OFW Hospital
| OFW Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 15°04′50″N 120°38′15″E / 15.08054°N 120.6374°E |
| Organization | |
| Type | specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 102 |
| Speciality | Medical services to Filipino migrant workers and their dependents |
| History | |
| Construction started | 2020 |
| Opened | May 2, 2022 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Philippines |
The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital and Diagnostic Center, or simply the OFW Hospital, is a specialty hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. It is meant to cater to Filipino migrant workers.
History
[edit]The Philippine government planned to set up a hospital dedicated to Filipino migrant workers, officially classified as Overseas Filipino Workers.
The provincial government of Pampanga donated the land where the hospital was built.[1] Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc. of the Razon Group funded its construction.[2]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the OFW Hospital was held on May 1, 2019.[2] However, its construction did not begin until February 2020.[1] The COVID-19 pandemic hampered the construction's progress.[3] The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)[3] and President Rodrigo Duterte, through an executive order, have fast-tracked the hospital project.[4]
It began operating on May 2, 2022, with its polyclinic.[5] However, the hospital remains underused.[6][7]
In January 2023, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) took over the hospital's operations from DOLE.[8]
Facilities
[edit]The OFW Hospital has a bed capacity of 102.[8] It is intended mainly to serve Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their dependents.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Manabat, Ashley (February 20, 2020). "First dedicated OFW hospital, diagnostic center begins construction in Pampanga". BusinessMirror. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Rey, Aika (May 1, 2019). "OFW hospital to open in Pampanga". Rappler. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c "DoLE forms committee to speed up OFW Hospital construction". BusinessWorld. May 9, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Noriega, Richa (December 7, 2021). "Duterte orders establishment of OFW Hospital in Pampanga". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "PH's first OFW hospital officially opens". Philippine Information Agency. June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Gascon, Melvin (October 6, 2022). "Nurses for OFW Hospital end up becoming OFWs". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Ramos-Araneta, Macon (July 4, 2023). "Senator Raffy Tulfo: OFW Hospital in Pampanga a 'ghost town', only has 2 patients". Manila Standard. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "DMW eyes OFW Hospital as 'gold standard' for healthcare needs of migrant workers". SunStar. March 10, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.