The Soccsksargen General Hospital in Surallah, South Cotabato. (Photo courtesy of SGH) KORONADAL CITY - The Regulatory Licensing Enforcement Division (RLED) of the Department of Health - Soccsksargen (DOH-12) has given the provincial government-run Soccsksargen General Hospital (SGH) in the municipality of Surallah, South Cotabato a certificate to operate as a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) community isolation unit (CIU). Dr. Sulpicio Henry Legaspi, DOH-12 assistant director, said Thursday the CIU certification was a pre-requisite for Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth) accreditation. "With certificate as CIU we can apply for PhilHealth accreditation so that expenses that we incur to the patients will be refunded, the budget is PHP22,000 per patient," Legaspi said in a statement. The CIU certification was given Wednesday by the DOH pending the signing of the usufruct agreement for the turnover of the SGH from the provincial government of South Cotabato to th
Dr. Edvir Jane Montaner, Department of Health-Region 12 immunization coordinator (PNA GenSan photo) GENERAL SANTOS CITY -The Department of Health (DOH) and rural health units (RHUs) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) are all set for the upcoming three-day national vaccination campaign for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that aims to cover some 935,688 individuals. Dr. Edvir Jane Montaner, the DOH-12 immunization coordinator, said on Friday they have already finalized the necessary preparations in coordination with the RHUs for the nationwide mass vaccination activities set on November 29 to December 1. She said they are targeting to inoculate some 311,894 individuals per day in Soccsksargen's four provinces and four cities, as well as Cotabato City in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Soccsksargen comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato, and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, and Kidapawan. Montaner said s