Public Health Unit and Specialty Clinic launched in NCMH
The
National Center for Mental Heath Community Service inaugurated its Public
Health Unit and Specialty Clinic last August 18, 2005 at Pavilion II. Guest
of Honor was Dr. Ethelyn P. Nieto, DOH Undersecretary, Health Program
Development Cluster.
It was attended by DOH Assistant Secretary Juanito Rubio, the different
chiefs of DOH Hospitals and officials of Mandaluyong Medical Society, City
Health Officers and Corporate Partners in the Pharmaceutical Industry who
support the establishment of hospital unit dedicated to public mental
health.
The Public Health Unit, located at Pavilion II, is open weekdays from 8:00
am to 5:00 pm. During weekends, holidays and after office hours all
inquiries are directed to the social worker on duty at the Emergency Room.
The NCMH Public Health Unit aims to ensure the delivery of comprehensive and
quality mental health care to the public. It specifically aims to
disseminate information about mental health and mental health services to
increase awareness about this often misunderstood disease. Furthermore, it
disseminates information on the priority programs of the Department of
Health.
The establishment of the Public Health is a response to DOH Administrative
Order 130 s. 2000 that targets the integration of appropriated and priority
public health programs into hospital services.
Its functions include the development of a specific hospital framework and
plan of action for a comprehensive quality health care that will ensure
access of clients to preventive, promotive partly curative and
rehabilitative health services through networking.
It is the coordinating body of NCMH in areas of implementing public health
programs and services with the Center for Health Development (CHD) and the
National Center of the DOH.
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