Manila Bulletin
PGH transforms rooms into ‘ICU-setting’ amid ‘steady increase’ in COVID admission
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has converted some of its wards into an "ICU setting" due to a steady increase in COVID-19 admissions.
PGH spokesperson Jonas del Rosario stated that the hospital's ICU has been full for the past seven to 10 days.
Due to many patients being severely or critically ill, requiring ventilators or high flow oxygen, PGH had to "re-create" other rooms to be "ICU-ready."
The hospital also reopened another ward, increasing its COVID bed capacity from 200 to 230.
Currently, PGH has 177 COVID patients admitted with a few more waiting in the Emergency Room.
Dr. Del Rosario believes it is "very possible" that ICUs in all Metro Manila hospitals could be completely occupied by April, noting that many major private medical centers are already full.
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