Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Wednesday said government-owned and -controlled (GOCC) hospitals are ready to assist the overcrowded Philippine General Hospital (PGH).
At least 20 hospitals in Metro Manila are on standby and ready to receive patients. These facilities have the capacity to accommodate additional patients and provide essential medical services.
Herbosa assured patients that the Bayad na Bill Mo program is being strictly implemented in the basic accommodating of DOH hospitals, in accordance with the mandate of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“DOH hospitals, as well as the four GOCC hospitals, are open and ready to receive patients who cannot be admitted to UP-PGH due to the temporary overcrowding of its emergency room,” said Herbosa.
“All hospitals, clinics, ambulances, and doctors are advised to refrain from bringing new patients to UP-PGH, and to bring them to DOH hospitals first,” he added.
Patients can be admitted to the following DOH hospitals:
- Dr. Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium in Caloocan City
- Las Pinas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center in Las Pinas City
- San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital in Malabon City
- National Center for Mental Health in Mandaluyong City
- Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, San Lazaro Hospital, and Tondo Medical Center in Manila;
- Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center in Marikina City
- Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Muntinlupa City
- Rizal Medical Center in Pasig City
- East Avenue Medical Center, National Children’s Hospital, Philippine Orthopedic Center, and Quirino Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City
- Valenzuela Medical Center in Valenzuela City
Patients can also be accommodated in the Lung Center of the Philippines, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Heart Center, and Philippine Children’s Medical Center, also in Quezon City.
