Department Memorandum No. 2023-0342

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Review, Testing and Updating of Response Plans of the Department of Health Hospitals

Download the issuance: DM No. 2023-0342 dated August 22, 2023

Addressed to directors of specialty hospitals, and chiefs of DOH hospitals, medical centers, treatment and rehabilitation centers, includes for reference, copy of DOH D.O. No. 2017-0411 (Guidelines in the Conduct of Drills and Exercises).

Address additional inquiries about this issuance to the DOH's Health Emergency Management Bureau.

See also: A.O. No. 155, s. 2004, and D.O. No. 2017-0411

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