DOH sets up new ‘command system’ as hospitals strain under more COVID-19 cases

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With coronavirus cases on the rise in the country, the DOH said that it would implement a more robust referral system between hospitals to avoid overwhelming critical care facilities. FULL STORY:

With coronavirus cases on the rise in the country, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, July 22, that it would implement a more robust referral system between hospitals to avoid overwhelming critical care facilities.

“We think that this is very appropriate and this is very rational and this will address what is taking place in our hospitals,” Vergeire said in a mix of English and Filipino during a press forum on Wednesday morning. Instead, treatment will shift increasingly towards public hospitals which will now need to allocate a mandatory 30% of their facilities for patients, an additional 20% for surge capacity, and up until a total of 70% of its bed capacity if needed.

 

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