Important keys:

Formerly known as Northern Mindanao Regional Training hospital (NMRTH), it was renamed in
its present classification as a Medical Center by virtue of RA 7938 on March 11, 1995.

The Department of Health (DOH) though has a more detailed description of

these types of hospitals. Its even covered by administrative law, the DOH
Administrative Order 205-0029.
Level 1 Hospital
Emergency hospital
initial treatment for cases that require immediate treatment and that provides
primary care for prevalent diseases in the area
general medicine, pediatrics, minor surgeries, and non-surgical gynecology
primary clinical laboratory, pharmacy and first level radiology
nursing care for patients needing minimal supervised care
Level 2 Hospital
Non-departmentalized hospital
general medicine, pediatrics, surgery, anesthesia, obstetrics and gynecology,
first level radiology, secondary clinical laboratory, pharmacy
nursing care for patients needing intermediate supervised care
Level 3 Hospital
Departmentalized hospital
all clinical services provided by Level 2 hospitals
specialty clinical care
tertiary clinical laboratory, pharmacy, second level radiology
nursing care for patients needing total and intensive care
Level 4 Hospital
Teaching and training Hospital
all clinical services provided by Level 3 hospitals
specialized forms of treatments, intensive care and surgical procedures.
tertiary clinical laboratory, third level radiology, pharmacy
-nursing care for patients needing continuous and specialized critical care
Hospitals can also be classified as:
1. General
2. Special
Other health facilities are:
Birthing homes maternity clinics that provide pre-natal and post-natal care,
normal spontaneous delivery and newborn baby care
Psychiatric care facilities care of mentally ill patients