Secretary Villar said that the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Health Facilities is fast tracking the on-going construction five (5) cluster
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to increase the Lung Center of the Philippines' capacity for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, and for good reason.
(Photo from DPWH) DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said in a statement Sunday, June 6 that the Task Force to Facili
CALOOCAN CITY, June 6 (PIA) — Public Works and Highways Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark A. Villar today announced that by the end of June, the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City will have additional 66 rooms for the management and treatment of COVID-19 patients. Secretary Villar.
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Villar said the Quezon Institute at E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City has the facility to cater the need for isolation and treatment of patients who are moderate to critical COVID-19 cases.
“Our DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local and National Healthcare Facilities constructs modular health facilities at Quezon Institute with two units with a total bed capacity of 44 already turned over to the Department of Health (DOH) last December 2020,” he said in a statement.
According to the DPWH, the QI is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to be operated by medical personnel of Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center.