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Volunteer doctors opt out of contract with PGH

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 03:30 PM

Volunteer doctors at the Philippine General Hospital opted not to renew their contracts, further highlighting the staffing crisis at the country's premiere COVID-19 referral facility. Read more »

Ilocos Sur hospitals swamped with COVID-19 patients

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Posted at Sep 08 10:56 AM

Some hospitals in Ilocos Sur are operating at capacity and in short supply of oxygen amid surge in COVID-19 infections, its governor said Wednesday. Read more »

Mga ospital sa Santa Rosa punuan sa COVID-19 patients

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Posted at Sep 02 09:55 AM

Puno na ng mga pasyente ang mga ospital sa Santa Rosa, Laguna dahil sa pagsipa ng kaso ng COVID-19. Read more »

Several hospitals don't have enough COVID-19 beds: DOH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 12:32 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday urged hospitals to allocate sufficient beds for COVID-19 patients, noting that not all health facilities have complied with the prescribed number of beds for those infected with the virus. Read more »

Pila sa COVID-19 beds nabawasan pero di dahil kumaunti ang pasyente

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Posted at Apr 16 10:58 PM

Ayon sa One Hospital Command Center, naiayos na raw ang sistema kaya di na gaanong naghihintay ang mga ia-admit. Read more »

Queues in some 'NCR Plus' hospitals easing: PHAPI

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 07:37 PM

PHAPI's President Dr. Jose Rene De Grano, in a virtual interview on Friday, said the seeming relaxing of queues in health facilities might be due to the expanded teleconsultation lines of both government and private hospitals.  Read more »

PGH maglulunsad ng programang gagabay sa mga may COVID-19

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Posted at Apr 09 12:19 PM

MAYNILA - Naghahanda na ang Philippine General Hospital sa paglulunsad ng isang programang tutulong sa mga pasyenteng may COVID-19 sa kanilang mga katanungan at agam-agam at para gabayan sila kung kinakailangang dalhin sa ospital o pwedeng sa bahay na lamang ang pagpapagaling.   Read more »

Malacañang's proposed ‘rest’ for health frontliners 'not yet feasible': group

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Posted at Oct 17 01:07 PM

Philippine Hospital Association President Dr. Jaime Almora said apart from attending to patients infected with COVID-19, medical frontliners also need to respond to the increasing number of non-coronavirus cases like heart attacks and strokes.  Read more »

Infection higher in hospital cleaners than ICU staff: report

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 07:33 AM

Intensive care medics were significantly less likely to have been infected with COVID-19 than cleaners and other healthcare workers in departments deemed lower risk, according to a study of several British hospitals at the peak of the pandemic. Read more »

DOH says some patients are stuck in hospital tents due to COVID-19 test processing time

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 01:15 PM

The Department of Health on Thursday said the reason why some patients are spending time in hospital tents is because of the time it takes to get the result of COVID-19 tests. Read more »

Health dep't gave 'industrial, not medical-grade' masks to San Lazaro Hospital: nurses group

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Updated as of Jul 20 03:07 PM

MANILA — The health department sent workers at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila City industrial-grade masks that might not help them dodge the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a nurses group said Monday. Read more »

Manila's Bonifacio Memorial Medical emergency room closed for 3 days due to COVID-19

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Updated as of Jul 20 02:37 PM

The emergency room at the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center in the capital is closed for 3 days from Monday noon due to a spike of patients with the novel coronavirus, its management said.  Read more »

Caloocan City Medical closed for a week after coronavirus hits some workers: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 09:13 AM

The Caloocan City Medical Center-South (CCMC) will be closed for a week from Friday after some of its staff caught the novel coronavirus, Mayor Oscar Malapitan said. Read more »

East Avenue Medical Center's COVID-19 admission hits 'critical level': spokesperson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 08:27 AM

The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City has reached a "critical level" in the admission of patients with the novel coronavirus disease, a spokesperson said Friday. Read more »

Cebu City hospital eases COVID-19 load with satellite facility

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Updated as of Jul 17 07:54 AM

A public hospital in Cebu City said it had de-congested its ward for patients with the novel coronavirus by opening a satellite facility and strengthening coordination with other hospitals. Read more »

PGH says can no longer accept critically ill coronavirus patients

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 08:44 AM

The Philippine General Hospital said Wednesday it could no longer accept critically ill coronavirus patients from other health facilities because its beds were almost full. Read more »

Medical City beds for coronavirus patients are full

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Posted at Jul 15 08:30 AM

The Medical City said Wednesday its beds for patients with the novel coronavirus are full. Read more »

ICU beds for coronavirus patients in St. Luke's are full: official

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Updated as of Jul 14 11:56 AM

Beds at the intensive care unit for coronavirus patients at the St. Luke's Medical Center are full, an official said Wednesday as cases of the respiratory disease continued to increase. Read more »

DOH investigating hospitals refusing patients after death of pregnant woman

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 10:54 AM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Tuesday said said it is already investigating reports of hospitals refusing to accommodate emergency cases. Read more »

Chinese General Hospital di na muna tatanggap ng COVID-19 patients

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 04:09 PM

Nag-abiso ang pamunuan ng Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center sa Maynila na hindi na muna sila tatanggap ng mga pasyenteng positibo at pinaghihinalaang may coronavirus disease. Read more »