The Office of Student Affairs coordinates with the Health Services Section to provide for the health needs of the students. It is recognized that the maintenance of good health among students, faculty, and staff is of primary importance. Thus, the following were formulated as health guidelines.

The Health Services are available from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM from Monday to Sunday. Two full-time registered nurses attend to the daily health problems of the student, faculty, and staff on specified schedules. Medical referrals will be made to the nearest hospital if necessary.

1. New students (undergraduate and postgraduate) are required to undergo physical and dental examinations conducted by the Health Services Section during enrollment. (Revised UP Code: Art. 328 p. 82). They are also required to submit the following laboratory results during the physical examination:

a. Chest X-ray

b. Complete blood count

c. Urinalysis

d. Stool examination

2. The University Registrar together with the acceptance notice will send of schedule of the physical and dental examination. Students are advised to have their laboratory work-up a week before their physical examination schedule.

3. The University shoulders the physical examination of the new undergraduate students.

4. If a student is diagnosed to have a communicable disease at any time during the school year, the following procedures should be followed to protect his/her co-students:

a. Physical examination by a physician.

b. Laboratory work-out as ordered by the attending physician.

c. Submit medical findings to the school nurse for follow-up.

d. If the student is a resident of one of the University’s dormitories, he or she may be quarantined during the communicable stage to prevent the spread of the disease.

e. If the student is a non-resident, he or she may be asked to be excused from his/her classes during the period of communicability to protect his/her classmates and other students from contracting the disease.

5. Students for medical referrals:

a. The nurse on duty may accompany the sick student and refer him/ her directly to the retainer hospital or if this is not possible, the nurse may issue an official referral note to the student. The student will present then this to the retainer hospital for easy and fast accommodation and rendering of services.

b. The expenses incurred during the hospitalization of the student must be borne by the student.

c. Confidentiality of the Patient’s record — all patients’ records will be treated as confidential. No information will be divulged regarding a student’s condition or treatment without the concerned student’s consent.

6. The nurse on duty will attend daily (from Monday to Sunday) to the minor health problems of the students, faculty, and staff.

a. The nurse on duty will dispense medicines that do not require a physician’s prescription.

b. The nurse on duty will provide the initial dose of the over-the counter-medicine. Succeeding doses will be provided by the patient.

7. The sick student will personally go to the clinic and inform the nurse that s/he is ill or sick so that initial assessment and vital signs can be taken immediately. The nurse on duty will not be liable for any student who will not report personally to the nurse about his/her condition. The medicines will be given personally to the sick student.

1. The Health Services Section issues a medical certificate with the following conditions:

a. If the reason for being absent from his/her classes is due to sickness or any medical condition;

b. The student was able to visit the clinic during the appearance of early symptoms or during the period of his/her ailment;

c. If the student is a non-resident of the dormitory, s/he will have to secure a medical certificate from his attending physician. If he/she did not consult a doctor, a letter from his/her guardian or parent explaining that s/he had been sick, will do. Two copies of this letter must be made, one will be attached to his/her excuse slip and the other will be submitted to the clinic as the student’s file;

d. The student will present the medical certificate or the excuse letter with the nurse on duty’s signature to the respective College Secretary to secure the official excuse slip of their department;

e. The medical certificate and the official excuse slip from the College Secretary will be presented to his/her instructors.

1. Assessment of the extent of injuries:

A. Less serious cases

• Bring the accident victim to the nearest hospital for medical assessment.

B. If the bleeding is profuse, it has to be stopped by applying direct pressure on the wound while transporting the victim to the nearest hospital. Call for the School Nurses (or anybody who knows how) to apply pressure on the wound to minimize bleeding. Loss of a big amount of blood may cause death.

C. Head, spine, neck, limb, and clavicle injuries

a) Do not move the victim.

b) Call 911+ UP Mindanao (accidents on the school campus). Call 911+ electrical post number nearest to the accident site (accident outside the school campus).

c) Call our School Nurse to attend to the victim’s needs while waiting for the arrival of the 911 Medical Team.

2. Take note of the plate number of the vehicle.

3. Know the name, address, and contact number of the driver.

4. Call immediately the following persons:

a) Parents/family members (to give immediate emotional support and comfort to the victim).

b) Police officer to report to the accident site and to apprehend the driver. (Mintal Police Precinct Telephone Number 293-1177 or call 911 + electrical post number nearest to the accident site).

c) Security guard (Tel. Number 293-0016) - If the accident happens in the vicinity of UP Mindanao, the guard on duty is required to submit an incident report to the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration, and Office of Student Affairs. The incident report is one of the documents required in processing the insurance claim of students.

5. Require the driver of the vehicle to settle the hospital bill of the victim.

6. After the medical assessment, if the victim is physically able, assist him/ her to appear personally at the police station to have the incident recorded in the police record book/blotter within 24 hours. If the victim is confined at the hospital, call for the police officer to come to the hospital to record the accident.

7. If the accident happens outside the UP Mindanao campus, the victim has to submit to the Office of Student Affairs a written report for record and monitoring purposes. The written report is needed to claim the victim’s insurance benefits.

8. If the victim wants to file a case against the driver, s/he may ask for the assistance of the Legal Officer of UP Mindanao.