THE DEPT. OF HEALTH warned private hospitals refusing patients with or suspected of having the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) of sanctions, as the number of cases jumped to 49 from 33.
“They don’t have the
right to refuse, lahat ng
(all) private hospitals ay
kailangan tumulong sa gobyerno ngayon (have to help the
government now),” said Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a
press briefing in Manila last week.
“Nagpalabas ang Philhealth
ng circular at advisory,
advising all hospitals accredited under them, na hindi dapat sila tumanggi sa mga pasyente (PhilHealth
released a circular and avisory advising all its accredited hospitals not to
refuse patients),” she added.
Vergeire reminded
accredited hospitals that they have signed a “performance commitment” with
PhilHealth and warned that “if they violate any of these agreements, mayroong sanction ang PhilHealth sa kanila (PhilHealth
will sanction them),” Vergeire said.
“Kailangan (It is
important that) at the very least pag
pumunta ang pasyente sa kanila dapat na ma-assess muna nila ang mga ito at masabi kung ano
ang dapat gawin sa pasyente (if a patient goes to them, he or
she should first be assessed and told what to do). Kung di naman kailangan i-confine (If he
or she do not need to be confined), okay lang pauwiin pero dapat bigyan ng advice (it’s
okay to let he or she go but they should first be given advice),” she added.
The assistant secretary
also dismissed reported claims of some hospitals that their facilities
were full due to the influx of carriers or patients suspected to have the
respiratory disease.
“Yung utos ng (The order
of the) Department of Health, kakaunting
beds lang naman iyon (these are just a few beds)… Mayroon pang natirang (There
is still) 90-95 percent of their bed capacity para sa ibang pasyente (for other
patients),” she said.
“Ang
pinapareserve lang
ay mga (What we are reserving are) private rooms, because we
want to have it as an isolation room,” she added. John Eric
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