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.
