Santa Ana Hospital in Manila prepared early to respond to the expected kick-off of the COVID-19 case.
“More or less, we are prepared for this surge,” said Dr. Grace Padilla, director of Santa Ana Hospital.
According to Padilla, they have already felt that the case of COVID-19 will increase again in the past two weeks, so the hospital and the local government have prepared for it.
“Like for example, yung aming oxygen, during the first surge, we are utilizing 400 tanks of oxygen per day. Doon na kami kumuha ng inventory, na kailangan naming mag-prepare ng at least 400 tanks during this surge. And yung ating remdesivir, meron tayong 4,000, so na-kaeady po. And then yung Tocilizumab, meron tayong 1,000 doses dito, naka-store po ‘yan sa ating storage facility sa Sta. Ana,” she said.
In an interview with TeleRadyo on Thursday, Padilla said that the Santa Ana Hospital’s bed occupancy has almost reached 100 percent.
“As of today, almost 100 na ang in-patient sa atin. Ang actual case natin is 98, at lahat yun confirmed positive na naka-admit sa atin. Sixty percent sa kanila ay mga mild na senior citizens, at 31 percent sa kanila ay moderate. Mabuti na lang 8 percent lang po ang severe,” she said.
There are also confined COVID-19 pedia patients, but there are still more adults where 60 percent are not vaccinated.
COVID ward at Santa Ana Hospital full; 60 percent of patients unvaccinated
“Yung mga nabakunahan, usually, they fall sa mga mild cases natin. Sa mga unvaccinated, sila yung pumapasok sa mga severe at saka moderate cases. May added protection tayo kung tayo ay nabakunahan,” she said.
Padilla said that although Santa Ana Hospital is full of COVID-19 cases, they will still provide first aid.
“Kaagapay natin ang Tala Hospital at Philippine General Hospital na pwede nating ipag-transferan ng ibang mga pasyente natin. ‘Pag nag-declare ang private hospitals na full na sila, wala nang pupuntahan ang mga pasyente natin kung ‘di ang public,” she said.
Padilla added that patients with COVID-19 would not have to worry about fees if confined to government hospitals in Manila.
“Wala po silang ginagastos at wala po silang gagastusin. Libre po dito sa kanilang RT-PCR, lab tests and accommodation. Sa abot ng makakaya ng ospital, ibinibigay namin sa kanila,” she said.
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