The Malasakit Center is a One-Stop-Shop where indigent patients can efficiently access financial, medical assistance from agencies such as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
There are a total of 143 Malasakit Centers established in the country and still growing. Senator Bong Go was the principal author and sponsor of RA 11463 or the Malasakit Centers Act, which sets Malasakit Centers in all DOH hospitals and the PGH. President Rodrigo Duterte, on December 1, 2021, signed into law a bill seeking to establish Malasakit Centers in all hospitals run by the Department of Health (DOH) nationwide.
The Malasakit Center law is meant to complement the Universal Health Care law (Republic Act 11223).
Currently, there are two Malasakit Centers here in Bulacan.
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Process of Availing Medical Assistance in Malasakit Centers
- Step 1. Patient (or representative) submits request for assistance
- Step 2. Patient fills out unified form.
- Step 3. Patient provides requirements
- Step 4. Malasakit Center personnel interviews patient.
- Step 5. Malasakit Center personnel submits the request to participating agencies.
- Step 6. Participating agencies process the request.
- Step 7. Upon approval, participating agency releases guarantee letter or assistance.
- Step 8. Malasakit Center personnel forwards approved amout to billing section of the hospital.
List of Malasakit Centers in Bulacan
- Bulacan Medical Center – Malolos City
- Rogaciano M. Mercado Memorial Hospital – Sta. Maria
List of Malasakit Centers in the Philippines
- Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center – Cebu City
- Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center – Tacloban, Leyte
- Western Visayas Medical Center – Ilolo-ilo City
- Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital – Bacolod. Negros Occidental
- Ospital Ng Palawan – Puerto Princesa City. Palawan
- Philippine General Hospital – Manila City, NCR
- Salvacion Oppus Yniguez Memorial Provincial Hospital – Maasin, Southern Leyte
- Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital – Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
- Southern Philippines Medical Center – Davao City, Davao
- Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital – San Fernando City, Pampanga
- Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital – Tagbilaran, Bohol
- Northern Mindanao Medical Center – Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental
- Butuan Medical Center – Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte
- Zamboanga City Medical Center – Zamboanga City, Zamboanga
- Bicol Regional Training And Teaching Hospital – Legazpi City, Albay
- Cotabato Regional And Medical Center – Cotabato City, Maguindanao
- Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital – Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
- Bulacan Medical Center (BMC) – Malolos City, Bulacan
- Lung Center Of The Philippines – Quezon City, NCR
- Batangas Provincial Hospital – Lemery, Batangas
- Eduardo L. Joson Memorial Hospital – Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
- Dr. Jorge P. Royeca Hospital – General Santos City, South Cotabato
- Tarlac Provincial Hospital – Tarlac City / Tarlac
- Region 1 Medical Center – Dagupan City, Pangasinan
- Navotas City Hospital – Navotas City, NCR
- Quezon Medical Center – Lucena City, Quezon Province
- Caraga Regional Hospital – Surigao City, Surigao Del Norte
- Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital – Dapitan City, Zamboanga Del Norte
- Zanorte Medical Center – Dipolog City, Zamboanga Del Norte
- Pasay City General Hospital – Pasay City, NCR
- Northern Samar Provincial Hospital – Catarman, Northern Samar
- Biliran Provincial Hospital – Naval, Biliran
- Samar Provincial Hospital – Catbalogan, Samar
- Bataan General Hospital And Medical Center – Balanga City, Bataan
- Siquijor Provincial Hospital – Siquijor, Siquijor
- Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital – Borongan City, Eastern Samar
- Ormoc District Hospital – Ormoc City, Leyte
- Ilocos Sur Provincial Hospital (Gabriela Silang General Hospital) – Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
- Bicol Medical Center – Naga City, Camarines Sur
- Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital – Valenzuela City, NCR
- Rizal Medical Center – Pasig City, NCR
- Zamboanga Del Sur Medical Center – Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur
- Gregorio T. Lluch Memorial Hospital – Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte
- Jr Borja General Hospital – Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental
- Ospital Ng Parañaque – Parañaque City, NCR
- Novaliches District Hospital – Quezon City, NCR
- Davao Regional Medical Center – Tagum City, Davao Del Norte
- Compostela Valley Provincial Hospital (4 Locations: CVPH Montevista , CVPH Maragusan , CVPH Laak , CVPH Pantukan) – Montevista, Compostela Valley
- Philippine Heart Center – Quezon City, NCR
- Baguio General Hospital And Medical Center – Baguio City, Benguet
- Philippine Children’s Medical Center – Quezon City, NCR
- Ospital Ng Malabon – Malabon City, NCR
- Maguindanao Provincial Hospital – Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao
- Margarito A. Duavit Memorial Hospital – Binangonan, Rizal
- Antipolo City Hospital System Annex Iv (Mambugan) – Antipolo City, Rizal
- San Juan Medical Center – San Juan City, NCR
- Taguig-Pateros District Hospital – Taguig City, NCR
- Cagayan Valley Medical Center – Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
- Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital – Trece Martires City, Cavite
