OsMak gets high rating for COVID-19 response, infection control

MANILA, Philippines — The city-run Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) received the highest rating among Metro Manila hospitals for infection control and COVID-19 response, the city government said yesterday.

Mayor Abby Binay said the Department of Health’s Metro Manila Center for Health Development (MMCHD) gave OsMak 97 points out of 100 during a recent inspection and validation report mandated by DOH Memorandum No. 2020-0202 on the “use of infection prevention and control assessment form for health facility managers and healthcare professionals in the context of COVID-19.”

The inspection covered all local government and DOH health facilities in Metro Manila.

“Time and again, OsMak has set the benchmark for efficient, effective and compassionate delivery of healthcare services. Our Makatizens can rest assured that OsMak follows the standards and protocols set by DOH as a tertiary care hospital. The services we provide to our patients are orderly, safe and secure,” Binay said.

OsMak was rated 19/20 for governance, 19/20 for ethics and patient’s rights, 15/15 for quality measurement and improvement, 20/20 for patient safety, 9/10 for facility safety and emergency management, and 15/15 for resource management.

Binay said the agency assessed the hospital’s compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) standards and protocols with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as with the Integrated Hospital Operations Management Program. IHOMP prescribes the standards and guidelines used in the evaluation.

The IHOMP target is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare services through the creation and use of information for clinical, administrative and monitoring purposes in hospitals and other health facilities.

Binay said that OsMak also had to accomplish and submit both IHOMP and IPC self-assessment forms and supporting documents prior to the validation.