The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed additional healthcare facilities in Iloilo City as part of its contribution towards fighting COVID-19 pandemic.
DPWH Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark Villar, citing DPWH Regional Office 6 (DPWH-RO6) Director Lea Delfinado’s report, said that the newly-completed facilities at Barangay Sooc, Arevalo district in Iloilo City include quarantine/isolation facility for patients in the city and a separate off-site dormitory for medical personnel use.
“With the additional healthcare facility, some of the COVID-19 cases in Jaro district can now be transferred for better accommodation.”
“With the additional healthcare facility, some of the COVID-19 cases in Jaro district can now be transferred for better accommodation,” Villar said.
The quarantine/isolation facility has 16 air-conditioned rooms, each equipped with one bed and a comfort room, which can house a total of 16 COVID patients.
The facility also has a nurse station, male and female nurse quarters, and sanitation area.
Meanwhile, the Off-Site dormitory has 16 air-conditioned rooms with two beds and a comfort room which can accommodate a total of 32 medical frontliners in the city.
The facility has an air-conditioned lobby with living and dining areas, as well as kitchen, laundry room, and sanitary area equipped with necessary amenities.
Both facilities have generator sets to ensure uninterrupted power supply and for emergency situations preventing any electrical disruption that may be critical to medical professionals’ COVID-19 response.
The public works chief and Regional Director Delfinado were represented by DPWH Assistant Regional Director Jose Al Fruto and Maintenance Division Chief Engr. Ma. Lucila Piñero during the turnover ceremony to the City Government of Iloilo and the Local Health Unit.
“Five more healthcare facilities both for Iloilo City and Iloilo Province are soon to be turned over by DPWH to LGUs.”
Meanwhile, five more healthcare facilities both for Iloilo City and Iloilo Province are soon to be turned over by DPWH to local government units.
These facilities include: quarantine/isolation facilities and off-site dormitories in Lapaz, Iloilo City and at Western Visayas Sanitarium in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo; and off-site dormitories at Dr. Ricardo Y. Ladrido Memorial District Hospital in Lambunao, Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan, and at Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.