34 of 136 NCR coronavirus hospitals under ‘danger’ level – DOH data

MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-four of 136 hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) were placed under the “danger” level in terms of bed capacity solely for new coronavirus disease patients, data from the Department of Health (DOH) has shown.

The “danger” category means that beds for COVID-19 patients in these hospitals have more than 70 percent occupancy, and are vulnerable to being full in case of a surge in SARS-CoV-2 transmission in their respective areas.

Of these 34 hospitals, 13 have already reached 100 percent bed occupancy, according to DOH. Among these hospitals are A. Zarate Hospital, Allied Care Experts (Ace) Medical Center Valenzuela Inc., Asian Hospital, Bernardino General Hospital I, Mary Chiles General Hospital Inc., National Center for Mental Health, Rosario Maclang Bautista Hospital, Taguig-Pateros District Hospital, University of Santo Tomas Hospital,  Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital, and Victoriano Luna Medical Center.

DOH’s latest figure is four hospitals less than its September 16 data of Metro Manila hospitals placed under the “danger” level. But the September 16 statistics included only 130 NCR hospitals.

This screenshot from ncovtracker.doh.gov.ph shows the Department of Health’s coronavirus tracker data as of Sept. 23, 2020, on the COVID-19 bed capacity in all Metro Manila hospitals.

READ: 38 of 130 medical facilities in NCR in ‘danger zone’ if COVID cases surge

INQUIRER.net analyzed the most recent data – dated September 23, 2020 – available on the DOH COVID-19 tracker for bed capacity. The data aims to indicate how well prepared are the COVID-19 hospitals in facing a possible rush in COVID-19 infections. But only hospitals in Metro Manila that have beds exclusively allocated for COVID-19 patients were included in this story.

Also, DOH’s data shows that Metro Manila’s hospital bed capacity is at the “warning” level since 54.4 percent of the 6,555 beds for COVID-19 patients in the region are occupied.

A “warning” level means these hospitals have a 30 to 70 percent utilization rate.

On the contrary, hospitals are considered in the “safe” level if bed occupancy is less than 30 percent.

Below is the breakdown of hospitals and its bed utilization rates based on the DOH COVID-19 tracker for bed capacity as of September 23, 2020:

‘Danger level’

A Zarate Hospital – 100 percent
Adventist Medical Center – 72 percent
Allied Care Experts (Ace) Medical Center Pateros – 76.5 percent
Allied Care Experts (Ace) Medical Center Valenzuela Inc. – 100 percent
Asian Hospital – 100 percent
Bernardino General Hospital I – 100 percent
Bernardino General Hospital II- 71.4 percent
Caloocan City North Medical Center – 81.8 percent
East Avenue Medical Center – 74.3 percent
Hospital Of The Infant Jesus Medical Center – 100 percent
Las Piñas Doctors Hospital – 73.3 percent
Makati Medical Center – 100 percent
Mary Chiles General Hospital Inc. – 100 percent
MCU – Fdt Medical Foundation Hospital – 87.5 percent
Medical Center Muntinlupa – 84.6 percent
Medical Center Taguig – 76.5 percent
National Center for Mental Health – 100 percent
National Kidney Transplant Institute – 94.2 percent
Ospital ng Muntinlupa – 93.4 percent
Pacific Global Medical Center, Inc – 81.8 percent
Philippine Children’s Medical Center – 83.9 percent
Providence Hospital – 81.3 percent
Rosario Maclang Bautista Hospital- 100 percent
SDS Medical Center – 100 percent
St. Victoria Hospital – 71.4 percent
Taguig Pateros District Hospital – 100 percent
Tondo Medical Center – 83.3 percent
U.E.R.M. Memorial Hospital – 72.7 percent
University of Perpetual Help Dalta Medical Center, Inc. – 100 percent
University of Santo Tomas Hospital – 100 percent
Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital – 100 percent
Valenzuela Medical Center – 90.2 percent
Veterans Memorial Medical Center – 85.9 percent
Victoriano Luna Medical Center – 100 percent

‘Warning level’

Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center – 65.7 percent
Caloocan City Medical Center – 41.1 percent
Capitol Medical Center Inc. – 68.1 percent
Cardinal Santos Medical Center – 47.8 percent
Chinese General Hospital Medical Center – 64.4 percent
Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center – 59.2 percent
Diliman Doctors Hospital – 32.4 percent
Dr. Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center – 48.8 percent
E. Zarate Hospital – 33.3 percent
F.Y. Manalo Medical Foundation, Inc. – 50.8 percent
Fatima University Medical Center Corporation – 33.3 percent
FEU- Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Inc. – 55.6 percent
Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center – 55 percent
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center – 55 percent
Las Piñas City Medical Center – 65.4 percent
Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center  – 63.8 percent
Lung Center of the Philippines – 63.6 percent
Marikina St. Vincent General Hospital Inc. – 45.5 percent
Marikina Valley Medical Center – 64.3 percent
Mary Johnston Hospital Inc. – 62.1 percent
Medical Center Manila – 59.6 percent
Metro North Medical Center and Hospital – 69.6 percent
Metropolitan Medical Center – 44.3 percent
Mission Hospital – 33.3 percent
National Children’s Hospital – 61.1 percent
Navotas City Hospital – 43.8 percent
Novaliches District Hospital – 50 percent
Ospital ng Makati – 57.3 percent
Ospital ng Tondo – 30.8 percent
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Inc. – 37 percent
Pasay General Hospital – 40.8 percent
Pasig City Children’s Hospital Child’s Hope – 58.5 percent
Pasig City General Hospital – 65.1 percent
Pasig Doctors Medical Center Inc. – 47.1 percent
Philippine Heart Center – 38 percent
Quezon City General Hospital – 52.5 percent
Quirino Memorial Medical Center – 67.2 percent
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine – 43.8 percent
Rizal Medical Center – 53 percent
San Juan Medical Center – 41.9 percent
San Lazaro Hospital – 42.3 percent
San Lorenzo Ruiz Women’s Hospital – 47.5 percent
Seamen’s Hospital – 42.9 percent
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City – 36.2 percent
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Taguig – 50.8 percent
Sta. Ana Hospital  – 66.7 percent
The Medical City – 54.1 percent
UHBI – Parañaque Doctors Hospital, Inc. – 64.3 percent
Unihealth Parañaque Hospital and Medical Center, Inc. – 63.6 percent
University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital – 52.4 percent
Valenzuela Citicare Medical Center Timog Hilaga Providence Group, Inc. – 50 percent
World Citi Medical Center – 44.7 percent

‘Safe level’

Air Force General Hospital – 18.4 percent
Alabang Medical Clinic Las Piñas branch – No occupied beds
Alabang Medical Clinic Muntinlupa – No occupied beds
Alfonso Specialist Hospital – No occupied beds
Allied Care Experts (Ace)  Medical Center Quezon City – 19 percent
Beato Caulian Hospital  – No occupied beds
Bermudez PolyClinic Hospital – No occupied beds
Cabarles Maternity Medical and Children’s Clinic – No occupied beds
Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo Hospital – 5.7 percent
Christ The King Medical Center Unihealth Las Piñas Inc. – No occupied beds
D.T. Protacio Hospital – No occupied beds
De Los Santos Medical Center – 17.5 percent
De Ocampo Memorial Medical Center – 25 percent
Dr. Fe Del Mundo Medical Center – 28.6 percent
Dr. Jesus Delgado Memorial Hospital – 18.8 percent
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital – 23 percent
Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital – 25.2 percent
Dr. Montano G. Ramos General Hospital Corporation – No occupied beds
Foundation of Our Lady of Peace Mission Inc. Our Lady of Peace Hospital – No occupied beds
Gen. Miguel Malvar Medical Research Foundation Inc. – No occupied beds
HolyLife Hospital – No occupied beds
Jesus Immaculate Concepcion Hospital – No occupied beds
Justice Jose Abad General Hospital – No occupied beds
Mandaluyong City Medical Center – 29.3 percent
Manila Doctors Hospital – 25 percent
Manila Naval Hospital – 4.2 percent
Marikina Doctors Hospital and Medical Center – No occupied beds
MCPC St. Therese of Lisieux Doctors Hospital – No occupied beds
Medical Center Parañaque – No occupied beds
Novaliches General Hospital – 20 percent
Olivarez General Hospital – 13.3 percent
Ospital ng Malabon – 23.3 percent
Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center – 23.5 percent
Ospital ng Sampaloc – 27.8 percent
Philippine Orthopedic Center – 29.5 percent
Pope John Paul II Hospital and Medical Center – 25 percent
Salve Regina General Hospital – No beds occupied
San Juan De Dios Educational Foundation – 26.7 percent
San Lorenzo Hospital Health Management – No beds occupied
St. Camillus Medical Center – 23.1 percent
St. Clare’s Medical Center – 25 percent
St. Jude General Hospital and Medical Center – No beds occupied
Taguig Doctors Hospital – No beds occupied
The Premier Medical Center – No beds occupied
Tricity Medical Center, Inc. – 25 percent
United Doctors Medical Center – No beds occupied
University of the Philippines Health Service – No beds occupied
Vian Family Hospital II – No beds occupied
Villarosa Hospital, Inc. – No beds occupied
VT Maternity Hospital – No beds occupied

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