PHILHEALTH’S KONSULTA MAKES SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN CAR
BAGUIO CITY
Fourteen out of the 16 district health centers in the city are accredited PhilHealth’s Konsulta providers. Konsulta program provides comprehensive primary health care benefits to thousands of residents. The accredited Konsulta providers include the private Olympian Diagnostic and Medical Center along Mabini Street . And the Manuel L. Quezon School Clinic is also an accredited Konsulta provider, catering to DepEd employees and students. Under the Konsulta program, PhilHealth members can avail themselves of consultations, health risk screenings, selected laboratory and diagnostic tests, essential medicines, and referrals to phigher levels of care when necessary. The program’s goal is to protect Filipinos against chronic illnesses and promote early detection to avoid complications.
Denease Ann Pabandero/UB-Intern
