BACOLOD City – The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) has allocated 74 more beds for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
CLMMRH chief Julius Drilon said this addition is 20 percent of the total bed capacity of the facility.
“An initial of 48 beds were allocated earlier and an additional of 26 beds by Aug. 10 to make it all in all 74,” Drilon disclosed during a virtual meeting with Mayor Evelio Leonardia together with other medical hospital directors in this city on July 30.
During the meeting, Leonardia appealed to medical directors for strict compliance with the mandated percentage of bed allocation for COVID-19 patient.
He also asked for regular reporting of hospital data such utilization rate of beds and number of COVID-19 positive patients.
“This is for us to get a good picture of what the real situation is on a timely basis,” Leonardia pointed out.
“We would like to appeal that this required bed capacity for COVID cases be made ready as soon as possible,” the mayor said./PN
