Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon personally handed out 470 IV fluid bottles to diarrhea patients in medical tents just outside Siargao District Hospital, the organization said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The University of Santo Tomas Hospital (UST) is offering cheaper swab tests for its students, faculty members, and alumni anew. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, USTH announced that the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab tests will be discounted for its...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) clarified on Monday, Jan. 10, that only health workers who will test negative for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be allowed to work. (Unsplash) In an interview with CNN's The Source, PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario made the clarification after...
The Navotas City Hospital will limit its services after several hospital staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Dahil apektado po ng COVID-19 ang ilan sa ating mga kawani sa Navotas City Hall, mas malilimitahan po ang mga serbisyong maaari nitong maihandog sa ngayon...
Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Spokesperson appealed to the Filipinos to stay home for at least two weeks to mitigate the spread of the more transmissible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "I think ang dapat talaga ay tighter implementation. Kahit...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) will start limiting admissions of non-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients amid manpower woes as the number of virus patients increases, its spokesperson said Sunday, Jan. 9. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) In an...
Around 25 percent of the Philippine General Hospital's (PGH) staff are currently infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), hospital spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario said Saturday, Jan. 8. Philippine General Hospital (PNA) "Marami po sa aming healthcare workers ang nagkaka-COVID. Twenty-five...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) postponed the administration of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots as it does not have enough hospital staff. (Unsplash) "The PGH Booster dose activity for January is postponed indefinitely due to the reduced manpower availability and the deployment...
The intensive care unit (ICU) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has hit full capacity, hospital spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario said Saturday, Jan. 8. Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons / MB file photo) "Ngayon po yung aming ICU ay...
The Pasay City’s lone public hospital, the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH), has reached full capacity and will no longer admit severe and critical COVID-19 patients. Dr. John Victor De Gracia, PCGH officer-in-charge, announced on Thursday, Jan. 6, that the hospital’s confirmed ICU beds, ward...
Amid the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the OCTA Research group on Tuesday, Jan. 4, said that Metro Manila’s hospital bed occupancy for COVID-19 has increased to 29 percent. (File Photo / AFP / Manila Bulletin) “In seven days, hospital bed occupancy for COVID-19...
The Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital in front of the Quirino Grandstand in Ermita, Manila is ready to accommodate over 100 returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) after being inspected by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ). About 104 ROFs positive for coronavirus disease...
