Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Medical Center Rates & Fees 2026

Quick Answer: Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center (DPJGMRMC) in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija is a DOH-retained hospital under the DOH Central Luzon Center for Health Development, and it publishes its own itemized price list. Official 2026 figures: Amoxicillin 500mg costs ₱2.34 a capsule, Ceftriaxone 1g is ₱22.11 a vial, and a plain 0.9% Sodium Chloride irrigating solution (1L) is ₱44.58 — while a specialty drug like Amphotericin B (Lipid Complex) 50mg runs ₱12,653.51. None of that matters for most inpatients, though: if you are a PhilHealth member admitted to a ward bed, you pay ₱0 under Zero Balance Billing, regardless of income. DPJGMRMC also hosts the country's 76th Malasakit Center. Trunkline: (044) 463-8888.

About these figures: All prices below are transcribed directly from DPJGMRMC's own published rates page at drpjgmrmc.doh.gov.ph/rates-and-fees, which links out to two hospital-issued PDFs: "Updated Cost of Drug and Medicines" (marked revised 01/23/2026) and a combined laboratory, imaging and emergency-room price sheet dated January 2026. Every peso figure here matches what those PDFs print — nothing rounded, nothing estimated. Where a drug or test isn't shown, the hospital's own sheet didn't cover it either. Last checked: July 2026.

Table of Contents

• About Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center
• Official published rates
• Is DPJGMRMC free?
• What Zero Balance Billing covers
• What's not covered
• The Malasakit Center
• How to avail, step by step
• How to contact DPJGMRMC
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Conclusion

About Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center

Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center, commonly shortened to Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial or DPJGMRMC, is a DOH-retained hospital in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, run under the Department of Health's Central Luzon Center for Health Development rather than the city or provincial government. It is ISO QMS Certified and organizes care across Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Imaging, OB-Gyne, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pathology and Laboratories, Pediatrics, an Emergency Department and an Out-Patient Department.

Two recent additions round out the picture: a Major Juan Pajota Veterans Ward, inaugurated in May 2026 to serve military veterans, and "PJG Empowers," a hospital programme also launched in May 2026. DPJGMRMC's official Contact page lists only a trunkline and email addresses for reaching the hospital — no street address is published, so this guide doesn't invent one either. Reach the facility through the numbers and emails in the contact section below.

Official published rates

DPJGMRMC posts two hospital-issued PDFs on its rates page: a full pharmacy price list and a combined laboratory, imaging and emergency-room sheet. Both are current as of January 2026. The tables below are a representative selection, transcribed exactly as printed — descriptions and peso amounts unchanged.

Pharmacy — selected medicines (revised 23 January 2026)

The full sheet runs 14 pages covering hundreds of line items, from sub-peso tablets to five-figure specialty injectables. Prices are billed per unit dispensed; a multi-day admission adds up based on what's actually prescribed.

Diagnostic imaging (as of January 2026)

Laboratory and Emergency Room services (as of January 2026)

The hospital's own sheet groups these under a single "Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory" heading even though the line items span general Emergency Room, Imaging and Laboratory services — that's how DPJGMRMC titled the document, not a relabeling on our part.

Is DPJGMRMC free?

For ward patients, effectively yes — the tables above mainly matter for outpatient visits, drugs bought outside the hospital pharmacy, or anyone comparing costs before a visit.

Since 2025, Zero Balance Billing covers every PhilHealth member admitted to a basic or ward bed at a DOH-retained hospital, and DPJGMRMC is one. You pay ₱0 for that confinement. There is no means test, no indigency certificate, and no separate application — the only variable is which bed you're assigned. Before 2025, ZBB was limited to specific member categories: indigents, sponsored members, Kasambahay, senior citizens and lifetime members. That base coverage still exists, but any PhilHealth member accepting a ward bed now qualifies regardless of income.

Choosing a private or semi-private room instead takes you out of ZBB; your PhilHealth case rate is still deducted, but the remaining balance is yours to pay.

What Zero Balance Billing covers

ZBB runs on PhilHealth Circular 0003 s.2014 and Circular 2020-0024, issued under the National Health Insurance Act (RA 7875) and the Universal Health Care Act (RA 11223). It's also called No Balance Billing (NBB) — the terms are interchangeable.

For a ward patient, ZBB covers the full confinement:

The funding mechanism is MAIFIP — the Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients fund, run by the DOH's Malasakit Program Office. PhilHealth's case rate pays first, and MAIFIP absorbs the gap, which is what brings a ward patient's balance to zero. The 2026 General Appropriations Act (RA 12314) allocated ₱51 billion to MAIFIP, up 25% from ₱41.16 billion the year before, specifically to fund the nationwide ward-ZBB expansion. Nationwide, more than 1.3 million patients paid no hospital bill under ZBB in 2025.

What's not covered

Being upfront about the limits matters as much as the headline:

• Private and semi-private rooms. Choosing one takes you out of ZBB entirely, and the peso figures above are your best guide to what a paid stay costs.
• Outpatient visits that don't lead to a ward admission. These are billed at the published rates, though PhilHealth outpatient benefits or Malasakit assistance may still reduce them.
• Elective, cosmetic and amenity services.
• Medicines the hospital pharmacy doesn't have in stock. The policy covers medicines, but only what the pharmacy actually carries — if it's out, you may be sent to buy outside. That's a supply issue, not a coverage exclusion; raise it with the PhilHealth CARES nurse before paying out of pocket.

