Bicol Medical Center - Transplantation and Organ Procurement Services

04/02/2026

24/01/2026

23/12/2025

Nais mo bang i-donate ang iyong kidney sa iyong kuya? Natatakot ka ba na kapag ikaw ay nag-donate ng iyong organ, ay magdudulot ito ng sakit?

Ang DOH-NTEC (National Transplant Ethics Committee) ay nais makarinig mula sa inyo. Gusto naming maintindihan kung ano ang nararamdaman ng mga Filipino sa pag donate ng organ at tissue.

I-click ang link para ma-access ang questionnaire: https://surveymars.com/q/iycXGs9Cf

23/12/2025

11/12/2025

🎄 Safe and Healthy Christmas: Sama-sama Tayo sa Mas Malusog na Paskong Bicol! 🎄

Holiday Edition Online Symposium & Virtual Forum

Hosted by DOH Bicol Center for Health Development
Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Cluster (NCDPCC)

We invite everyone to join us as we strengthen our collective efforts in promoting a healthy, safe, and NCD-free holiday season for all Bicolanos!

🩺 Topics Include:

📍Hypertension, Diabetes, and Other Lifestyle-Related Diseases
📍Asthma and COPD
📍Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle for a “Ligtas and Healthy Christmas”
📍Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness

📅 Date: December 12, 2025 (Friday)
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM
💻 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Join via this link: meet.google.com/uhn-ghhw-yee

Let’s celebrate Christmas the healthy and safe way—para sa mas malusog na Bicol at sa isang Bagong Pilipinas kung saan bawat buhay ay mahalaga!

10/12/2025

𝗕𝗠𝗖 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗭-𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲

Bicol Medical Center (BMC) continues to strengthen its role as a major referral hospital in Bicol and South Luzon as it now offers 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙕-𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮—𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 (𝙋𝙂𝙃).

This achievement is significant not because of the ranking, but because of what it means for Filipino families: more high-cost, life-saving treatments are now available in Bicol, closer to home, and with financial protection through PhilHealth.

These Z-Benefit Packages directly support the goals of the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗨𝗛𝗖) 𝗟𝗮𝘄, which seeks to ensure that every Filipino receives accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare—especially during critical illness.

3 Reasons Why This Milestone Matters to Ordinary Filipino Families

👉 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻
Z-Benefits covers catastrophic illnesses such as cancer, complex heart disease, kidney failure, and severe newborn conditions. With these packages available at BMC, families no longer need to travel to Manila for specialized care.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀
Z-Benefits provides fixed case rates that significantly cut down out-of-pocket expenses—often by hundreds of thousands to over a million pesos—protecting families from financial hardship.

👉 𝗨𝗛𝗖 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The broader the Z-Benefit coverage, the more patients can access specialized care regardless of their income. This strengthens health equity in the region and ensures that life-saving treatment is not determined by one’s ability to pay.


𝗕𝗠𝗖’𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗭-𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

Below is a summary of the Z-Benefits currently offered at BMC:

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 (Stage 0–IV) – Covers surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, diagnostics, and follow-up.
𝗔𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝘂𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮 (ALL, pediatric) – Covers chemotherapy, bone marrow procedures, and hospital care.
𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 (Stage I–III) – Covers surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 (Stage I–III) – Covers surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy using cobalt or linear accelerator.
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝘆𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 (CABG) – Open-heart surgery for severe coronary artery disease; includes rehabilitation and ancillary services.
𝗧𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁 (𝗧𝗢𝗙) 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 – Total corrective surgery for congenital heart disease in children, plus cardiac rehabilitation.
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 (VSD) Surgery – Surgical repair for congenital heart defects in children, plus cardiac rehabilitation.
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 – Comprehensive coverage for donor and recipient surgery, evaluation, hospitalization, and post-transplant medicines.
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 (PD First) – Covers dialysis solutions, supplies, home-based training, laboratory tests, and infection management.
𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 – Covers diagnostics, hearing aids, therapy, and support for children with sensorineural hearing loss.
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 – Covers NICU care, ventilation, Kangaroo Mother Care, and essential neonatal interventions.
𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 - Covers orthopedic surgeries requiring high-cost implants for fractures or bone injuries.
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 - Covers medicines, laboratory monitoring, and follow-up care for adult kidney transplant recipients.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – Covers open-heart surgery to repair or replace damaged heart valves.

With these packages, BMC is able to offer treatments that traditionally require highly specialized centers—now available within the region.

Read more here
📌 https://bmc.doh.gov.ph/article/20251209/bmc-delivers-advanced-care-2nd-most-philhealth-z-benefits-nationwide

04/12/2025

The UP-Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) performed the first successful pediatric liver transplant in a government hospital to a nine-year old boy with biliary atresia.

Biliary atresia is a rare condition in infants where the bile ducts become scarred and blocked, preventing bile from draining into the intestine and leading to progressive liver damage. Standard management follows a stepwise approach: early diagnosis, timely Kasai procedure to restore bile flow, and, when liver disease progresses despite surgery, liver transplantation as the definitive life-saving option.

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Domagoso has helped in funding the said procedure, pooling funds from donations from private companies, philantropists, and personal funds. He visited the patient last November 18, where he was received by UP Manila Chancellor Dr. Michael Tee and UP-PGH Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi.

13/10/2025

"IN PHOTOS | BMC Renal Care and Transplant Center at San Fernando Camarines Sur for Health and Wellness Initiative: Equipping Communities towards Renal Health and Uniting for a Healthy Kidney"

01/10/2025

An excerpt from the interview of RMN DWNX Naga to our very own, DR. FREDDIE Y. SY (Urologist), Head of Transplantation and Organ Procurement Services (Bicol Medical Center), in regards to the FIRST Multiple Organ Retrieval from a deceased donor and the existing program of organ donation and retrieval of Bicol Medical Center that caters the Bicol Region.

23/09/2025

Davao City, Philippines – September 21, 2025 – Davao Doctors Hospital (DDH) paid a solemn and moving tribute to a patient whose selfless act of generosity

20/09/2025