Government Facilities for COVID-19

The government eased its quarantine restrictions as of June 1, 2020. As we go back to work and enter the new normal era, we must keep in mind that the virus is still spreading, and we should practice the required safety measures when leaving our homes.

This also means that the government should provide ample facilities in anticipation of the surge in cases as we reopen businesses and cities.

Below are the updates on government facilities handling COVID-19:

Licensed COVID-19 Testing Laboratories

As of June 16, 2020

To date, there are 65 licensed COVID-19 testing laboratories in the country – 48 of which are RT-PCR laboratories while 17 are GeneXpert. 144 out of 163 (88%) accreditation applications are in Stage III and above.

Below is the list of all licensed COVID-19 testing laboratories:

MUNICIPALITY / CITY	NAME OF FACILITY	TYPE OF TESTING
Quezon City	AFRIMS - Collaborative Molecular Laboratory	RT-PCR
Muntinlupa City	Asian Hospital and Medical Center	RT-PCR
City of Manila	Chinese General Hospital	RT-PCR
Mandaluyong City	Detoxicare Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory	RT-PCR
Caloocan City	Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (GeneXpert)	Cartridge-Based PCR
Quezon City	Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP)	RT-PCR
Quezon City	Lung Center of the Philippines (GeneXpert)	Cartridge-Based PCR
Makati City	Makati Medical Center (HB)	RT-PCR
Marikina City	Marikina Molecular Diagnostic laboratory	RT-PCR
Quezon City	Philippine Genome Center UP-Diliman	RT-PCR
Mandaluyong City	Philippine Red Cross	RT-PCR
City of Manila	Philippine Red Cross - Port Area	RT-PCR
Mandaluyong City	Philippine Red Cross Logistics and Multipurpose Center	RT-PCR
Muntinlupa City	Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Inc. (RITM)	RT-PCR
City of Manila	San Lazaro Hospital	RT-PCR
Makati City	Singapore Diagnostic, Inc.	RT-PCR
Taguig City	St. Luke's Medical Center - BGC	RT-PCR
Quezon City	St. Luke's Medical Center- QC	RT-PCR
Pasig City	The Medical City - Ortigas	RT-PCR
City of Manila	University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH)	RT-PCR
City of Manila	University of the Philippines - PGH-MRL	RT-PCR
Quezon City	National Kidney and Transplant Institute	RT-PCR
Quezon City	Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory	RT-PCR
Mandaluyong City	Safeguard DNA Diagnostic, Inc.	RT-PCR
City of Manila	Tondo Medical Center (GeneXpert)	Cartridge-Based PCR
Makati City	Tropical Disease Foundation. Inc.	RT-PCR
Quezon City	Hi-Precision- QC	RT-PCR
Mandaluyong City	San Miguel Foundation Testing Laboratory	RT-PCR
San Fernando, La Union	Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center	RT-PCR
Batac, Ilocos Norte	Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital	Cartridge-Based PCR
Dagupan, Pangasinan	Region 1 Medical Center	Cartridge-Based PCR
Tuguegarao City	Cagayan Valley CHD TB Reference Laboratory (GeneXpert)	Cartridge-Based PCR
San Fernando, Pampanga	Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital	RT-PCR
Balanga, Bataan	Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center	Cartridge-Based PCR RT-PCR
San Fernando, Pampanga	Green City Medical Center	RT-PCR
Subic, Zambales	Philippine Red Cross-Logistics and Training Center	RT-PCR
Malolos, Bulacan	Bulacan Medical Center	Cartridge-Based PCR
Dasmarinas, Cavite	De La Salle University-Cavite	RT-PCR
Lucena City, Quezon	Lucena United Doctors Hospital and Medical Center	RT-PCR
Imus, Cavite	Ospital ng Imus	RT-PCR
Kumintang Ibaba, Batangas	Batangas Medical Center	Cartridge-Based PCR
Sta. Rosa, Laguna	QualiMed Hospital-Sta. Rosa	RT-PCR
Puerto Princesa, Palawan	Ospital ng Palawan	Cartridge-Based PCR
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro	Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital	Cartridge-Based PCR
Legazpi City, Bicol	Bicol Regional Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory	RT-PCR
Naga, Bicol	Bicol Medical Center	Cartridge-Based PCR
Iloilo City, Iloilo	Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC)	RT-PCR
Silay City, Negros Occidental	Teresita Jalandoni Provincial Hospital	RT-PCR
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu	Allegiant Regional Care Hospital	RT-PCR
Cebu City, Cebu	Cebu TB Reference Laboratory	RT-PCR
Cebu City, Cebu	Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC)	RT-PCR
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu	Prime Care Alpha Covid-19 Testing Laboratory	RT-PCR
Tacloban City, Leyte	Divine Word Hospital	RT-PCR
Tacloban City, Leyte	Eastern Visayas Regional Covid-19 Testing Center	RT-PCR
Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	Zamboanga City Medical Center (GeneXpert)	Cartridge-Based PCR
Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	Zamboanga City Medical Center-Department of Agriculture Satellite Laboratory for COVID-19 Testing	RT-PCR
Cagayan De Oro City	Northern Mindanao Medical Center (GeneXpert)	Cartridge-Based PCR
Cagayan De Oro City	Northern Mindanao TB Regional Center	RT-PCR
Davao City	Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC)	RT-PCR
Davao City	Davao One World Diagnostic Center Incorporated	RT-PCR
Tagum City, Davao del Norte	Davao Regional Medical Center	Cartridge-Based PCR
Cotabato City, Maguindanao	Cotabato Regional and Medical Center	Cartridge-Based PCR
Koronadal City, South Cotabato	Dr. Arturo Pingoy Medical Center	Cartridge-Based PCR
Baguio City	Baguio General Hospital Medical Center (BGHMC)	RT-PCR

