Govt, hospitals enter pact for better health care industry

MANILA, Philippines - Thirty-one hospitals have forged an agreement with the Labor department for the creation of the Hospital Industry Tripartite Council (HITC), Labor Secretary Marianito Roque announced Wednesday. Roque said the creation of the tripartite body would lead to a better collaboration between the government and health care institution in the pursuit of common goals not only in the advancement of the welfare of hospital workers but also that the entire hospital industry in the National Capital Region (NCR). Under the memorandum of agreement, the parties agree to fully comply with the Labor Code provisions on the rights and responsibilities of the social partners and maintain openness of the sectors in communicating their concerns to sustain cohesiveness. The MOU also provides for the conduct of labor-management education for labor and management in the hospital industry. The social partners also agree to advocate programs promoting occupational safety and health and productivity improvement in the hospital industry and to provide for skills training and upgrading of hospital workers in accordance with technological advancement in the industry. “The setting up of the HITC for the hospital industry in NCR is a milestone in the efforts to promote labor and management harmony and cooperation in the hospital sector,” Roque said. The hospitals that entered the agreement are: 1. Asian Hospital and Medical Center 2. Capitol Medical Center 3. Cardinal Santos Medical Center 4. Chinese General Hospital, 5. Delos Santos-STI Medical Center, 6. Dr. Jesus Delgado Memorial Hospital 7. Dr. Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center 8. FEU-NRMF Medical Center 9. Hospital of the Infant Jesus 10. Las Piñas City Medical Center, Inc. 11. Las Piñas Doctors Hospital, Inc. 12. Makati Medical Center 13. Manila Adventist Medical Center 14. Manila Doctors Hospital, 15. MCU-FDT Medical Foundation, 16. Medical Center – Parañaque, 17. Medical Center – Manila, 18. Metro South Medical Center, 19. MPI Medical Center Muntinlupa, 20. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital 21. Our Lady of Peace Hospital 22. Perpetual Help Medical Center Las Piñas 23. San Juan De Dios Hospital 24. Seamen’s Hospital 25. St. Clare’s Hospital 26. St. Luke’s Medical Center 27. St. Jude’s General Hospital and Medical Center 28. The Medical City 29. United Doctors Medical Center 30. UST Hospital 31. World Citi Medical Center - GMANews.TV