Medical records have a variety of uses by a wide variety of personnel. Within the guidelines of confidentiality and patient interest, the scope of the medical record as a resource material is limited only by the quality of the content and the needs of the prospective users.

RELEASE OF RECORDS

• Request for a medical certificate or clinical information when the patient is still confined shall be referred to the attending physician. 

  • Certificate of confinement, signed by the attending physician, shall be issued while the patient is still confined in the health care facility.

  • The medical certificate shall be signed by the attending physician when the patient is already discharged.

  • The medico-legal certificate shall be duly signed by the attending physician.

• Certified photocopies of a patient’s health record shall be released, but limited to the following:

  • Discharge summary/ Medical abstract

  • Laboratory and diagnostic results

  • Report of operation
     

Discharge Summary/ Medical Abstract will be released subject to availability. To avoid delay, patients are encouraged to request before discharge.

Requests via Text/Call or email will not be entertained as we cannot verify the identity of the requesting party.

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For an authorized representative, an authorization letter from the patient, along with a photocopy of any government-issued ID bearing the patient’s specimen signature, is required,  as well as a valid ID of the authorized representative.