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Calamba Medical Center

The document discusses a case between Calamba Medical Center and doctors Ronaldo and Merceditha Lanzanas. The doctors worked as resident physicians at the hospital, reporting twice a week for 24-hour shifts and receiving a monthly retainer plus percentage shares of fees. After an incident, Dr. Ronaldo was suspended and Dr. Merceditha was no longer scheduled. The court ruled they were employees under the control test since the hospital controlled how they accomplished their tasks.

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Calamba Medical Center

The document discusses a case between Calamba Medical Center and doctors Ronaldo and Merceditha Lanzanas. The doctors worked as resident physicians at the hospital, reporting twice a week for 24-hour shifts and receiving a monthly retainer plus percentage shares of fees. After an incident, Dr. Ronaldo was suspended and Dr. Merceditha was no longer scheduled. The court ruled they were employees under the control test since the hospital controlled how they accomplished their tasks.

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CALAMBA MEDICAL CENTER, INC., petitioner vs.

NLRC, RONALDO LANZANAS AND


MERCEDITHA* LANZANAS, respondents.
G.R. No. 176484 November 25, 2008
Legal Basis: Four-fold test in determining employee-employer relationship; under the control test, an
employment relationship exists between a physician and a hospital if the hospital controls both the
means and the details of the process by which the physician is to accomplish his task.

Facts:

Calamba Medical Center, engaged the services of medical doctors-spouses Dr. Ronaldo and Dr.
Merceditha Lanzanas as part of its team of resident physicians. Reporting at the hospital twice-a-
week on twenty-four-hour shifts, respondents were paid a monthly "retainer" of P4,800.00 each. Also
resident physicians were also given a percentage share out of fees charged for out-patient
treatments, operating room assistance and discharge billings, in addition to their fixed monthly
retainer.

The work schedules of the members of the team of resident physicians were fixed by petitioner's
medical director Dr. Desipeda, and they were issued ID, enrolled in the SSS and withheld tax from
them. After an incident where Dr. Trinidad overheard a phone conversation between Dr. Ronaldo
and a fellow employee Diosdado Miscala, the former was given a preventive suspension and his
wife Dr. Merceditha was not given any schedule after sending the Memorandum. On March 1998,
Dr. Ronaldo filed a complaint for illegal suspension and Dr. Merceditha for illegal dismissal.

Issue:

Whether or not there exists an employer-employee relationship between petitioner and the spouses-
respondents.

Ruling:

Drs. Lanzanas are declared employee by the petitioner hospital. Under the "control test," an
employment relationship exists between a physician and a hospital if the hospital controls both the
means and the details of the process by which the physician is to accomplish his task.

That petitioner exercised control over respondents gains light from the undisputed fact that in the
emergency room, the operating room, or any department or ward for that matter, respondents' work
is monitored through its nursing supervisors, charge nurses and orderlies. Without the approval or
consent of petitioner or its medical director, no operations can be undertaken in those areas. For
control test to apply, it is not essential for the employer to actually supervise the performance of
duties of the employee, it being enough that it has the right to wield the power.

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