Administrative Order No. 2023-0013

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Revised Guidelines on the Establishment of General Hospitals in the Philippines

Download the issuance: A.O. No. 2023-0013 dated July 19, 2023

To improve access and availability of hospital services, and reducing regulatory burdens, applies to all applicants, government or private, for the establishment of general hospitals, and repeals DOH Administrative Order No. 2006-0004, "Guidelines for the Issuance of Certificate of Need to Establish a New Hospital" dated March 13, 2006.

Address further inquiries about this issuances to the DOH's Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau, https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph.

PUBLIC ADVISORY

HFDB is different from HFSRB
For concerns related to Permit to Construct, License to Operate and Certificate of Accreditation, and for fact-finding and actions on complaints against hospitals and other health facilities, the responsible office under the Department of Health is the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). Visit their official website for more information: hfsrb.doh.gov.ph