CRMC opens COVID-19 Isolation Facility Extension

 COTABATO CITY --- In a bid to prepare the possible surge in COVID-19 related cases, the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center here opened on Wednesday, June 17, its COVID-19 isolation facility extension that will cater to a mild or moderate COVID-19 cases.

The said facility is made possible through the donations of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

It is made up of three tents with eight beds per tent. Two of these tents were donated by ICRC and shall be used to accommodate less critical patients. The remaining tent, donated by UNICEF, will be used as nurse station and stock room. 

Personal protective equipment (PPE) have also been made available by ICRC making these tents fully functional.

Dr. Helen Yambao, CRMC’s chief of hospital, expressed her gratitude to the UNICEF and ICRC for their donations that will be of great help to the hospital’s fight against the dreaded disease.

“These tents will enable the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center to respond to the increase in the demands of health care beyond our normal capacity or what is known as surge capacity,” she stated.

Dr. Yambao also emphasized that because of these donations, CRMC will be able to render special services that are needed to manage and treat COVID-19 patients whether they are suspects, probables, or confirmed patients.

“I would like to extend our gratitude to ICRC and UNICEF for these facilities, you are rest assured that they will be put into good use during surge capacity and even beyond,” she added.

The isolation facility is located at the Mental Health Unit Compound of CRMC to house less critical patients. Those COVID-19 patients who are critical will be brought to the CRMC TB Center which is the main facility that handles critical cases. (LTBOLONGON-PIA COTABATO CITY, MINDANAO EXPOSE')