Hospitals, Clinics and Institutions to Avoid in the Philippines (Guide to Young Doctors of this Country)
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I've summed up every opinion and here is a short list: (As of 5/18/09)
1. School Physician
P8,000.00 to P12,000.00/month
Benign on most months
Very Toxic during the months of June and July since you need to do PE all the students
With teaching load (Quite forced)
2. Bulacan Polymedic Hospital
P600.00/24 hours (12nn-12nn) 50/admission, 10/suture, 100/circumcision
Newly renovated, 2 floors , 50-60 bed capacity. OR, DR (new), specialty clinics (almost all specialty),
Along a main road in Bulacan, owned by a surgeon.
Meals not included.
1ROD per duty, will take ER, wards, OR assist. with ROD quarters
3. MEDPRO CORPORATE HEALTHCARE CLINIC
P250.00/hour
Very delayed salary
Recent resignation of nurses
4. Abott Laboratories/Mercury Drug
P (?)
Free Clinic
Supposedly half day, extended till afternoon
Very delayed compensation
5. Sabater Hospital
P1,400.00duty, 100/admission, 100/suture, 200/OR assist
BENIGN
WARNING: Chief ROD manipulates the schedule of duties without informing the duty beforehand,
You may end up having no duties at all
6. Santicissimo Rosario General Hospital Valenzuela
P800.00/24 hours duty
TOXIC
Basic pay not given right away (Very Low Pay)
7. Pohnpei, Micronesia
Consultants are forced to do OPD work as a GP
A-Hole administrative officer
Unfair Labor Practices
8. Fe del Mundo Medical Center
P1,000.00/24hours duty - 10%tax = P900.00/duty
BASIC PAY you have to get from someone. (HASSLE)
with INCENTIVES but VERY VERY VERY DIFFICULT to GET (RODs need to have lots of PATIENCE and
constant FOLLOW-UP to all the BITCHES at the ACCOUNTING DEPT. who treat you like a BEGGAR)
Benign but NURSES are INEFFICIENT
9. Angelicum Medical and Diagnostic Clinic
P750/7hours
9AM-5PM; 12-1PM LUNCH not included in the PAY
NO FREE LUNCH (kinda usual)
TAKE NOTE: 25-40 PATIENTS (Lots of demanding patients)
INCENTIVE: P150.00/walk-in consult (Quite Rare)
10. OCW Clinic
(3rd flr regent bldg. 1415 gen.luna st. ermita manila)
P600.00/7hours
9AM-5PM; LOW PAY
NO FREE LUNCH (kinda usual)
11. Las Pinas Medical Center
1.5k/duty
DOWNSIDE: Assigned at the OR on all OB cases
Labor watch (Have we graduated from this already?)
Dra. R.M. - Biatch Consultant
Staff nurses that are also biatches.
Prior history of Walk-out from previous moonlighters
No Incentives (pls. verify)
12. Asian Hospital and Medical Center
1.1k/duty
The Prestige, very CLASS A Hospital
Good for the RESUME/CV
Departmentalized Moonlighting
DOWNSIDE: No free meals
Commuting is quite HASSLE.
No Incentives? (pls. verify)
13. Southern Luzon Hospital and Medical Center
3k/duty, very NEW hospital and the lobby looks like a HOTEL.
DOWNSIDE: OBSERVATION PERIOD - 24hrs and will wait to be given duties.
NO FREE MEALS
CLEARANCE if you will resign
SLIGHT problem with the Salary
Errands not under the scope of the JOB, e.g. doing powerpoint presentations
They require BLS, ACLS
6 months CONTRACT
3k/duty subject to 10% witholding tax, total is 2.7k/duty
2 duties/week is required
14. Center for Health Services Inc. (CHSI)
P200/hr for 4 hours
DOWNSIDE: WARNING!!! They would say or post ads that there is an opening for MedTechs, RadTechs, Nurses, Company Physicians and Clinical Specialists, but in reality there is NO REAL OPENING.
An insider from the said company told us that they would accommodate you for the INTERVIEW but your RESUME would just PILE UP along with the others that PREVIOUSLY APPLIED.
He also showed us the tall pile of Resumes on the floor.
15. Ospital ng Muntinlupa
1.8k/duty basic + incentives
DOWNSIDE: VERY TOXIC!!! So you are utilized more than 100%.