- Datu Halun Sakilan Memorial Hospital – Bongao, Tawi Tawi
- Mayor Hilario A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center – Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental
- Gov. Faustino N. Dy, Sr. Memorial Hospital – Ilagan City, Isabela
- Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital – Roxas, Capiz
- Amai Pakpak Medical Center – Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur
- National Kidney And Transplant Institute (NKTI) – Quezon City, NCR
- Eversley Childs Sanitarium And General Hospital – Mandaue City, Cebu
- Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital – Kalibo, Aklan
- East Avenue Medical Center – Quezon City, NCR
- Talisay District Hospital / Cebu South Medical Center – Talisay City, Cebu
- St. Anthony Mother And Child Hospital – Cebu City, Cebu
- Lapu-Lapu City District Hospital – Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu
- Aurora Memorial Hospital – Baler, Aurora
- Romblon Provincial Hospital – Odiongan, Romblon
- Dr. Fernando B. Duran Sr. Memorial Hospital – Sorsogon City, Sorsogon
- Occidental Mindoro Provincial Hospital – Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
- Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research And Medical Center – Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
- Dr. Catalino Gallego Nava Provincial Hospital – Jordan, Guimaras
- Rogaciano M. Mercado Memorial Hospital – Sta. Maria, Bulacan
- Laguna Medical Center – Sta. Cruz, Laguna
- South Cotabato Provincial Hospital – Koronadal City, South Cotabato
- Far North Luzon General Hospital And Training Center – Luna, Apayao
- Southern Isabela Medical Center – Santiago City, Isabela
- Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital – Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro
- President Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital – Iba, Zambales
- National Center For Mental Health – Mandaluyong City, NCR
- Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center – Mati City, Davao Oriental
- Bagong Cainta Municipal Hospital – Cainta, Rizal
- Don Emilio Del Valle Memorial Hospital – Ubay, Bohol
- Davao Del Sur Provincial Hospital – Digos City, Davao Del Sur
- Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital – Caloocan City, NCR
- Angel Salazar Memorial General Hospital – San Jose Buenavista, Antique
- Benguet General Hospital – La Trinidad, Benguet
- Kapatagan Provincial Hospital – Kapatagan, Lanao Del Norte
- Ilocos Training And Regional Medical Center – San Fernando City, La Union
- Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center – Marikina City, NCR
- Veterans Memorial Medical Center – Quezon City, NCR
- Sulu Provincial Hospital – Jolo, Sulu
- Casimiro A. Ynares Sr. Memorial Hospital – Rodriguez, Rizal
- Region 2 Trauma And Medical Center – Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
- Research Institute For Tropical Medicine (RITM) – Muntinlupa City, NCR
- Gov. Roque Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
- Rafael Lazatin Memorial Medical Center – Angeles City, Pampanga
- Cebu Provincial Hospital – Carcar City, Cebu
- Leyte Provincial Hospital – Palo, Leyte
- Schistosomiasis Control And Research Hospital – Palo, Leyte
- Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital – Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo
- Luis Hora Regional Memorial Hospital – Bauko, Mountain Province
- Conner District Hospital – Conner, Apayao
- Cotabato Sanitarium Hospital – Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao
- Cotabato Provincial Hospital – Kidapawan City, North Cotabato
- Margosatubig Regional Hospital – Margosatubig, Zamboanga Del Sur
- Mariveles Mental Wellness And General Hospital – Mariveles, Bataan
- San Pablo City General Hospital – San Pablo City, Laguna
- Batangas Medical Center – Batangas City, Batangas
- Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital – Manila City, NCR
- Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center – Manila City, NCR
- Philippine Orthopedic Center – Quezon City, NCR
- Bukidnon Provincial Hospital – Aramag, Bukidnon
- National Children’s Hospital – Quezon City, NCR
- San Lazaro Hospital – Manila City, NCR
- Bontoc General Hospital – Bontoc, Mountain Province
- Masbate Provincial Hospital – Masbate City, Masbate
- Bicol Region General Hospital And Geriatric Medical Center – Cabusao, Camarines Sur
- Camarines Norte Provincial Hospital – Daet, Camarines Norte
- Siargao Island Medical Center – Dapa, Surigao Del Norte
- Mindanao Central Sanitarium – Zamboanga City, Zamboanga
- Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital – Bacoor City, Cavite
- Lianga District Hospital – Lianga, Surigao Del Sur
- Tondo Medical Center – Manila City, NCR
- Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital And Medical Center – Batac City, Ilocos Norte
- Democrito O. Plaza Memorial Hospital – Prosperidad, Agusan Del Sur
- Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center – Tandag City, Surigao del Sur
- Eastern Bicol Medical Center – Virac, Catanduanes
- Talavera General Hospital – Talavera, Nueva Ecija
- Basilan General Hospital (BGH) – Isabela City, Basilan
- Labuan General Hospital – Zamboanga City, Zamboanga
- Sulu Sanitarium – Jolo, Sulu
- Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) – Quezon City, NCR
- Western Visayas Sanitarium (WVS) – Sta . Barbara, Iloilo
- West Visayas State University Medical Center – Jaro, Iloilo
- Valenzuela Medical Center – Valenzuela City, NCR
- Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital – Guiuan, Eastern Samar
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