Sleep Lab, St. Luke’s Medical Centre Philippines

When was your Sleep Lab started?2019-01-10T06:25:09+00:00

St. Luke’s Medical Center was the first to have a sleep laboratory in the Philippines in 1992. It eventually opened the Comprehensive Sleep Disorder Center (CSDC) in 2000. It started offering a wide range of services for the treatment and diagnosis of sleep disorders as the specialty started to grow. In March of 2010, as the hospital opened a new branch in Global City, it extended the reach of the sleep center.

How many beds does the sleep lab have for Level 1 sleep studies?2019-01-10T06:23:36+00:00

St. Luke’s Medical Center currently has 6 beds with Level 1 sleep study.

What type of Diagnostic studies is done in the Sleep center?2019-01-10T06:22:33+00:00

The CSDC offers diagnostic and split-night polysomnography. Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) and maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT) are also available.

What type of PAP titration facilities are available at your Sleep centre?2019-01-10T06:21:08+00:00

Therapeutic sleep studies of the center include continuous and bilevel positive airway pressure (PAP) titration.

What are the educational/training opportunities available for Doctors and technicians at Sleep centre?2019-01-10T06:19:24+00:00

The center just recently started a fellowship program for sleep medicine and there are currently two fellows in training. The sleep fellows together with the technician regularly receive lectures/activities from the sleep consultant staffs. Likewise, the consultant staffs are also active member of the Philippine Society of Sleep Medicine (PSSM) that conduct workshops for sleep technicians and conferences for those physicians interested in the specialty. The fellowship program at present is only open to local physicians who plan to practice outside Metro Manila. This is to hasten the growth of sleep medicine wider across the country.

How many sleep techs are employed at the Sleep centre? What are their day time and night time duties?2019-01-10T06:17:38+00:00

We have 5 staffs including the section manager. The shifts are as follows: 8am-4pm, 12pm-8pm, 8pm-4am, 9pm-5am

During a day shift, the staff makes sure that all the scheduled sleep studies had confirmed and received appropriate orientation prior to their appointments. Making sure that the center is stocked adequately is another important duty of the shift as it is difficult to obtain these supplies at night during a sleep study. For the night shift duties, apart from conducting the sleep study, the staff coordinates with the sleep consultant any untoward events or episodes during the night. Placing patient comfort and safety during the whole duration of the study while maintaining quality data collection. They make sure all the emergency equipment is functional and on stand-by.

How many Level 1, Level 3 studies, PAP titration studies, MSLT and MWT are done in one year?2019-01-10T06:14:39+00:00

There were more than a 1000 sleep studies done in St. Luke’s Medical Center last year in which over 600 studies include PAP titration. MSLT and MWT average around 5 a year.

What are the contact details of the Sleep centre – address, phone no., email id, website?2019-01-10T06:13:00+00:00

St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City,
32nd St. corner 5th Ave.,
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City,
Philippines, 1634
(+632) 789-7700 Loc 2009
sleepcenter.slmc.bgc@gmail.com

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