OFW Hospital

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.

OFW Hospital
Geography
LocationSan Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Coordinates15°04′50″N 120°38′15″E
Organization
Typespecialist
Services
Beds102
SpecialityMedical services to Filipino migrant workers and their dependents
History
Construction started2020
Opened2022
Links
Websitewww.ofwhospital.info
ListsHospitals in the Philippines

History

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

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
  1. Manabat, Ashley (February 20, 2020). "First dedicated OFW hospital, diagnostic center begins construction in Pampanga". BusinessMirror. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. Rey, Aika (May 1, 2019). "OFW hospital to open in Pampanga". Rappler. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. "DoLE forms committee to speed up OFW Hospital construction". BusinessWorld. May 9, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. Noriega, Richa (December 7, 2021). "Duterte orders establishment of OFW Hospital in Pampanga". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. "PH's first OFW hospital officially opens". Philippine Information Agency. June 29, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  6. Gascon, Melvin (October 6, 2022). "Nurses for OFW Hospital end up becoming OFWs". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  7. 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.
  8. "DMW eyes OFW Hospital as 'gold standard' for healthcare needs of migrant workers". SunStar. March 10, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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