{"id":263930,"date":"2026-03-24T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graceful-beige-gazelle.109-123-232-35.cpanel.site\/samar-provincial-hospital-opens-free-dialysis-center\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:15:03","slug":"samar-provincial-hospital-opens-free-dialysis-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomatomag.net\/?p=263930","title":{"rendered":"Samar Provincial Hospital Opens Free Dialysis Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Samar Provincial Hospital inaugurated a new dialysis center on Monday, offering a full range of free, hospital-based services for patients with kidney disease, officials announced.<\/p>\n<p>The facility provides comprehensive dialysis care, including hemodialysis sessions, physician consultations, laboratory testing, and essential medications such as erythropoietin injections, iron sucrose administration, intravenous antibiotics, and dialyzers.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to operate year-round, the center schedules dialysis sessions three times a week to ensure continuous care for patients requiring long-term treatment. It is currently equipped to serve up to 30 patients daily across two shifts, with 15 dialysis machines. Plans are in place to expand capacity as demand grows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are optimistic that the new dialysis machines will help save lives and support more families in need,&#8221; Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>All services are offered free of charge through the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation and the government&#8217;s Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients program, helping ease the financial burden on patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Patients can access services through walk-in consultations or scheduled appointments, followed by assessment by nephrology staff. Hospital officials advise patients to bring necessary medical documents, including a hemodialysis prescription, laboratory results, a referral letter, a medical abstract, recent dialysis records, and a list of medications.<\/p>\n<p>Required diagnostic tests include a hepatitis profile, complete blood count and blood typing, and renal panel, as well as X-ray and electrocardiogram results to ensure proper evaluation and treatment planning. 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