The Medical City on Monday had asked its patients to look for other hospitals as they had exceeded its capacity
The hospital added that it had overstretched its health care workers as 137 of them were placed in quarantine.
“Today, we have 64 PUIs (patients under investigation) and 18 COVID-19 positive cases admitted in our ICU and floors. We have 11 patients in our Emergency Department waiting for rooms, 6 are already on mechanical ventilators and 5 are in critical condition,” Medical City president and CEO Eugenio Jose Ramos said in a statement.
He added that they are coordinating with other hospitals in Pasig City, unfortunately, he said, are also at full capacity.
“We do not wish at all to turn you away, but the reality is that we can no longer provide your loved ones the care that they need. Your own initiative to look for other hospitals is appreciated. We thank you for your support and cooperation,” Ramos added.
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Capitol Medical Center
Capitol Medical Center in San Juan also released an advisory that they cannot accommodate new patients for admissions as they already reached full capacity.
However, the hospital said they can still provide services for patients such as consultations and clinical advise.
St. Lukes Medical Center
St. Lukes Medical Center (SLMC) came first announcing that their hospitals in Quezon City and Bonifacio Global City no longer capable of accepting COVID-19 patients for confinement.
In a statement, SLMC management said admitting more COVID-19 patients would seriously impact its ability to deliver critical care that patients at this time and that they are also treating non-covid patients on other floors which health conditions cannot be compromised.
“As of the moment we are already caring for 48 patients confirmed to be afflicted with the virus, 139 patients under (PUI) and 592 of our very own frontline healthcare workers who are on quarantine,” it read.
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Makati Medical Center
Makati Medical Center (MMC) on Tuesday said it has its threshold in its capability to respond to more COVID-19 cases.
MMC Medical Director and Interim Co-CEO Saturnino P. Javier MD said the announcement came after thorough review of the hospitals bed capacity and supplies of protective equipment and consultation with medicals teams and management.
“MMC has attended more than 700 patients suspected to have COVID-19 since the outbreak of this viral infection in the Philippines,” Javier said.
“MMC presently takes care of close to 70 in-patients (of which almost 15%are in the Intensive Care Unit) including those awaiting test results. These patients include some of our frontline physicians, nurses, technicians, nursing aides, among others,” he added.
Though they cannot admit additional patients, Javier said MMC can provide preliminary evaluation and treatment.
