Floridablanca, Pampanga — SM Foundation completed renovation work on the Basa Air Base Hospital, the second phase of improvements to the facility, following initial renovations in February 2015 with DOH and PhilHealth accreditations.
The 17-bed hospital serves military personnel, their dependents, and authorized civilians. Services include general medicine, surgery, internal medicine, EENT, ECG, X-ray, laboratory work, ambulatory care, preventive medicine, and aeromedical services.
Recent renovations connected the Emergency Room and Reception area to the Out-patient Department. Upgrades include LED lighting, inverter appliances, and air-purifying paint. The facility now features SM DigiKonsulta, a system for virtual consultations and digital medical records that can be shared between health centers and interface with PhilHealth Consulta.
The hospital received laptops for the initiative, becoming the first military hospital to implement SM DigiKonsulta.
“Healthcare is essential to human well-being. It is the foundation of strong and resilient communities, yet access to adequate healthcare remains a challenge for many,” SM Foundation Executive Director for Health and Medical Programs Connie Angeles said, sharing about the continued efforts of the foundation to refurbish military health facilities.
The Foundation has renovated 41 military health facilities: 19 for the Philippine Army, 12 for the Philippine Air Force, 9 for the Philippine Navy, and one for the Philippine Marines.
The social good arm uplifts the health and wellness of communities by conducting medical missions and renovating barangay health centers, rural health units, and government hospital wards, serving both civilian and military beneficiaries. To date, the foundation has revitalized over 204 health centers and conducted over 1,625 medical missions.
