DOH, GOCC hospitals ready to receive patients amid overcapacity at PGH ER

Hospitals of the Department of Health and government-owned and controlled corporations are ready to receive patients who can no longer be accommodated at the emergency room of the Philippine General Hospital, the DOH said on Tuesday.

This developed after the PGH said on Monday that its emergency room has reached capacity because of the sheer number of patients who have been coming in.

"Sa ngayon, hinihikayat namin kayong maghanap muna ng ibang ospital na maaaring magbigay ng agarang serbisyo sa inyo," the PGH said on Monday.

"Nananatiling bukas ang emergency room namin para sa mga pasyenteng nasa kritikal na kalagayan," it added.

(We ask that you look for other hospitals that can provide emergency care. The emergency room remains open for patients in critical condition.)

In a dzBB interview by Manny Vargas on Tuesday, DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo said that there were 20 DOH hospitals and GOCC hospitals, including the Philippine Heart Center and the Lung Center of the Philippines, in the National Capital Region that could accommodate the patients.

The list of hospitals is as follows.

Caloocan

• Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium

• Las Pinas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center

Malabon

• San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital

Mandaluyong

• National Center for Mental Health

Manila 

• Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
• Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
• San Lazaro Hospital
• Tondo Medical Center

Marikina

• Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center

Muntinlupa

• Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

Pasig

• Rizal Medical Center

• East Avenue Medical Center
• National Children's Hospital
• Philippine Orthopedic Center
• Quirino Memorial Medical Center

Valenzuela

• Valenzuela Medical Center

GOCC

• Lung Center of the Philippines
• National Kidney and Transplant Institute
• Philippine Heart Center
• Philippine Children's Medical Center

"Bukas at handa ang mga DOH hospital pati na rin ang apat na GOCC hospitals para tanggapin ang mga pasyenteng hindi muna matatanggap sa UP-PGH dahil sa panandaliang pagkapuno ng ER nito... Inaabisuhan po ang lahat ng mga ospital, klinika, ambulansya at doktor na iwasan munang magdala ng bagong pasyente sa UP-PGH, at sa mga DOH hospital muna dalhin," said DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa in a statement.

(DOH hospitals and the our GOCC hospitals are open and ready to accept patients that can no longer be accommodated by the UP-PGH because of the temporary overcapacity of its ER... We are advising all the hospitals, clinics, ambulances, and doctors to avoid bringing new patients to the UP-PGH and bring them over to DOH hospitals for now.)

PGH and DOH advised the public to coordinate with the Metro Manila Center for Health Development through phone numbers 09561753710 and 09202511800 before bringing a patient to the hospital.

 Based on information from the dzBB, more than 300 patients were being accommodated at the PGH Adult and Pediatric Emergency Room, which was beyond its capacity.  –NB, GMA Integrated News