DPWH finishes 130-bed mega-hospital for COVID-19 patients in Mandaluyong

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finished a mega-hospital facility in Mandaluyong City designed to house 130 COVID-19 patients.

This facility, located within the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) compound, aims to boost the capacity of health facilities in addressing the ongoing health crisis.

The mega-hospital comprises five modular hospitals, each equipped with 22 rooms for a total of 110 beds, and a separate intensive care unit (ICU) building with 20 beds.

Each room in the modular hospitals features an airconditioned space with a bed, table, chair, and private comfort room, intended for quarantine and treatment of COVID-19 patients.

The ICU building is outfitted with advanced medical equipment, including oxygen and suction systems, infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring, mechanical ventilators, and machines for X-ray and hemodialysis, to cater to critical patients.

The newly completed facility is expected to help alleviate the demand for hospital beds for COVID-19 patients in the National Capital Region and adjacent regions like Calabarzon and Central Luzon.