CALATAGAN RHU

CITIZEN CHARTER
A. THE OUT-PATIENT SERVICES OF THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT
ABOUT THE SERVICE:
This service caters to the primary health needs of our constituents. It includes consultation, diagnosis and giving of
appropriate medical services.

Medical, Minor Surgeries and Dental Health services are available at the Rural Health Unit (RHU) to any person or
individual who needs assistance.

SERVICE SCHEDULES:
Monday to Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

FEES:
No fee is collected in availing of the outpatient services of the Rural Health Unit

HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE:

A. 1. OPD CHECK- UP

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1.Go to Records Section Retrieve Family Envelope 5 minutes Monday- Friday

Brgy. Health Aid

2. Go to admitting section Admit patient for OPD Check up 2 minutes Monday- Friday
Ask clients/patients on purpose of RHM, NDP, BHW
consultation and write patients data on a
 daily patients logbook.

3. Approach the Main Health Get vital signs to be recorded in an 5 minutes PHN
Center Nurse, Midwife Individual Treatment Record (ITR) and RHM
refer the patient to the Municipal Health NDP/RHMPP/BHW
Physician.

4. Approach the Municipal Examination of patients 10 minutes MHO

Health Officer The Municipal Health Officer,
5. May go home
1. Take history and proper physical
examination, request for some
laboratory exams if needed
2. Make the proper disease diagnosis
3. Administer proper management
4. Prescribe and dispense necessary
available meds
5. Advice and discharge patient
A. 2. DENTAL SERVICES

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1. Go to the Municipal Health Admit patients for Dental care 2 minutes RHM, BHW
Office Receiving Area Ask patients for purpose of consultation
and take patients vital signs

Refer patient to the Dentist on duty. 2 minutes RHM, BHW

Administration of Dental Care. variable Municipal Dentist

2. May go home Dentist on Duty:

1. Examine the patient

2. Render necessary needed dental
care
3. Give dental advice and discharge
the patient
B. PRE-NATAL CHECK UP
ABOUT THE SERVICE:
Maternal Care is one of the featured programs in the Department of Health Reform Agenda in conjunction with the
countrys Millennium Goal, hence we offer regular pre-natal check up to would-be, and expectant mothers in our
community to be able to achieve a zero maternal mortality rate, and to make sure that every delivery is a safe delivery.

SERVICE SCHEDULES:
EVERY WEDNESDAY
1:00 AM TO 5:00 AM

FEES:
No fee is collected in availing pre-natal check-up
+++

HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE:

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1. Go to the admitting section Take personal data, obstetrical history 4-5 minutes RHM,
and vital signs and record them in the NDP/RHMPP,
individual patient record chart and issue BHW
number

2. Proceed to the examination Midwife in the examination room do the 8-10 minutes RHM,
room, you will be called prenatal abdominal palpation and other NDP/RHMPP
according to your numbers necessary examination suited to the
patient. Health education is rendered
 emphasizing facility based- delivery.
Other patients who need further
examinations are referred to the
physician for further check-up

3. May go home Midwife in charge do the final advice and 3-5 minutes RHM,
schedule patient for further follow up if NDP/RHMPP
necessary.
Patients referred to the physician are
advised and discharged by the physician

C.FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES

ABOUT THE SERVICE:
Family Planning is one of the featured programs in the Department of Health Reform Agenda in conjunction with the
countrys Millennium Goal, hence we offer regular Family Planning services for the urposed of Birth Spacing, responsible
parenthood.

SERVICE SCHEDULES:
EVERY WEDNESDAY
8:00 AM TO 5:00 AM
FEES:
No fee is collected in availing pre-natal check-up
+++

HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE:

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1. Go to the admitting section Take personal data,vital sign, 4-5 minutes PHN, RHM,
LMP,LB,GP. NDP/RHMPP

2. Proceed to the examination Nurse and Midwife in the examination 8-10 minutes PHN, RHM,
room, you will be called room do the examination AND health NDP/RHMPP
according to your numbers teaching regarding different Family
Planning Methods
3. May go home Midwife in charge do the final advice and 3-5 minutes PHN, RHM,
schedule patient for further follow up if NDP/RHMPP
necessary.
Patients referred to the physician are
advised and discharged by the physician

D. ANTI- TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM (TB-DOTS)

ABOUT THE SERVICE:
Tuberculosis has burdened the country for so many years. Presently, it is still a major health hazard. The Municipak
Health Office manages an anti- tuberculosis program. It is geared toward preventing and controlling the spread/
transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in the community. The main objective is to identify and treats patients with TB by
providing anti- tuberculosis medication for free using the DOTS.

This program caters to the so called TB symptomatic , meaning, patients having a chronic cough of more than two (2)
weeks or coughing out blood, afternoon low grade fever, body weakness, and sudden loss of weight for the last six (6)
months.

