pixabay Following the detection of Omicron subvariant BQ.1, the Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippines’ healthcare utilization rate remains at low-risk category. “The DOH assured that the country’s healthcare utilization rate remains at low risk.” the state health agency said...
Covid-19 admissions in private hospitals across the Philippines remained low and manageable according to a health expert. (Unsplash) Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) President Dr. Jose Rene de Grano, on Thursday, Nov. 24, said aside from hospitals in Western and Central...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila’s healthcare utilization for Covid-19 cases has climbed to 36.5 percent from 31.7 percent in the previous week, based on the OCTA Research Group’s report on Tuesday, August 2. In an update shared on Twitter, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group on Tuesday, July 26, monitored an increase in healthcare utilization rate in Metro Manila but it has remained below the concerning level of 50 percent. “HCUR (healthcare utilization rate) in the NCR (National Capital Region)...
(REUTERS / Feline Lim/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to avoid complacency as the scenario that the country may experience another surge in Covid-19 cases remains a possibility. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that this is because of the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that hospital admissions due to Covid-19 in the country continue to drop as the number of cases remains low. "Nananatili po tayo na nasa low risk sa ating total bed utilization na nasa (We remain at low risk with our total bed utilization at) 17 percent,"...
The number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections may increase once the country reopens the economy but it is not expected to overwhelm the healthcare capacity, especially in Metro Manila, an OCTA Research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 24. “There is a concern that the daily COVID-19...
As the country continues to address a surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the government's pandemic task force has ordered for the urgent increase of COVID-19 dedicated beds and manpower and to decongest hospitals of mild and asymptomatic cases. (FILE PHOTO) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made...
Malacañang explained that despite the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Metro Manila will be staying under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month because the region did not meet the required bed utilization rate. File Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
Amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the country’s intensive care unit (ICU) utilization rate is currently at a “high risk” level, a health official said Monday, Aug. 30. The Chinese General Hospital in Manila has declared full capacity as COVID-19 cases continue to...
The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPI) on Saturday, July 24, has noted an increase in healthcare utilization rate in Ilocos Region, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region. (Unsplash) "Ang problema kasi doon sa outlying regions na yan konti po ang facilities nila,...
