Due to reaching full capacity, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) restricted the number of patients who could receive care in its emergency room on Thursday.
As reported in “Saksi,” PGH spokesperson Jonas del Rosario stated that the number of patients in the emergency room at the hospital hit an “extremely overcrowded” level.
The surge in emergency room patients resulted in an inadequate supply of oxygen tubes.
Del Rosario mentioned that they needed to enforce “code triage,” where acute or life-threatening emergencies would take precedence, according to the report.
“We hope that within a week, the issue will be resolved. Once our problem is solved, we will inform the public again that the overcapacity situation has ended,” stated Del Rosario.
(We’re looking forward to resolving this issue within a week. After the problem is addressed, we’ll inform everyone that the excess capacity has been eliminated.)
The Department of Health has already worked with PGH to move the remaining patients to 20 of its approved hospitals.
Quoting the PGH administration, the DOH stated that there is no “uncommon or hazardous cause” behind the surge in patient numbers and suggested that these figures might “decline within a few days.”
Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa mentioned that they are currently in discussions with UP-PGH about potentially transferring their present patients to DOH facilities.
“Every hospital, clinic, ambulance, and doctor has been instructed not to admit new patients at UP-PGH; instead, they should take them initially to DOH hospitals,” he further stated.
People were told to contact the DOH Metro Manila Center for Health Development using the mobile numbers 0956-1753710 or 0920-2511800 prior to transporting a patient to one of the designated hospitals.
Below are the hospitals approved by the DOH in Metro Manila:
The Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Health Facility
Las Pinas General Hospital along with its Satellite Trauma Center
St. Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital
Philippine National Center for Mental Health
Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Reyes Jose R. Medical City Hospital
San Lazaro Hospital
Tondo Medical Center
Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center
Tropical Medicine Research Institute
Rizal Medical Center
East Avenue Medical Center
National Children’s Hospital
Philippine Orthopedic Center
Quirino Memorial Medical Center
Philippines Lung Center
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Philippine Heart Center
Philippine Children’s Medical Center
Valenzuela Medical Center
— Mariel Celine Serquiña and Vince Angelo Ferreras from BAP, GMA Integrated News
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