Manila Bulletin
Pasay City General Hospital nears full-bed capacity
Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH), the city's lone public hospital, is nearing full capacity due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
As of March 15, the hospital's confirmed cases ward is at 75 percent occupancy, with 27 out of 36 beds occupied.
The COVID-19 transition rooms are at 55 percent occupancy, and many positive patients are waiting in the emergency room for admission.
PCGH is coordinating with the Department of Health's One Hospital Command Center to transfer patients who cannot be admitted.
The city recorded 783 active COVID-19 cases, including 96 new cases, and has placed 83 barangays under localized community quarantine.
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