The Malasakit Center

DPJGMRMC hosts a Malasakit Center — the 76th opened nationwide, in July 2020, making it the 2nd in Nueva Ecija and the 38th in Luzon.

A Malasakit Center combines four government assistance programs behind a single counter so families aren't shuttling between offices while a relative is confined:

• DOH — medical assistance for indigent and financially incapacitated patients
• PhilHealth
• DSWD — assistance to individuals in crisis situations
• PCSO — medical and charity assistance

Using the center is free. Assistance is typically issued as a Guarantee Letter applied directly against your remaining balance rather than as cash — so if you need a private room, a diagnostic test from the tables above, or medicines the pharmacy doesn't stock, this is where you close the gap.

How to avail, step by step

1. Confirm basic or ward accommodation at admission. This single choice determines whether ZBB applies.
2. Present your PhilHealth ID or Member Data Record (MDR) and a valid ID at the admitting section.
3. Complete the PhilHealth Benefit Eligibility Form (PBEF) and Claim Form 1 (CF1). Admitting staff will guide you through both.
4. Let the hospital file the claim. You don't submit anything to PhilHealth yourself.
5. For outpatient services, drugs or imaging billed at the published rates, settle at billing or check with the Malasakit Center if you can't afford it.
6. If billed while in a covered ward bed, raise it immediately with the hospital's PhilHealth CARES nurse. These nurses are posted at DOH-retained hospitals specifically to monitor ZBB compliance — ward ZBB applies automatically, without a referral letter from anyone.

How to contact DPJGMRMC

DPJGMRMC's official Contact page does not publish a street address, so it isn't reproduced here. Call the trunkline and ask for Admitting for room availability, Billing for a cost estimate, or the Malasakit Center for financial assistance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center free?

For PhilHealth members admitted to a basic ward bed, yes — you pay ₱0 out of pocket under Zero Balance Billing, regardless of income. This covers room and board, physicians' professional fees, diagnostic tests ordered during confinement, operating room use, and pharmacy-stocked medicines. Outpatient visits, private rooms and drugs the pharmacy doesn't stock are billed at the published rates above.

How much is a chest X-ray at DPJGMRMC?

The hospital's official January 2026 imaging sheet prices a chest X-ray at ₱426.00. Other X-ray studies range from ₱500.00 for an abdomen film to ₱663.00 for a spine film, all transcribed from DPJGMRMC's own published price list.

How much is a CT scan at DPJGMRMC?

A plain cranial CT scan is ₱4,949.00, a plain chest CT is ₱6,444.00, and a plain whole-abdomen CT is ₱7,865.00. A contrast-enhanced upper-abdomen CT runs ₱19,929.00. These are official figures from the hospital's January 2026 laboratory and imaging price sheet.

Is DPJGMRMC a government hospital?

Yes, specifically a DOH-retained hospital run under the DOH's Central Luzon Center for Health Development, not the Cabanatuan city or Nueva Ecija provincial government. That status is what places it under Zero Balance Billing for ward patients.

Does DPJGMRMC have a Malasakit Center?

Yes. It opened in July 2020 as the 76th Malasakit Center nationwide, the 2nd in Nueva Ecija and the 38th in Luzon. It combines DOH, PhilHealth, DSWD and PCSO assistance at one counter, and using it is free.

How much does Amoxicillin or Ceftriaxone cost at DPJGMRMC?

Amoxicillin 500mg is ₱2.34 per capsule and Ceftriaxone 1g is ₱22.11 per vial, per the hospital's pharmacy price list revised 23 January 2026. These are hospital-pharmacy prices, not retail drugstore prices, and apply when a patient is billed outside Zero Balance Billing coverage.

What is the contact number of DPJGMRMC?

The trunkline is (044) 463-8888. For medical records, email hirms@drpjgmrmc.doh.gov.ph; for imaging results, imaging@drpjgmrmc.doh.gov.ph; for general assistance or complaints, drpjgmrmcpacd@gmail.com.

Can I be refused treatment if I can't pay?

No. Emergency care cannot be withheld for inability to pay, and the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law prohibits demanding a deposit before treating an emergency patient. See our guide on what to do if you can't pay a hospital bill.

Conclusion

DPJGMRMC is one of the DOH-retained hospitals that actually publishes its own itemized price list, so the medicine, imaging and laboratory figures above come straight from the hospital's own PDFs rather than estimates. But for most people searching for its rates, those price lists aren't the number that matters most: if you're a PhilHealth member accepting a ward bed, your inpatient bill should be ₱0. The Malasakit Center exists to close the gap for everything else — private rooms, outpatient studies, and medicines the pharmacy doesn't stock.

For the full policy detail, see our Zero Balance Billing guide. To compare with another hospital that publishes its own rates, see Philippine General Hospital rates, and for the national picture, our hospital rates in the Philippines overview. To find other facilities near you, search ClinicFinderPH.