(GMA News) The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Saturday said it will temporarily stop accepting non-COVID-19 patients, while the Pasay City General Hospital’s emergency room shut its doors completely after its COVID-19 confirmed ward occupancy rate reached 90%.
“Upang mapagtuunang mabuti ang pag-aalaga sa mga may COVID, kami ay pangsamantalang hindi muna tatanggap ng mga pasyenteng may ibang medikal na karamdaman na wala namang COVID,” the PGH said in an advisory.
(So we can better take care of COVID-19-positive individuals, we will temporarily stop accepting patients with other medical conditions that are not positive for the illness.)
The hospital also announced that it needs to expand its facilities in order to accommodate the rising number of COVID-19 patients.
“Humihingi kami ng inyong paumanhin at pang-unawa upang lalo pa naming matugunan ang pangangailangan ng dumaraming bilang ng atin mga kababayang may COVID (We apologize and ask for your understanding that this is to better care for the needs of the rising number of patients with COVID-19),” it said.
“Agaran po namin kayong aabisuhan sa oras na lumipas ang bugso ng bilang ng mga kaso ng COVID upang kayo ay muling paglingkuran (We will immediately issue an advisory once the surge in number of cases stops),” it added… Read More