SERVICE SCHEDULES:
MONDAY TO FRIDAY
8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM
FEES:
No fees to be collected

HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICES:

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1. Proceed to the admitting Nurse and Midwife on duty take the 2-3 minutes RHM, NDP, RHMPP
section patients personal data, the reason
why the patient came for check up
and the patients vital signs.
These are all logged in the patients
individual chart.

2. All TB symptomatic admitted Physician further examine patient for 5-10 minutes MHO
are referred to the physician proper evaluation and assessment.

3. All TB patient symptomatic Medical Technologist, Microscopist 2-3 minutes RMT, Microscopist, ILW,
proceed to laboratory for collect sputum specimen. BHW
sputum examination

4. Follow up sputum results Medical Technologist release sputum 1 day RMT, Microscopist
results to midwives or directly to
patient

7. Patient with sputum result Midwife on duty refer patient to the 2-3 minutes RHM, MHO
proceeds to admitting section. physician.

8. Patient proceed to treatment Physician examine, evaluate and 8 minutes MHO

room diagnose patient for proper
management
9. (a.) TB Symptomatic patient (a.) Nurse on duty register the (a.) 10 PHN, RHM, BHW
with (+) sputum approach the patient to Directly Observed minutes
Nurse on duty Treatment with Short Course (b.) 30
(b.) TB Symptomatic patient Chemotherapy, National minutes
with (-) sputum requested for Tuberculosis Program (DOTS NTP)
chest x-ray exam registry and endorse to the midwife
in charge or BHW as DOTS
treatment partner.
(b.) Diagnostic Center (non-
institutional) conduct chest x-ray
exam as requested

10. (a.) TB Symptomatic (a.) Midwife in charge properly (a.) 20 (a.) RHM, NDP/RHMPP
patient with (+) sputum instruct the patient regarding DOTS minutes (b.) MHO
approach the midwife in and emphasized strict compliance to (b.) 3-5
charge. treatment. minutes
(b.) TB symptomatic patient (b.) Physician evaluate patient for
with (-) sputum and chest x- further management
ray results approach the
physician.

10. (a.) TB Symptomatic (a.) Midwife and BHW in charge (a.) 6 months (a.) RHM, NDP/RHMPP
patient with (+) sputum start directly supervise the patients to 1 year (b.1.) Provincial Health
the medication and follow-up compliance to drug intake. depends on TB Office
as instructed. (b.) Physician follows up patient and category. (b.2.) MHO
(b.) TB Symptomatic patients or refer to TB Diagnostic Committee (b.1.) TBDC-
with (-) sputum and with (TBDC) in accordance with the 2-3 weeks.
chest x-ray results start proper assessment. (b.2.) Other
medication as instructed by the Diagnosis-
physician. variable
E. NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM (NIP) SERVICES
ABOUT THE SERVICE:
This is one of the core programs of the Department of Health, under the Maternal and child care, giving free vaccines for
all the different childhood diseases to the susceptible populace from birth to nine (9) months old. The Municipal Health
Office gives bacillus Calmette-Gurin (BCG) vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus (DPT) vaccine,
Oral Polio vaccine (OPV), Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) and measles vaccine to neonates before one year of age.

SERVICE SCHEDULES:
WEDNESDAY
8:00 AM to 12:00 NN

FEES:
No fees to be collected

AT BIRTH SIX (6) WEEKS OF TEN (10) WEEKS FOURTEEN (14) NINE (9) MONTHS TWELVE (12) TO
LIFE OF LIFE WEEKS OF LIFE OF LIFE FIFTEEN (15) MONTHS

BCG PENTAVALENT 1 PENTAVALENT 2 PENTAVALENT 3 Measles MMR (Measles, Mumps

,Rubella)

Hepatitis B OPV 1 OPV 2 OPV 3, IPV Vitamin A

1
HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE:

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1. Go to admitting 1. Midwife on duty get the 2-3 minutes RHM, NDP/RHMPP

section for registration personal data of the client.
(a.) 2-3
2. Hospital born baby- 2. Nurse on duty review the
minutes
bring along the immunization record or
referral form for babys book and add the (b.) 1-2
immunization. name of the client to the minutes
3. Follow- up masterlist
immunization 3. The midwife on duty checks
the name of the client in the
masterlist

1. Client The nurse and midwives administer 2-3 minutes RHM, NDP/RHMPP
the necessary vaccines to the client
proceed to vaccination area on a first-come, first-served basis.

