The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) officially awarded Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) as a designated healthcare facility for the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Z-Benefit Package. This gives patients an expanded access to quality and affordable cardiac care for PhilHealth as the hospital becomes the 11th facility in the National Capital Region to offer the package.
The CABG Z-Benefit Package provides financial assistance of up to P550,000 to eligible PhilHealth members undergoing CABG surgery, a complex procedure to treat blocked coronary arteries. This means that patients can now expect to have more options in receiving expert cardiac care and high-quality treatment while significantly minimizing worries about medical expenses.
Healthier life
PHILHEALTH Vice President for NCR Regional Office Dr. Bernadette C. Lico said that Filipinos affected by the high cost of cardiac healthcare need not fight the disease alone as both PhilHealth and Cardinal Santos Medical Center offer the treatment and hope to a healthier life.
CSMC President and CEO Mr. Raul Pagdanganan remarked that this development affords more opportunities for Filipinos to access state-of-the-art facilities to perform the required and life-saving procedures included in the package so they can return to their productive and normal lives again.
CSMC is one of the few hospitals in the country that is equipped with a coronary flowmeter, a device that helps cardiothoracic surgeons measure the blood flow in the grafts to make sure that the patient leaves the operating room with a working bypass graft.
For more information about Cardinal Santos Medical Center’s CABG Z-Benefit Package, visit the Cardiovascular Institute at the Ground Floor, Main Hospital building or call (02) 8727-0001 ext. 4218.