COVID-19 ward in Northern Samar hospital almost full

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The provincial hospital in Northern Samar will limit admission to emergency cases to free up more beds in the wake of the rising number of COVID-19 patients. | joeygabietaINQ

TACLOBAN CITY––The provincial hospital in Northern Samar will limit admission to emergency cases to free up more beds in the wake of the rising number of COVID-19 patients.

Provincial health officer Ninfa Kam said the bed allocation at the Northern Samar Provincial Hospital in the capital town of Catarman was almost full.In a statement, Kam said the hospital increased its bed allocation from 30 to 50 for COVID-19 patients. But at present, there were already 44 patients confined in the COVID-19 ward.

“Increasing our COVID wards means increasing our staff to man the ward. However, sad to say, 14 of our staff are in isolation facility. In view of this, the Northern Samar Provincial Hospital will limit its admission to emergency cases only to free up other beds for a possible increase in COVID-19 cases needing hospitalization,” she said in her advisory.

 

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