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Query: Regarding OFW hospital

Published by Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA) on July 6, 2023.
Requested from OWWA by J. Geronimo at 01:09 PM on July 6, 2023.
Purpose: Query
Date of Coverage: 07/06/2023 - 07/06/2023
Tracking no: #OWWA-001865446469

J.GERONIMO July 6, 2023, 1:09 p.m.

Good afternoon, My father, a former overseas Filipino worker (OFW), used to undergo a blood test every six months. Currently, my mother is an OFW deployed in the Middle East. I am interested in arranging a blood test for my father without having to go through the process of making an appointment for a general consultation, returning the next day for blood extraction, visiting the laboratory again to obtain the results, and then scheduling another appointment with the doctor. Part 1/2

J.GERONIMO July 6, 2023, 1:10 p.m.

It seems that we could save considerable time if we could have the laboratory blood chemistry results in advance, allowing us to skip the initial consultation and proceed directly to the doctor's appointment. Part 2/2 I'm currently referring to the OFW Hospital's website: https://ofwhospital.info/

M.D. ERUM July 6, 2023, 8:16 p.m.

July 6, 2023 Dear Jerome Geronimo, Thank you for your request dated Jul 06, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Query: Regarding the OFW hospital. We received your request on Jul 06, 2023 and will respond on or before Jul 27, 2023 01:09:42 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://realinagencies11072018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEU9XV0EtMDAxODY1NDQ2NDY5DA, for request with ticket number #OWWA-001865446469. Thank you. Respectfully, Ma. Cynthia D. Erum OWWA-FOI Officer

D.TORRES July 6, 2023, 9 p.m.

July 6, 2023 Dear Mr. Jerome Geronimo, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jul 06, 2023 01:09:42 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch availment of blood testing of former OFWs. Mr. Jerome Geronimo, please follow the procedures and protocols required by physicians and medical centers/hospitals for laboratory testing. Be knowledgeable that extraction of blood must be upon the approval of a doctor. Since there are different kinds of blood tests. Moreover, inquire with the PhilHealth Representative at the hospital if your father is covered in the medical dependents of your mother. Be correctly informed that PhilHealth accredited hospitals have to follow strictly medical procedures. You may go to big private hospitals so your requirements can be accommodated but be ready with a corresponding price. If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing the OWWA- FOI Decision Makers at email: [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within FIFTEEN (15) calendar days from the date you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within THIRTY (30) calendar days from the date we received your review request. However, if you are still not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, EMMA V. SINCLAIR Deputy Administrator OWWA-FOI Decision Maker

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