Velasco said the occupancy rate in NCR was observed to have increased. (Similar to what we experienced before when COVID-19 cases went down, our non-COVID cases also increased.) “Katulad po ng experience natin before na kapag bumababa po ang mga COVID cases, medyo tumataas din po ‘yung mga non-COVID cases,” she said, adding that this was because those with chronic illnesses or uncontrolled diseases can now get consultations and go to the emergency room. She added that most of the calls come from the National Capital Region (NCR).Īsked about the situation of hospitals in NCR after the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) closed down its elective procedures due to an influx of non-COVID patients, Velasco said they have observed that hospitals are filling up. (Most of them know where to stay, if they can stay at home, they’ll report it to the barangay officials or their barangay health centers.) “Most of them kasi alam na nila kung saan sila mag stay, kung kaya nila sa bahay, nagre-report na sila sa barangay officials nila or sa kanilang mga barangay health center,” she said. However, she said most patients already know the process while they refer others needing isolation facilities to available centers. “So we’re reserving po ang aming numbers para sa nangangailangan ng medical assistance (we’re reserving our numbers for those needing medical assistance),” Velasco added.Īccording to Velasco, they are still receiving COVID-related calls. (We are asking prank callers to refrain from calling the hotline numbers.) “Ang aming panawagan lang po sa mga callers natin, iwasan po natin na gamitin ‘yung mag hotline numbers or tumawag sa hotline numbers na prank callers po natin,” Operations Manager Bernadette Velasco said at the Laging Handa.
An official of the National Patient Navigation and Referral Center (NPNRC), formerly the One Hospital Command, on Friday urged the public to refrain from prank calling their hotline numbers.
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