Tagum Doctors Hospital adjudged center of safety

By Jeanevive D. Abangan

Tuesday 24th of July 2012

TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, July 24 (PIA) -- Tagum Doctors Hospital (TDH) has been pronounced a Center of Safety with 100 percent passing rate.

Dr. Marivic Malate, PhilHealth Benchbook inspection head, after assessing the documents and physical facilities of Tagum Doctors Hospital said, “You are the first hospital in Tagum City that has perfected at one time the 51 core and non-core requirements of Benchbook.”

TDH President and Chief Executive Officer Lemuel Roy Podador was inspired by the result of the Benchbook inspection that he said, the TDHI will apply for Center of Quality in 2013. Podador aims to achieve a Center of Excellence in the future.

“I am very much confident that we can qualify for the Center of Quality,” Podador said during his final statement in the PhilHealth Benchbook Inspection exit conference.

All the department and unit heads were mandated to immediately take into action the preparation of the requirements for Center of Quality and evaluate all areas set down in the benchbook.

As early as next week, the management committee and Benchbook committee will decide a blueprint for Center of Quality.

Benchbook is a tool applied by PhilHealth in accrediting health facilities to measure the standard of operation and evaluate the compliance of the 51 core areas and non-core areas to be able to determine the level of accreditation. There are three levels of PhilHealth accreditation: Center of Safety, Center of Quality, and Center of Excellence.

The Department of Health will also monitor the compliance of Benchbook for renewal of hospital license.

TDH management commended the medical staff, officers, and employees of Tagum Doctors Hospital. (Edna Parcon-TDH/RGA/JDA-PIA11)