Call for donations raised after PGH fire
The University of the Philippines Office of the Student Regent on Sunday appealed for donations for the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) after it was hit by fire before dawn.
Using the hashtag “#PGHNeedsHelp”, the UP OSR said it will provide water, face masks and food together with Tulong Kabataan.
It added that it is accepting donations in kind and in cash.
The UP OSR also said PGH is asking for industrial fans to help drive out smoke caused by the fire, as well as oxygen tanks.
URGENT REQUEST: PGH is also asking for
— UP Office of the Student Regent (@uposr) May 15, 2021
1. Industrial Fans (to lend for smoke)
2. Oxygen Tanks#PGHFire#PGHNeedsHelp#ReliefPH
The hospital is also requesting for linen sheets, it said.
PGH REQUEST:
— UP Office of the Student Regent (@uposr) May 15, 2021
PGH is also asking for linen sheets. #PGHNeedsHelp#PGHFire
Meanwhile, the University of the Philippines also said donations may be made in kind (food and non-food) and in cash direct to the cashier on duty or online to the UPM-PGH Trust Liability Fund or the PGH Medical Foundation.
Following the fire that hit part of the UP Philippine General Hospital in the early hours of the morning on May 16, the UP-PGH needs your help.
— University of the Philippines (@upsystem) May 16, 2021
Bayanihan na, para sa UP-PGH. pic.twitter.com/pUfvtbJVZ6
Online donations to the UP-PGH may also be sent to the PGH Medical Foundation, through the following accounts. pic.twitter.com/hJuJSEUHFI
— University of the Philippines (@upsystem) May 16, 2021
The fire broke out at the room where linen are kept beside the hospital’s operating room.
PGH spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said the hospital’s emergency room will be closed for the day and no admissions will be accommodated for the meantime.
Some patients were brought to other hospitals, while others were accommodated in other parts of PGH.
No one was hurt in the fire. —KG, GMA News