PGH patient influx up by 400%; DOH urges patients to seek care at other Metro Manila hospitals

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00:00The patient influx in the Philippine General Hospital, or PGH, rose to 400% over capacity.

00:06This is way, way beyond the 75% bed capacity of the infirmary. This report.

00:13Following the announcement of the Philippine General Hospital, or PGH, on its increasing

00:17number of patients, the Department of Health and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations,

00:22or GOCC, hospitals are now responding to the so-called patient influx issue.

00:27Based on data, the status quo in PGH is at 400% over capacity, in which 300 emergency

00:35patients are on record. Yet its maximum bed capacity is only 75. According to the DOH,

00:41they have already informed hospitals, clinics, ambulances, and doctors to avoid bringing

00:45patients to PGH.

00:47Sa panahon ng panandaliang pagkapuno ng emergency room ng UP Philippine General Hospital,

00:53nakaantabay at handaang tumanggap ng mga pasyente ang 20 DOH at GOCC hospitals sa Metro

01:00Manila.

01:01Patients can be accepted at the following DOH hospitals. There are also four GOCC hospitals

01:08in Quezon City to support patient admissions.

01:10Magandang paraan para ma-accommodate ka ibang pasyente na hindi na pwede sa PGH na luma,

01:17di ba? Maraming matutulungan yun.

01:20Sa ginawa ng DOH, napakaganda niya, malaking tulong sa ating mga kababayan yan.

01:25Siyempre, pag nag-emergency ka, hindi ka napipila na mahaba.

01:27Good news yan. Yeah, oo, kasi karamihan ang problema talaga ng senior yung saan, pag hindi

01:34na puno na yung hospital, wala. Wala na silang ibang option.

01:40The DOH reminds the public to call the DOH Metrominola Center for Health Development

01:44first before taking patients to these said hospitals.

01:48This is Sharm Zespina from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.

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