just like the intellectually dishonest ones). Corruption in PHIC has gone on for so long. As for the anomalies in PHIC, we are one with the nation that this must be fully investigated. Most of the consultants at SPMC had their training in PGH. Besides, our colleagues in PGH are our friends. I just wanted to show how much SPMC has developed and improved the last 20 yrs. PGH was mentioned just to give context to this post since the ignorant and intellectually dishonest, Maria Ressa contrasted SPMC to PGH. There is still hope for the ignorant but there is a special place in hell for the intellectually dishonest.ġ. So! For those of you who just comment without doing research, it's either you are ignorant or intellectually dishonest. Actually, Metro Manila got the biggest share of Covid-a9 funds at PhP592 million (PGH, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, and Quirino Memorial Medical Center). Covid cases are being admitted in private hospitals and other government hospitals in Metro Manila.Ĩ. In Metro Manila, unlike in Davao City's SPMC, PGH does not bear the brunt of ALL Covid cases. This does not include hundreds of other non-Covid cases in the hospital.ħ. Since the start of the Covid Pandemic, on average, SPMC is taking care of more than 130 in-patient Covid cases daily (about 100 adult Covid patients and 30 pediatric Covid cases). SPMC is not just an "infirmary clinic" that others make it appear. By doing this, we are able to maximize manpower and resources and streamline our response.Ħ. It is still SPMC which is ground zero for the COVID treatment. Now, only mild cases of COVID are allowed in private hospitals. Until recently, private hospitals were not allowed to admit Covid. BECAUSE WE ARE SMART HERE IN DAVAO, we centralized the treatment of Covid. As for Covid-19, SPMC is the only Covid center in the Davao area. For SPMC, there is no such thing as " puno na ang hospital. SPMC is the ONLY government hospital in Davao City, serving the whole of Mindanao as a medical center. The total number of residents/fellows and consultants for all the departments of SPMC? 475 residents and fellows, 399 consultants.Ĥ. Our department is bigger than the whole medical staff and trainees of most hospitals. How big is SPMC? For the Department of Internal Medicine alone, which is largely responsible for taking care of COVID patients, there are 83 medical residents and 95 medical consultants. SPMC is the biggest government hospital in the country with 1500 beds. Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is in another province, at Tagum City in Davao Del Norte.Ģ. Bernard Chiew, a Davao City-based internal medicine and adult cardiology specialist, has to say:ġ. Doctors and health workers at SPMC were mad by the careless insinuations of Ressa for not checking on her facts but thank her anyway, for now, it is known nationwide that SPMC, which is based in Davao City, is, in fact, the biggest tertiary hospital in the country which means it is very well equipped and with a phalanx of specialist physicians.Īt this point let me quote verbatim what Dr. She did try to ignite some but it backfired. As usual, Maria Ressa, the Manila-based darling of the western press, thought she stumbled on a huge stockpile of explosives that can be detonated and reduce her pet peeve Rodrigo Duterte to smithereens. If they think that the amount of PhP326 million is huge for one hospital, they better look again because simple arithmetic will tell them SPMC is in fact shortchanged. IF the opposition and their propaganda machinery think they scored big with what they claim was a damaging revelation that the Southern Philippines Medical Center received a huge sum of reimbursements from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, they better save the cow for their party because their tirade displays their ignorance.
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