Four days after the fire hit the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), its emergency room remains closed for admission, according to the facility's spokesperson. Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons) In an interview with TeleEadyo on Thursday, May 20, Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said PGH "is...
The Private Hospital Association (PHA) on Thursday, May 20, said huge amount of unpaid claims to the hospitals for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases are causing several financial distress to private hospitals. (Pexels) In an interview with TeleRadyo, PHA President Dr. Jaime Almora cited one...
Amid the dwindling capacity of hospitals and shortage of nurses in the country, the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) on Wednedsay, May 19, reiterated its appeal for reinforcement from nurses employed in government agencies who are doing "non-nursing jobs". (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FIle...
Hospitals are now scrambling for funds to continue operating as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has yet to settle a "huge" amount of unpaid reimbursements for treating COVID-19 patients. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Jaime Almora, president of the...
The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Human Milk Bank has thanked those who donated breastmilk for newborn babies who were affected by the fire. (Photo from UP-PGH) In a Facebook post, UP-PGH said it would pause accepting donations in the meantime because of the...
A professor from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM) thanked all the donors who sent in-kind and cash donations to the fire-hit Philippine General Hospital (PGH). (Photo from Tulong Kabataan) In a series of tweets, Dr. Jay Germar expressed gratitude to those who helped feed...
Following the fire that broke out at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), a medical students group urged the national government to "prioritize health sector for the country to cope with the worsening pandemic." (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Medical Students' Association (PMSA)...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is “optimistic” that Manila’s COVID-19 field hospital will be operational by July. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno shows the model scale of the Manila COVID-19 field hospital at the Burnham green in Luneta on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (ALI VICOY/ MANILA...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is looking to conduct a clean up and structural assessment at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) starting Tuesday, May 18, or as soon as the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) gives the green light for it. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Public...
The fire that broke out at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) showed how people are really good at heart by making sure all people in the hospital were evacuated safely. (Photo courtesy of Jhing Talan / MANILA BULLETIN) Jhing Talan, a fellow-in-training in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is expected to resume accepting patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday, May 18, after the hospital was hit by a fire over the weekend. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) PGH director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi said they have temporarily suspended...
Malacañang said President Duterte was more than ready to use his presidential social fund (PSF) to assist the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) following the tragedy that befell the State-run institution on Sunday. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
