The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently completed five COVID-19 facilities in Iloilo City and in the towns of Lambunao and Pototan, providing the Iloilo provincial government additional assistance in its fight against the ongoing pandemic.
DPWH Secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar, citing DPWH Regional Office 6 Director Lea Delfinado, said that new structures are composed of three isolation/quarantine facilities located in the Provincial Sports Complex in Lapaz, Iloilo City; and two off-site dormitories situated in Dr. Ricardo V. Ladrido Memorial District Hospital in Lambunao, Iloilo and Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan, Iloilo.
“The container vans turned isolation/quarantine facilities are composed of 16 air-conditioned rooms with their own comfort rooms.”
Villar explained that the container vans turned isolation/quarantine facilities are composed of 16 air-conditioned rooms with their own comfort rooms and necessary amenities like nurse quarters and nurse station.
“Off-site dormitories are composed of 16 air-conditioned rooms with individual comfort rooms.”
Meanwhile, the off-site dormitories are composed of 16 air-conditioned rooms with individual comfort rooms, dining and living area, kitchen and laundry area, and other necessary features.
DPWH officially turned over the healthcare facilities recently in a ceremony at the Iloilo Sports Complex compound in Barangay Magsaysay, Lapaz, Iloilo City attended by Delfinado and Iloilo City District Engineer Haydee Alunan handing symbolic keys to Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. and the District and Provincial Hospital representatives of Lambunao and Pototan, Iloilo.
The Public Works chief said the DPWH is committed to providing needed healthcare facilities to aid local governments all over the country in caring for COVID-19 patients, while also ensuring comfort and safety to our healthcare workers.