only 49 percent of the total number of beds in all hospitals around the country which are dedicated to COVID-19 patients are occupied as of July 14.The DOH said that with the occupancy of the 49 percent of the whole country’s total number of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients, the situation is known as the “warning zone.”
“This means that the health system is not yet overwhelmed but this is a trigger point for us to provide appropriate measures to prepare for a higher demand in bed utilization,” Vergeire said. “Ang kasalukuyang supply natin ay mababa pa sa 30 percent na hinihingi ng DOH administrative order 2020-0016 para sa minimum health standards ,” the undersecretary said.
The nine hospitals in Metro Manila, Bataan, Laguna and Rizal provinces who reported full capacity as of July 14 are: University of Santo Tomas Hospital, F.Y. Manalo Medical Foundation, Inc., Bataan General Hospital And Medical Center, Qualimed Health Network Sta. Rosa, UPH-Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical University Foundation, Inc., Tricity Medical Center, Inc., Westlake Medical Center, Antipolo City Medical Hospital, and Ortigas Hospital and Healthcare Center, Inc.