1. May go home Nurses and Midwives advise and 2-3 minutes As above
give health education and instruct
client for follow-up and further
discharge.
F. BASIC LABORATORY EXAMINATION SERVICES
ABOUT THE SERVICE:
This service caters to all indigent cardholders under the OPD package of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation for
free, but also serves our constituents who would like to avail of the services paying minimum amount for the
maintenance and financial assistance of the laboratory in aid of the capitation fund. Laboratory examination such as
complete blood count (CBC), urinalysis, fecalysis, and sputum examination are available for free for Philhealth OPD
cardholders. All other non-cardholders are pay patients and may avail of the following services as enumerated below;

SERVICE SCHEDULES:
Monday to Friday
8:00 AM- 5:00 PM

FEES:
Complete Blood Count (CBC) Php 100.00
Platelet Count Php 180.00
Blood Typing Php 50.00
Urinalysis Php 60.00
Fecalysis Php 60.00

* (supported by Municipal Ordinance No. 2007-003)

HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICES:

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1. Patient with laboratory Medical Technologist Variable, RMT

request, proceed to the review the laboratory request and depending on what
laboratory section and instruct the patient, depending on what kind of laboratory
present your request to the laboratory examination is needed exam is requested
medical technologists

2. Patient without Phil Medical Technologist get receipt prior to 2-3 minutes RMT
Health OPD card should laboratory procedures.
proceed to the Treasury
Department for payment.

3. Patients with PhilHealth Medical Technologist do the laboratory 10-15 minutes RMT
OPD card and Non- works and instruct the client to wait for
Philhealth cardholders with the results.
receipts for laboratory can
proceed to the Med Tech for
laboratory procedure/
extraction.

4. Patients with PhilHealth Medical Technologist release the results 1 minute RMT
OPD card and Non- and advise patient to go back to
PhilHealth cardholders with referring physician for result evaluation
receipts for labratory claim and analysis.
the results.

5. Patient , return lab Attending physician variable MHO, Attending

results to requesting evaluate laboratory results. physician
physician (institutional or non-institutional) (institutional
or non institutional)
G. ISSUANCE OF SANITARY PERMIT AND HEALTH CERTIFICATE:
ABOUT THE SERVICE:
In accordance to our implementing rules and regulations of Chapter III Food Establishment of the Code of Sanitation of
the Philippines (P.D. 856) No person shall be allowed to engaged in any food related establishment without securing
sanitary permit and all other individuals involved in food preparation and handling are required to secure health
certificate.

SERVICE SCHEDULES:
Monday to Friday
8:00 to 5:00 PM

REQUIREMENTS:
Inspection Report of the establishment duly signed by the Sanitary Inspector.

HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE:

F.1 SANITARY PERMIT

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned take Department(s)
Responsible

1. Approach Sanitary Inspector for Sanitary Inspector check and review 3-5 RSI
transaction the necessary requirements brought minutes
by the client for application of
sanitary permit.

2.(a.)Client with incomplete (a.)Sanitary Inspector schedule the (a.)variable RSI

requirement (Sanitation report) date for inspection and subsequent
(b.) 5-10
set an appointment for inspection release of inspection report. minutes
schedule. (b.)Treasurers Office collect
(b.)Client with complete payments and release official receipt
requirements go to the
Treasurers office for payment of
dues.

3. Go back to the Sanitary Sanitary Inspector release /issue the 2-3 RSI
Inspector and present the official permit. minutes
receipt.

F. 2. HEALTH CERTIFICATE
REQUIREMENTS:

1. Urinalysis results
2. Fecalysis results
3. Chest X-ray results
4. Hepa A test
5. CBC

HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE:

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1. Approach the Sanitary Inspector Sanitary Inspector check and review 2-3 RSI
for transaction the requirements. minutes
2.(a.)Client with normal laboratory (a.)Receive payment and issue official (a.)3-5 RSI
results goes to the treasurers office receipt. minutes
for payment of dues.
(b.)3-5
(b.)client with abnormal results is
(b.) Physician evaluate clients for minutes
referred to the physician
further management.

3. Clients goes back to the Sanitary Sanitary inspector issue/ release the 2-3 RSI
Inspector and present official health certificate minutes
receipt.

H. PRE AND POST TREATMENT FOR ANINMAL BITE VICTIMS

ABOUT THE SERVICE:
The Office provides pre and post treatment for dog and cat bite victims

CLIENT:
General Public

SCHEDULE:
Tuesday and Friday
8:00 AM 5:00 PM
HOW TO AVAIL OF THE SERVICE:

As the client, you Responsibilities of It will take Person(s)/

Person/Department Concerned Department(s)
Responsible

1. Proceeds to Animal Bite History taking. Checked vital signs, 3-5 minutes PHN, RHM,
Treatment Center (ABTC) Accomplished ABTC Individual NDP/RHMPP
Treatment Record (ITR).
Advises the client to proceed to the
Doctor on Duty

2.Proceeds to the Doctor on Duty Evaluates the extent of bite. 15 minutes MHO

Provides health information and

education.

Advises patient for vaccination, if

necessary

Gives prescription and advises the

patient to purchase the medicine

3. Purchase medicine and returns to Provide wound care. Prepares and 3-5 PHN or MHO
the clinic for vaccination administered vaccination. Advises minutes
patient to retur Snon the scheduled
date for vaccination