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Quirino Memorial Medical Center

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Classification: Tertiary, DOH Hospital Bed Capacity: to follow Year founded: 1953 Location:JP Rizal, Project 4, Quezon City Contact number:632-4212250 Services: Equipment  CT scan Xrays Ultrasound  Emergency room medicolegal administration of antitetanus vaccine  Clinical Departments Department of Internal Medicine Department of Pediatrics Department of Surgery Department of Internal Medicine Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology Department of ENT-HNS Department of Pathology Department of Medical Imaging Department of Anaesthesia OPD Clinic Monday to Friday 8-4pm

Philippine Hospitals with BURN UNIT

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Currently there are six Burn Hospitals in the Philippines namely UP-PGH Burn Unit, Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center Burn Unit, East Avenue Medical Center Burn Unit, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, The Medical City Clark Burn Unit and  Davao Medical Center. 1. Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center Burn Unit web page:  JRMMC Burn unit Contact number:632-7119491 Location: Rizal Avenue, Santa Cruz, Manila Status: always open Burn ICU bed capacity: 7 Services offered Wound debridement Tangential excision, Split thickness Skin Grafting Wound Care 2. East Avenue Medical Center Burn Unit website:  EAMC Burn Unit Contact number:632-9280611 Location: East avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Status: always open Bed Capacity: to follow Services offered Wound debridement Tangential excision, Split thickness Skin Grafting Wound Care 3. Philippine General Hospital Burn Center   website:  PGH Burn  Center Contact number:632-554...

Philippine Orthopedic Center

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Classification: Tertiary, DOH hospital Bed Capacity: 700 Year Founded:1945 Location:Maria Clara Street, Santa Mesa Heights, Quezon City Contact number: 632-7114276 Services caters to patients with orthopedic, musculoskeletal problems and neuromuscular conditions Equipment CT Scan Xrays Emergency room: provides care for patients with bone fractures. Patient with comorbities are referred to other tertiary hospitals like PGH no medicolegal services OPD Clinic Monday to Friday 8am-4pm

East Avenue Medical Center

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Classification: Tertiary, DOH hospital Bed Capacity: 600 Founded:1969 Location:East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, 1100, Metro Manila Contact number: 632-9280611 Services Available Equipments CT scan Xrays MRI Emergency room Trauma Center medicolegal Intensive Care Units Surgery ICU Medical ICU Maternal care ICU Burn Unit Departments Surgery Orthopedics OB GYN Radiology

Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital

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It is a tertiary hospital dedicated for maternal and newborn care. This a DOH hospital. Founded: 1920 Location:Lope de Vega Street Sta. Cruz, Manila Contact: 632-7338537 Services: Equipment Ultrasound Xrays Emergency Labor and Delivery room Maternal and newborn care Departments Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatrics

Health Care Levels

Medical professionals talk about different levels of care which patients are not familiar with. For the purpose of our patients here are the different levels of classification namely primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care. Primary care: The level of care when a patients consults a family physician, general physician, nurse or nurse aids typically occurring  in small clinics. For example a patient complaining of abdominal pain for first time Secondary care: When a patient was seen by a primary physician and was referred to a specialist for example a surgeon. When a patient is diagnosed to be a surgical abdomen or equivocal abdomen the patient will then be referred to a general surgeon for further evaluation.  Tertiary Care: When a patient needs further specialty care the patient will then referred to a tertiary hospital. Tertiary hospitals require highly specialized equipment and expertise such as plastic surgery, neurosurgery, thoracovascular surgery, ...

Santa Ana Hospital (Manila)

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This is a secondary hospital with 500 bed capacity. Year founded: 2010 Location: Panaderos Street, Sta Ana, Manila Contact numbers:  632-516-6790 Services Available: Emergency room: medicolegal for mauling,  animal bites , suturing Departments: OPD clinic M-F 8-4PM *Information here is not yet final