Nurses, midwives get oriented on PhilHealth benefits

CEBU, Philippines - The PhilHealth Regional Office- 7 recently joined the two-day pre-deployment orientation held by the Department of Health (DOH)-7 for nurses and midwives who will be assigned to hospitals and other health facilities throughout Cebu province.

A total of 307 nurses and 87 midwives will be sent to the different cities and municipalities in Cebu.

In keeping with the goals of Universal Health Care or Kalusugan Pangkalahatan, DOH, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, organized the deployment of Registered Nurses for Health Empowerment and Local Service (RNHeals) to ensure the delivery of essential health goods and social services to all Filipinos, especially the poor.

The pre-deployment orientation includes a course on the National Health Insurance Program where PhilHealth puts emphasis on information regarding its membership programs, benefits and the rules on benefit availment.

As part of the broad objectives of UHC, RNHeals are expected to take note and report on patients’ PhilHealth membership status.

In a press statement, Philhealth-7 said it is important that RNHeals are knowledgeable about PhilHealth because patients or their family members may have questions about their benefits.  (FREEMAN)