DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
In 1946, Iloilo Provincial Hospital was established to service the tertiary health needs of Iloilo Province.
Over the years the Hospital evolved from offering basic health services in the four fundamental disciplines of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, OB-Gynecology, and Anesthesia, into the subspecialty components of these departments.
In 1971 the Department of Surgery was established as pioneered by Dr. Romeo Vargas and Dr. Juana Jardiolin. Five years later in 1976, the Training Program was started with Dr. Nestor Belmonte as the Chairman. Ten years later in 1986, the Training Program in General Surgery was accredited by the Philippine College of Surgeons. Dr. Romeo Vargas was the first Chairman and Dr. Gallileo Pabalinas as the Training Officer.
The graduates of the Training Program served in various capacities mostly within the Province of Iloilo, some of whom became Chief of District Hospitals.
The following three decades saw the development and expansion of the specialty services in Urology, Pediatric Surgery, Thoraco-vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Burn and Plastic Surgery, Colo-rectal Surgery, and Hepato- Biliary- Pancreatic Surgery.
In 2014, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed by Davao Doctors’ Hospital and Western Visayas Medical Center for a Consortium in the Neurosurgery Training Program.
The Iloilo Doctors’ Hospital- Iloilo Mission Hospital Consortium, for some period of time, were also sending their residents on rotation in the Department for their trauma cases. Currently, there are agreements to this effect also with St. Paul’s Hospital and The Medical City.
Minimally Invasive surgery is also being developed along with Neuro-endovascular surgery and open-heart surgery in partnership with the Heart Institute.
To date, the Department is under the able hands of ten General Surgeons, three Urologists, Two Colo-rectal surgeons, two pediatric surgeons, four Thoraco-vascular surgeons, one Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon, one Hepat0-biliary surgeon, and three Neuro-surgeons.
VISION
“To be the leading center in Western Visayas for quality surgical care, training, research, and innovation.”
MISSION
“To provide quality and comprehensive surgical services at the Western Visayas region; to train and develop certified surgeons; to produce quality and relevant research work; and to initiate and pursue innovative surgical care.”
CORE VALUES
Integrity
Competence
Altruism
Loyalty
Commitment
SERVICES AND FEES
A. Charity Patients ( No out-of-pocket charges; PHIC and MALASAKIT covered )
a.1 General Surgery
- Trauma
- Breast
- Thyroid
- Soft Tissue neoplasms and infections
- Gastro-intestinal diseases
- Oral cavity-esophageal diseases
- Hernia
- Burns and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
- Vascular access
- Minimal-access surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Trauma
- Congenital anomalies
a.2 Pediatric neoplastic diseases
- Hernia and abdominal wall defects
- Pediatric gastro-intestinal diseases
- Vascular access
- Minimal-access surgery
- Burns / plastic-reconstructive surgery
a.3 Urology
- Prostate diseases
- Urinary stones
- Congenital anomalies
- Urologic infectious diseases
- Urologic neoplastic diseases
- Minimal-access surgery
a.4 Cardiac-Thoraco-vascular
- Congenital anomalies
- Trauma
- Thoraco-vascular infectious diseases
- Coronary heart/ central-peripheral vascular diseases
- Thoraco-vascular neoplastic diseases
- Correction of dysrhythmic disorders
- Vascular access
- Extracerebral aneurysms
a.3 Neurosurgery
- Trauma
- Neurosurgical Neoplasms
- Cerebral vascular diseases
- Congenital anomalies
- Neurosurgical infections
- Spine surgery
- Neuro-endovascular procedures
B. Note: Paying patients can avail of the same services with PHIC and RUV-approximate professional fees
ACTIVITIES
A. Calendared
- Pre-op/post-op Conference Monday pm
- Morbidity-Mortality Conference First Saturday monthly am
- Tumor Board Conference First Thursday of the quarter pm
- Journal Club First Friday monthly pm
- On-duty endorsement Daily at 7 am
- Didactics Fridays every three weeks 4 pm
- Screening of Applicants for training October and November annually
- Training Committee Meeting Bi-annual first Friday 6 pm January and July
- Oral Examination Second Saturday of December
- Written Examination Second Wednesday of May and October
- MDT First and Third Saturday of the month 7 pm
B. Scheduled
- Presentation of Research Proposals
- Research Paper Presentation
- Research Workshop
- Knot-tying and suturing work-shop
- PSGS Surgical Forum
- PCS Mid and Annual Conventions
- Inter-hospital Grandrounds
- CERES Exam
- PBS exam
- Annual Strategic Meeting
TRAINING
The details of the Training Program in General Surgery are described in two documents published by the Philippine Society of General Surgeons, Inc:
- STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM ( Outcome Based Education ) in GENERAL SURGERY 2017
- PSGS 2017 GUIDELINES for ACCREDITATION OF RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL SURGERY