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    The document classifies hospitals in the Philippines into three levels based on their operating capacity and services. A Level 1 hospital must have an operating room and provide basic surgical and maternity services. A Level 2 hospital has all Level 1 requirements plus departments for medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and an intensive care unit. A Level 3 hospital has Level 2 capacities as well as a residency or teaching program.

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    The document classifies hospitals in the Philippines into three levels based on their operating capacity and services. A Level 1 hospital must have an operating room and provide basic surgical and maternity services. A Level 2 hospital has all Level 1 requirements plus departments for medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and an intensive care unit. A Level 3 hospital has Level 2 capacities as well as a residency or teaching program.

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    The document classifies hospitals in the Philippines into three levels based on their operating capacity and services. A Level 1 hospital must have an operating room and provide basic surgical and maternity services. A Level 2 hospital has all Level 1 requirements plus departments for medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and an intensive care unit. A Level 3 hospital has Level 2 capacities as well as a residency or teaching program.

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    AO 2012-0012 classifies hospitals in the Philippines based on ownership (government

    or private), scope of services (general or specialized), and functional capacity


    (level 1, 2 or 3).

    Among others, a Level 1 hospital must have an operating room to be able to provide
    surgical services. A Level 2 hospital has all of Level 1 capacity and must be
    departmentalized, equipped to be able to provide services in the specialties of
    medicine, surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics-gynecology and has an intensive care
    unit. A Level 3 hospital has all of Level 2 capacity plus a residency or teaching
    program.

    Level 1 Hospital
    A Level 1 hospital shall have, as minimum, the following services and capacity:

    a. A staff of qualified medical, allied medical and administrative personnel headed


    by a physician duly licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);
    b. Bed space for its authorized bed capacity in accordance with DOH Guidelines in
    the Planning and Design of Hospitals;
    c. An operating room with standard equipment and provision for sterilization of
    equipment and supplies in accordance with the:
    i. DOH Reference Plan in the Planning and Design of an Operating Room/Theater

    ii. DOH Guidelines on Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Reusable


    Medical Devices in Hospital Facilities in the Philippines
    d. A post-operative recovery room;
    e. Maternity facilities, consisting of ward(s), room(s), and a delivery room
    exclusively for maternity patients and newborns;
    f. Isolation facilities with proper procedures for the care and control of
    infectious and communicable diseases as well as for the prevention of cross
    infections;
    g. A separate dental section/clinic;
    h. A blood station;
    i. A DOH-licensed secondary clinical laboratory with the services of consulting
    pathologist;
    j. A DOH-licensed Level 1 imaging facility with the services of a consulting
    radiologist; and
    k. A DOH-licensed pharmacy

    Level 2
    A Level 2 hospital shall have as minimum, all of Level 1 capacity, including, but
    not limited to, the following:

    a. An organized staff of qualified and competent personnel with Chief of


    Hospital/Medical Director and appropriate board-certified Clinical Department
    Heads;
    b. Departmentalized and equipped with service capabilities needed to support board-
    certified/eligible medical specialists and other licensed physicians rendering
    services in the specialties of Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology,
    Surgery, their sub-specialties and ancillary services;
    c. A general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for critically ill patients;
    d. A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU);
    e. A High Risk Pregnancy Unit (HRPU);
    f. Provision of respiratory therapy services;
    g. A DOH-licensed tertiary clinical laboratory; and
    h. A DOH-licensed Level 2 imaging facility with mobile x-ray inside the institution
    and with capability for contrast examinations.

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