Number of level 1 hospitals Philippines 2021, by region

Level 1 General Hospital

A level 1 General Hospital shall have as minimum:
1. A staff of qualified, medical, allied medical and administrative personnel headed by a physician duly licensed by the PRC
2. Bed space for its authorized bed capacity, in accordance with DOH Guidelines in the Planning and Design of Hospitals
3. An operating room with standard equipment and provisions for sterilization of equipment and supplies in accordance with:
DOH Reference Plan in the Planning and Design of an Operating Room or Theater
DOH Guidelines on Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization of Reusable Medical Devices in Hospital Facilities in the Philippines
4. A post-operative Recovery Room
5. Maternity Facilities consisting of Ward(s), Room(s), a Delivery Room, exclusively for maternity patients and newborns
6. Isolation facilities with proper procedures for the care and control of infection and communicable diseases as well as for the prevention of cross infection
7. A separate dental section/ clinic
8. Provision for blood donation
9. A DOH-licensed secondary clinical laboratory with the services of a consulting pathologist
10. A DOH licensed Level 1 imaging facility with the services of a consulting radiologist
11. A DOH licensed pharmacy