The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is moving forward with its planned construction of a dedicated hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) even as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to rage. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page)...
With the aid of technology, patient care is shifting from hospital setting to home and is proven to have better outcomes for patients. This was revealed by the largest global survey analyzing healthcare leaders, Philips’ Future Health Index 2021 report: ‘A Resilient Future:...
An idle lot in Pasobolong, Zamboanga City will be converted into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment facility to expand the healthcare service capacity of the city, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, May 8. MUCH-NEEDED AID-- A 22-bed modular hospital will be...
The construction of a 110-bed modular hospital within the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City is now in full swing, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, May 7. 110-BED MODULAR HOSPITAL-- Modular frames are now installed for the off-site hospital at the Lung...
A legacy of over 60 years, Bohol St. Jude General Hospital will soon transform to a healing center, whose new mission is ‘to heal the world one being at a time, in body, mind, and spirit By Mary Therese Nazareno-Arreza M.D. INTO THE FUTURE Bohol St. Jude General Hospital (BSJGH) is all set for...
A hospital in Singapore has stopped admitting patients on Tuesday (May 5) after several of its staff, including a Filipina nurse, tested positive for COVID-19. (Tan Tock Seng Hospital / MANILA BULLETIN) In a social media post, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) said it will temporarily “cease...
Is Metro Manila's critical hospital care capacity out of the danger level? Health Secretary Francisco Duque inspects a temporary health facility at Eva Macapagal Terminal in Manila on April 26, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) Based on the latest computation of Malacañang, the critical care...
The construction of a "mega modular hospital" within the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) in Mandaluyong City has begun, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, April 29. Planning for the DPWH mega modular hospital. (Photo courtesy of DPWH) Public Works and...
A priest from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) shared his experience with a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive baby and a mother who found out her husband succumbed to the virus while she was in labor. (Photo courtesy of Fr. Marlito Ocon) Father Marlito Ocon, head chaplain of the PGH,...
The memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the construction of a mobile field hospital and drive-thrrough vaccination site at Rizal Park's Burnham Green in the city of Manila has been inked, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Wednesday, April 28. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo from...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Barring hitches, we in the city of Manila are looking forward to having a hospital that will cater exclusively to COVID-19 patients suffering from mild to moderate symptoms, two months from now. I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, after a 72-hour brainstorming...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started building another set of "pop-up" hospitals at the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City, the agency said in a statement Sunday, April 25. DPWH secretary and isolation czar Mark A. Villar said that the modular health...
