11 Reasons why SPMC should be one of your choices

Facade of SPMC (Photo credit: Kiwi Bulaclac, PotograpiyaDavao.blogspot.com)

It was once known as Regional Hospital then Davao Medical Center (DMC) and now Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC). SPMC is a government hospital that implements different business strategies like Private Public Partnerships and drug consignments with pharmaceutical companies. They also implement strategies that augments their income in addition to the government subsidy using social insurance reimbursements. 

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Here are some things you can consider about SPMC. And oh! This is not your ordinary public hospital :)

1. Bagong-bago. They have a new building open for public service last October 2014. The hospital can be located at J.P Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City.

2. Emergency Room at its BEST! You will think you are in the lobby of the airport waiting for your flight as you sit on the benches of the ER. The ambiance, the cold breeze of the fully air conditioned room and the design will make you feel you're not in a hospital.

SPMC Emergency Room (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

SPMC Emergency Room (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

But wait there's more!! Their emergency room is equipped with facilities and instruments in the Trauma, Medical and Paediatric departments.

And they have adjustable beds that will accommodate the patient's situation.

Adjustable beds inside the ER of SPMC (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

ER facilities ready to serve the patients' needs (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

3. Neighboring cities come and seek for medical services in SPMC.

(Photo credit: filipinoscribe.com)

4. Organized and very accommodating Payward. They have not just one but three (3) Paywards which were built in 2001 and are now open to serve all kinds of admission.

Coun. Mabel Sunga Acosta standing at the door of Payward 2 lobby in SPMC (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

5. Affordable Services. Dialysis center with high end facilities but services are offered in a lower costs compared to other hospitals.

SPMC Dialysis Center (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Patients having their dialysis in SPMC (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Patients having their dialysis in SPMC (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

6. Claim your Benefits. Last year SPMC was no. 1 in Philhelalth claims collection all over the Philippines for both private and public hospitals.

(Photo credit: philhealth.gov.ph)

7. Utilized Building. The Japanese government donated building is utilized, maintained and used to serve the various needs of the people.

Directions hanging to guide the clients (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

 A portion of the Japanese donated building (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Outside the Special Laboratory Section of SPMC (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Clients waiting for their turn (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Yes it is! (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Medical personnels analyzing results and data (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Nope. We can't get in and know what's inside. (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Hematology- is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to the blood.(Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Oh blood. (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Yes they have this place in the hospital. Virtual Library is composed of computer units readily available for research (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Thought you're going to a subway? Look again.

Stairs Leading to the underground section of the Hospital (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

7.Ultrasound services are now filmless!  Results can be viewed through SPMC portal and are stored digitally. SPMC has a computer center where all hospital data are kept.

Their IT room where all data are stored and the system managing their portal. (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Their IT room where all data are stored and the system managing their portal. (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

This portion in the hospital looks so corporate you'll think you're in Makati. (Edi wow!)

8. They have an awesome technology called Pneumatic Tube which is used to transport medicines, documents, bills, etc. to other offices. This saves time and effort and very practical. It saves personnel costs as well. The travel time is so fast you cannot see the item being transported.

Pneumatic Tube stretched along the hospital ceiling (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

9. Awesome storage system and office! Records can be viewed any time without retrieval costs. You can view your documents from years back.

Online access of the documents are also available through the portal of SPMC. Their data center holds all the data of the hospital and medical results.

This is where they store their data that are in papers. (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

10. They have a high-end surveillance system. CCTVs are placed all over the hospital vicinity to ensure the utmost security of the patients and hospital personnel and facilities.

SPMC Surveillance system (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

SPMC Surveillance system (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

Coun. Mabel Sunga Acosta with Dr. Leopoldo J. Vega, MD, FPATACSI, MBA-H MEDICAL CENTER CHIEF II of SPMC (Photo credit: Team Acosta)

11. They have a plan to have "Telemedicine and Radiomedicine system"- The management is planning to pilot it in Malita and Calinan. It's like, your laboratory results will be sent automatically to the hospital for interpretation. However, this is still on trial. According to the management, hopefully before the end of the year this will be launched. This is first in the whole country and is an initiative of SPMC management led by Dr. Vega.

(Photo credit: Team Acosta)

That's all we can share for now. We hope you had a good time reading our post! :)