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Hospitals, Clinics and Institutions to Avoid in the Philippines (Guide to Young Doctors of this Country)

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By AckermannMD



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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MannyV  says:
8 months ago

Thanx for the nice info!!!

God Bless!

GMA  says:
7 months ago

Very substantial information!

More power Ackermann!

wade  says:
6 months ago

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..

wade  says:
6 months ago

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..

Dr. Quack  says:
6 months ago

young doctor and already whiney? haha. cant wait for you to be a diplomate. maybe you'll charge me P10,000.00 per consultation.

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Research Analyst  says:
5 months ago

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.

doclouie  says:
4 months ago

doc, salamat sa mga posts. kahanga-hanga ang advocacy mo. natuwa ako nang malaman kong Thomasian ka din.

Dr. Abu  says:
4 months ago

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...

chestnut, md  says:
2 months ago

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..

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AckermannMD  says:
6 weeks ago

Thanx for understanding!

Anyways, I've noticed that Dr. Quack and wade are using the same ip address.

Hmmmmm.....

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