OFW Hospital

The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital and Diagnostic Center, simply known as the OFW Hospital, is a specialty hospital under construction in the San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. It is meant to cater to Filipino migrant workers.

OFW Hospital
Geography
LocationSan Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Organization
Typespecialist
Services
Beds100
SpecialityMedical services to Filipino migrant workers and their dependents
History
Construction started2020
Links
ListsHospitals in the Philippines

History

The Philippine government planned to set up a hospital dedicated to Filipino migrant workers, officially classified as Overseas Filipino Workers.

The provincial government of Pampanga donated the land where the OFW Hospital will be built. [1] Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc. of the Razon Group will fund the construction.[2]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the OFW Hospital was held on May 1, 2019.[2] Actual construction began in February 2020[1] Progress on the construction was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The Department of Labor and Employment[3] and President Rodrigo Duterte, through an executive order, has fast-tracked the hospital project.[4]

Facilities

The OFW Hospital will have a bed capacity of 100. It is intended mainly to serve Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their dependents.[3][4]

References
  1. Manabat, Ashley (February 20, 2020). "First dedicated OFW hospital, diagnostic center begins construction in Pampanga". BusinessMirror. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. Rey, Aika (May 1, 2019). "OFW hospital to open in Pampanga". Rappler. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. "DoLE forms committee to speed up OFW Hospital construction". BusinessWorld. May 9, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. Noriega, Richa (December 7, 2021). "Duterte orders establishment of OFW Hospital in Pampanga". GMA News. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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