Referral Hospitals

As of June 3, 2020

The government has 24 identified COVID-19 facilities and another 50 DOH hospitals accepting COVID-19 and related cases, broken down in the following regions:

Region	Number of Hospitals
NCR	22
CAR	4
Region I	3
Region II	5
Region III	5
Region IV-A	2
MIMAROPA	2
Region V	3
Region VI	4
Region VII	6
Region VIII	2
Region IX	7
Region X	2
Region XI	2
Region XII	1
Region XIII (CARAGA)	2
BARMM	3

For a complete list of hospitals currently accommodating and handling COVID-19, please see: https://endcov.ph/hospitals/.

Bed Capacity

From hospital beds to mechanical ventilators, patients who will be admitted will be accommodated in identified COVID-19 referral facilities.

As of June 22, 2020, there 13, 13,927 hospital beds for COVID-19 patients:

Ward Beds: 1,255 out of 3,166 are available

Isolation Beds: 3,272 out of 9,379 are available

ICU Beds: 487 out of 1,382 are available

Meanwhile, there are 1,968 mechanical ventilators, 1,604 of which are available for use of COVID-19 patients in critical condition.

Mechanical ventilators are common medical equipment used to treat patients with pneumonia.

Quarantine Facilities

As of June 8, 2020

To augment the existing medical facilities, as well as ensure that probable cases remain isolated, existing government spaces and building are converted into quarantine facilities. As of writing, there are 46,333 beds in Local Isolation and General Treatment Areas for COVID-19 cases (LIGTAS COVID centers) in all regions nationwide, broken down as follows:

Region	Bed Capacity
NCR	2,242
CAR	350
Region I	3,466
Region II	1,222
Region III	1,315
Region IV-A	3,462
MIMAROPA	824
Region V	506
Region VI	2,923
Region VII	17,287
Region VIII	2,668
Region IX	2,146
Region X	2,421
Region XI	3,423
Region XII	907
Region XIII (CARAGA)	757
BARMM	414

LIGTAS COVID-19 centers are managed by the provincial or city government.

The National Government is also managing dedicated quarantine and isolation facilities called Mega LIGTAS COVID-19 facilities. Currently, there are 14 Mega LIGTAS COVID-19 facilities in Regions III, IV-A, and NCR, that can accommodate 3,190 people.

Facility	Bed Capacity
Philippine International Convention Center	294
World Trade Center	494
Rizal Memorial Coliseum	97
ULTRA Stadium	132
Las Pinas Rehabilitation Center	55
Quezon Institute	112
Ninoy Aquino Stadium	112
Philippine Arena	300
ASEAN Convention Center	150
New Clark City National Government Administrative Center	668
Filinvest	108
Mega TRC	488
Alta de Tagaytay	30
Alonte Sports Arena	150

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