Medical Director - Almora General Hospital
Tabuk, Kalinga

Dr. Almora champions his flagship program LEAP PLUS:

L EAD

E NABLE

A SSIST and

P ROTECT hospitals and patients through

P ROACTIVE engagements with

L EGISLATIVE and REGULATORY bodies for

U NIVERSAL HEALTHCARE implementation towards

S OCIAL AMELIORATION and better HEALTH OUTCOMES

Medical Director - Bernardino General Hospital II
Novaliches, Quezon City

Given the pandemic situation and these times where hospitals are experiencing difficulties:

PhilHealth Concerns

1. Pursure the efforts to collect unpaid claims from the PHIC

2. Negotiate for 3-year period accreditation rather than yearly renewal with PHIC

3. Convince PhilHealth to automate or digitalize renewal of accreditations and claims without human intervention to avoid bias

DOH Concerns

1. Convince DOH Licensing Office to issue LTO effective for 3 years

2. Allow lower level hospitals to recognize more capabilities (or restore their previous capabilities under the old classification

Others

• Make COVID-19 vaccines available for healthcare workers for all hospitals independent of government procurement

Medical Director - Metro Vigan Hospital
Bantay, Ilocos Sur

- Contuinue to adhere to the Vision, Mission, and Values of PHA. If needed, it may be revisited to adapt to the new normal

• Promote good networking and relationships between public and private hospitals (public-private partnerships)

• Implement programs to support its public and private hospital members. Continue to promote webinars, town hall meetings, and conventions

• Resource sharing of human resources through hospital networks to mitigate the effects of staff shortage. This will also provide opportunities for retraining of staff in different competencies

• Dissemination and more discussions on the IRR fo the UHC Law on how it will impact hospitals, both public and private, the staff, and healthcare professionals

• Dialogue with PHIC regarding timely reimbursements of claims, reduction denied and RTH claims, quarterly reconciliation of claims by province or region

• Dialogue with different regulatory agencies covering or affecting hospitals

• Encourage hospitals to carry out community programs and involvement in saving the environment and disaster preparedness

• Campaign for more affiliate members

Medical Center Chief II - Tondo Medical Center
Barangay I, Tondo I/II (1st District), Capital District, City of Manila

- Support Universal Health Care (UHC) by assisting hospitals, public and private, in its role in the Healthcare Providers' Network or as APEX hospitals

• To advocate the implementation of Quality Management Systems in the hospitals by assisting them in the different accreditations involving quality management

• To help the PHA in the different activities that will help its financial sustainability

• To help disseminate information on the different department circulars of the DOH that will greatly affect the hospitals

• To continue activities that will help hospital administrators gain more knowledge in the different innovations in the hospital system, e.g. hospital information systems (HIS)

Medical Center Chief II - San Lazaro Hospital
Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila

Advocate for programs that will support development of hospital’s quality management systems. This would encourage, help and assist member hospitals in their transformation journey towards ISO certification.

Initiate and participate in the development of program that would involve member hospitals in the organization of Health Care Provider Networks. This would facilitate the provision of health care services from the primary care setting to the tertiary level in emergent and non-emergent health situations.

Get involved and participate in the Department of Health technical working committee for hospitals pertaining to licensing and regulatory concerns, so that policy development would be more responsive and relevant to the existing national situation.

Continue the improvement of the transactional processes of the Philippine Hospital Association office for more operational efficiency, responsive to the needs of its members, clients and other stakeholders.

Medical Center Chief II - Amang Rodriguez Medical Center
Sto.  Niño, Marikina City

"I am deeply committed to advancing our mission of leading, enabling, assisting, and protecting hospitals in our pursuit of quality service."

To promote continuous improvement, I will establish a framework for regular assessments that encourages the adoption of best practices and innovative solutions.

Collaboration will be a cornerstone of my approach.

I am passionate about championing continuous education programs for healthcare professionals.

Medical Center Chief II - Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital & Medical Center
Batac, Ilocos Norte

- Continue developing the PHA Institute concept

- Continue strengthening the regional for and other continuing education activities like applying for CPD units even under new normal (online)

- Support the PHA in any way I can during these difficult times especially in bridging the public and private sector gaps

Hospital Administrator - Iloilo Mission Hospital, Inc.
Mission Road, Jaro, Iloilo City

The plans and programs envisioned by Dr. Pedregosa are (concise) as follows:

• Good governance

• Strong membership

• Organizational coverage and fellowship

• Financial viability

• Relevance and sustainability

• Technology / environmental adaptability

Medical Center Chief II - Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
B. Rodriguez Street, Cebu

"There is a need to reintroduce PHA into the consciousness and operations of hospitals in the Visayas. The key message is that the PHA actively advocates for their best interests, government and private hospitals alike, across all levels of care."

1. REINVIGORATE THE PHA VISAYAS LOCAL CHAPTERS. From Panay to Samar, all Visayas chapters shall be awakened with a renewed spirit of enthusiasm of working together for the welfare of all hospitals. This includes the continuation of the Visayas Town Hall Meeting as a required prelude to the PHA Annual Convention and Exhibition.

2 DEMONSTRATE GENUINE CONCERN FOR HOSPITALS. Engage in hospital visits and small group discussions, especially the lower facilities and smaller hospitals, and provide avenues for collaboration and benchmarking.

3 ENGAGE WITH REGULATORS AND THE GOVERNMENT. Lead dialogues with the Department of Health and PhilHealth in consultations towards policies and benefits that are wholesome, responsive, pragmatic, and mutually beneficial. Align initiatives with the direction of the Philippine government for health care and see where PHA can contribute to the shared vision

4 FOSTER ACADEMEINDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP. Address staffing concerns by regular dialogues with stakeholders from the academe, which can help ensure industry-ready supply of workforce among graduates from our schools.

Medical Director - Abella Midway Hospital
Valencia City, Bukidnon

"My plans and programs aimed at enhancing the quality of hospital services at the regional level and provinces, aligned with the goals and vision of the Philippine Hospital Association and the Department of Health"

Dr. Abella spearheads her plans with major points (for brevity):

• Strengthen rural health infrastructure and capacity building

• Implement a private hospital quality assurance program

• Foster partnerships for technological and telehealth expansions

Chief of Hospital - South Cotabato Provincial Hospital
Koronadal City, South Cotabato

1. To collaborate with other members of the PHA Board of Directors in coming up with different programs and activities that will further help the hospitals in the development of their respective quality management systems

2. To advocate more face-to-face regional conferences just like during the pre-pandemic period to encourage more member hospitals to participate and to provide a venue that would likely discuss vital issues affecting them in their local settings so that the PHA will be updated on the actual situations happening in the ground. In this way, the PHA can better lead, enable, assist, and protect its member hospitals.

3. To encourage hospitals to participate and support the implementation of the Universal Health Care by actively taking whatever their roles will be in the Health Care Provider Network

4. Continue to advocate for the PHA to maintain close coordination with DOH & PhilHealth in addressing issues and concerns in matters affecting the licensing and accreditation of member hospitals

5. To support the PHA in its plan for continuous improvement of its operational efficiency so that it can better serve its members, partners, and other stakeholders