Seventy-one percent of coronavirus patients at the Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (Tala Hospital) in Caloocan City are not vaccinated, its medical doctor said Tuesday, Aug. 10. (Unsplash) Tala Hospital Medical Director Dr. Alfonso Famaran Jr. said that out of 252 COVID-19...
The Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (Tala Hospital) in Caloocan City has recorded eight pediatric patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Tala Hospital (Photo from DJNRMHS / DOH) "Sa pediatric po, ang nakatala po sa amin is eight over 252 (We currently have eight...
The operations manager of One Hospital Command Center (OHCC), the country's centralized coronavirus (COVID-19) referral system, has tested positive for the virus. Representative photo of coronavirus (Unsplash) "Ako po ay positive din po for COVID (I tested positive for COVID-19)," OHCC Operations...
The University of Santo Tomas Hospital (USTH) said it made its swab testing more affordable for its students, faculty members, and alumni. (Photo from USTH) On Sunday, Aug. 8, USTH announced that that reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab tests would be discounted for its...
(Clockwise from top left) Jo Jung-suk, Song Kang, Kim So-yeon, Lee Ji-ah, Han So-hee and Jeon Mi-do (tvN, JTBC, SBS) Jo Jung-suk of “Hospital Playlist” Season 2, Song Kang of “Nevertheless,” Kim So-yeon and Lee Ji-ah of “The Penthouse” Season 3 and Han So-hee of...
Pasay City’s lone public hospital, Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH), has reached 59 percent occupancy rate for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) beds including ICU (intensive care unit) beds on Aug. 8. Pasay City General Hospital Dr. John Victor de Gracia, PCGH officer-in-charge, said with the...
The bed occupancy rate of Mega COVID-19 Field Hospital reached 88 percent, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said on Saturday (August 7). (Manila Public Information Office / MANILA BULLETIN) The COVID-19 Field Hospital has a 344 bed capacity, 302 of which are now occupied with patients...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has assured that it is now working to address the complaints of hospitals in claims processing delays. Citing its records, PhilHealth said it has already paid a total of...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has recorded six pediatric patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), three of them are critical, its spokesperson said. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual public briefing, PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario said of the six patients, one...
Health Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega The number of calls received by the government’s hospital referral center has been “steadily” increasing in recent weeks, Health Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said. As the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, August 5 urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expedite the settlement of all hospital claims to better prepare them in dealing with the possible surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. Angara said it is imperative that hospitals are...
Three modular hospitals intended to accommodate severe and critical cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Lung Center of the Philippines will soon be completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. OPENING SOON--Three modular hospitals meant to accommodate severe...