You need alot of VITAMINS, COFFEE and ENERGY DRINK
16. Halcyon Maritime Clinic
15-16k/month minus tax, 8-5pm Mon to Sat
17. San Florenzo Diagnostic Clinic
15-16k/month minus tax, 8-5pm Mon to Sat
18. Clinicomed
11k/month minus tax, 8-5pm Mon to Sat
19. Asia Pacific Medical Center
P900.00/duty (annual PE/Consultation),
travel fee (to APE site only), Night differential
DOWNSIDE: No FREE MEALS
Salary is given every 5th or 20th of the month
if you accumulate P3k above minus TAX
WARNING: P900/duty reliever onsite at STO. TOMAS, BATANGAS
6AM call time, you'll get home late 6PM
Transportation is a VERY OLD JEEP with no AIRCON
PAP SMEAR is done but with no additional pay.
20. Tropical Diseases Foundation
WARNING! They would post ads looking for a clinic physician
but the position would entail you to do PTB related RESEARCH.
21. Maritime Clinic for International Services
DOWNSIDE: P18k/month minus tax (P3.5k)
NO VACATION LEAVE
NO INCENTIVE LEAVE of 5 days (mandatory by the Labor Code)
DIRTY POLITICS
MARTIAL LAW (Boss = resurrected Ferdinand Marcos + Imelda Marcos)
You might be assigned in encoding ICD 10.
INTERVIEW process will take you 2 DAYS and
you will WAIT till 5-7pm to be ENTERTAINED by the CEO
WARNING: Salary can be ENTICING but do your MATH.
Company will TRANSFER at INTRAMUROS
22. A multinational pharmaceutical company (to be revealed soon by lulu)
with good Compensation and Benefits
(70K + car + gas + every benefit we never had as an intern/resident in the hospital).
But the flaw is you have the BOSS from HELL,
the DEVIL WEARS PRADA, the WORST CONSULTANT x 100%.
23. Acecor Ambulance Conduction Company
P700/duty basic plus P300 every conduction after your 1st patient
If you have lots of patiens, GOOD PAY!!!
DOWNSIDE: QUARTERS = DOG POUND/TREE HOUSE.
Please add up your own experiences with these BRUTAL and INHUMANE institutions and clinics.
Thanx!
This post serves to WARN my colleagues from accepting JOBS that will be a LIABILITY to them.
And for the following institutions to TREAT DOCTORS FAIRLY or at least COMPENSATE us APPROPRIATE to our level of Professionalism.
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Comments
Very substantial information!
More power Ackermann!
um.. im thinking ur not a very good doctor since you complain about toxic work environment and low pay. you are suppose to have low pay from the start. and its suppose to be a toxic treating patients. duh.. good doctors have costumer or patient's care as priority even if patients are demanding. i even notice that most of the successful doctors even do chartiy and does not charge PF who can't pay.
i think you should have chosen a diffrent profession. really..
um.. im thinking ur not a very good doctor since you complain about toxic work environment and low pay. you are suppose to have low pay from the start. and its suppose to be a toxic treating patients. duh.. good doctors have costumer or patient's care as priority even if patients are demanding. i even notice that most of the successful doctors even do chartiy and does not charge PF who can't pay.
i think you should have chosen a diffrent profession. really..
young doctor and already whiney? haha. cant wait for you to be a diplomate. maybe you'll charge me P10,000.00 per consultation.
Thanks for the insight into the profession, it is helpful to know what doctors have to deal with sure makes me appreciate the medical profession more.
doc, salamat sa mga posts. kahanga-hanga ang advocacy mo. natuwa ako nang malaman kong Thomasian ka din.
I think Dr. Quack and Wade are not physicians...there is nothing wrong with doing charity or service to humanity...but doctors deserve JUST COMPENSATION for their SERVICE...we never finished schooling for free. Don'tbe too much of an idealist...you'll just end up disillusioned...besides idealism won't send your kids to school, it cannot feed you...
amen to that dr. abu!you're right.. we are not superhumans. we too have children to feed, clothe and send to school. we work long hours and more often than not we get battered every day in the hospital mentally, physically and spiritually.. don't get me wrong, i love my chosen profession.. i just think that we need to be compensated fairly, even the lowliest clerks have rights..
Thanx for understanding!
Anyways, I've noticed that Dr. Quack and wade are using the same ip address.
Hmmmmm.....












MannyV says:
8 months ago
Thanx for the nice info!!!
God Bless!