ICU beds for COVID-19 patients at St. Luke’s 2 hospitals reach full capacity
Photo of St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City and in Bonifacio Global City. Screengrabbed from the St. Luke’s website
MANILA, Philippines — Both St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City and Bonifacio Global City in Taguig have already reached full capacity in terms of allocated intensive care unit beds intended for COVID-19 patients.
The hospital’s management on Monday asked the public to bring critically ill suspected COVID-19 patients elsewhere to be treated.
“We wish to inform the· public that St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City (SLMC-QC) and Global City (SLMC-GC) have reached full capacity of allocated COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) beds as of today, July 13,” the hospital said in a Facebook post.
“In this regard, we request the public to consider bringing critically ill COVID-19 suspects to alternative hospitals so they will receive immediate and utmost care,” it added.
Posted by St. Luke's Medical Center on Sunday, July 12, 2020
The hospital will announce once they reopen admissions for COVID-19 patients needing intensive care.
It can still accommodate admissions and treatment of non-COVID-19 cases, including outpatient procedures.
“We appeal to the public to avoid complacency and strictly adhere to health protocols and preventive measures against COVID-19,” the hospital management said.
Hospitals nationwide are required to allocate 30% of their facilities for COVID-19 patients, the Department of Health earlier said.
However, the health department admitted that some hospitals are not able to make this allocation.
So far, there are 56,259 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, with 1,534 deaths and 16,046 recoveries.
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