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Ensure capacity of health care system

SECTOR: Social Services SONA YEAR: 2022 Ensure capacity of health care system PROMISE STATUS - DATE: In progress as of 07/17/2023 The DOH coordinates with the Department of Interior and Local Government to ensure that government hospitals provide data on COVID-19 cases and hospital occupancy and utilization, the health department told VERA Files in a

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Jul 2, 2024

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SECTOR: Social Services

SONA YEAR: 2022

Ensure capacity of health care system

PROMISE STATUS - DATE: In progress as of 07/17/2023

  • The DOH coordinates with the Department of Interior and Local Government to ensure that government hospitals provide data on COVID-19 cases and hospital occupancy and utilization, the health department told VERA Files in a July 14 email.
  • The DOH recorded the lowest utilization percentage of ICUs and hospital beds for COVID-19 cases in March 2023 at 11.72% and 15.00%, respectively.
  • The highest rate of ICU and hospital bed occupancy for COVID-19 cases was in August 2022 at 26.89% and 30.27%, respectively.

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