Department of Health(DOH)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your requestFebruary 05, 2025d today, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Design and Planning Guidelines for Specialty Hospital (Kidney and Transplant),February 05, 2025d February 05, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before Feb. 26, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations. Please be informed that we endorsed your request to the DOH Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) for action. Kindly wait for their response, thank you.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #DOH-896283472378.

Further, please be advised that this is a public site, and any information shared in this conversation thread will be visible to the public. Therefore, we kindly request that you refrain from disclosing any sensitive personal information or data in this thread.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Department of Health

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Feb. 5, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the Design and Planning Guidelines for Specialty Hospital (Kidney and Transplant)

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. Below are the responses from the DOH Health Facility Development Bureau (HFDB) on your requests 1. Design and Planning Guidelines for Kidney and Transplant Hospital; and 2. Minimum Space requirements for Kidney and Transplant Specialty Hospital - The HFDB provides you a copy of the Department Order No. 2021-0001 and its amendments which designate DOH hospitals for 17 Specialty Centers For related information on the Design and Planning Guidelines for Kidney and Transplant Hospital and Minimum Space Requirements for Kidney and Transplant Specialty Hospital, kindly refer to the Resource Stratified Framework for Renal Care and Transplant as an Annex in the guidelines. You may access the said issuance through this link:

https://bit.ly/DO20210001-SpecialtyCenters

Furthermore, please visit the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) at

https://hfsrb.doh.gov.ph/licensing-accreditation-of-health-facilities-and-services/

for the licensing and accreditation requirements of health facilities including Dialysis Centers. Kindly accomplish the FOI Request Feedback form at the link:

https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm

Thank you

Your right to request a review

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOI request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to [insert name of Secretary and postal/e-mail address]. Please provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request.

Should you remain unsatisfied with the review outcome, you retain the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Foi Receiving Officer

FOI Officer

Department of Health