PGH stops accepting non-COVID-19 cases; Pasay General Hospital ER shuts doors for now

The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Saturday said it will temporarily stop accepting non-COVID-19 patients, while the Pasay City General Hospital's emergency room shut its doors completely after its COVID-19 confirmed ward occupancy rate reached 90%.

“Upang mapagtuunang mabuti ang pag-aalaga sa mga may COVID, kami ay pangsamantalang hindi muna tatanggap ng mga pasyenteng may ibang medikal na karamdaman na wala namang COVID,” the PGH said in an advisory.

(So we can better take care of COVID-19-positive individuals, we will temporarily stop accepting patients with other medical conditions that are not positive for the illness.)

The hospital also announced that it needs to expand its facilities in order to accommodate the rising number of COVID-19 patients.

“Humihingi kami ng inyong paumanhin at pang-unawa upang lalo pa naming matugunan ang pangangailangan ng dumaraming bilang ng atin mga kababayang may COVID (We apologize and ask for your understanding that this is to better care for the needs of the rising number of patients with COVID-19),” it said.

“Agaran po namin kayong aabisuhan sa oras na lumipas ang bugso ng bilang ng mga kaso ng COVID upang kayo ay muling paglingkuran (We will immediately issue an advisory once the surge  in number of cases stops),” it added.

Pasay hospital

Meanwhile, Mao Dela Cruz’s report on Super Radyo dzBB quoted an advisory from the Pasay City General Hospital as saying all its intensive care unit beds are currently occupied while only three regular beds are still available.

At present, there are four COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation while three are intubated.

The emergency room will reopen once the hospital has been decongested and disinfected.

Meanwhile, only Pasay residents will be accepted for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 admissions.  Suspected patients are advised to transfer to another hospital or coordinate with the One Hospital Command for assistance.

The hospital said once a ward has been converted, it may once again accept COVID-19-positive patients for admission.

The Philippines has logged a total of 1,727,231 cases, of which 1,598,314 have recovered and 30,070 have died. -MDM, GMA News