By Rhea Grace A. La Plana
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Hospital (ZSPH) recently won the Asian Hospital
Management Award 2015 under the category Community Hospital Improvement Award.
Provincial
Governor Wilter Yap Palma, assisted by Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr.
Rolando A. Olmoguez personally received the excellence award on September 4,
2015 during the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremonies at the Sedona Hotel in
Yangon, Myanmar.
ZSPH won the much-coveted award through the
implementation of an Online Collaborative and Interactive Learning to create a
structured, comprehensive and sustainable design and development plan on
maternal death control management system.
Now,
on its 14th year, the Asian Hospital Management Awards recognizes hospitals in Asia that implement best
practices.
Such
prestigious award is only for community hospitals with a capacity of less than
100 beds. ZSPH is a government hospital with a 25-bed capacity which has been
considered as the most improved community hospital. It focuses on effective
community services, patients’ safety, implementation of a continuous quality
improvement program and involvement in the community.
The project is programmed to be sustainable
and beneficial to the community with the ultimate goal of reducing maternal
mortality ratio in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.
According to Dr. Olmoguez, it has been very
beneficial especially for indigent pregnant
patients, citing comparable data as follows: the formative evaluation after
three months of implementation showed one direct maternal death from January to
June 2015 compared to 4 deaths in 2014;
There had been no out-of-pocket
expenditures for indigent pregnant patients in 2015. No patient had been
deprived of treatment because of indigency;
All medicines and supplies had been
supplied to indigent patients through a consignment program in 2015 compared to
90% of patients buying outside the hospital in 2013. The funds are sourced from
PhilHealth and the provincial government;
There has been no reported shortage of
blood reserve in 2015 because of a strong blood donor recruitment program and
the availability of skilled health professionals had tripled in quantity in
2015 compared to 2013.