Lazatin asks hospitals to provide staff with dorms, tests

ANGELES CITY – Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. is requesting all private hospitals to provide temporary housing, food, regular rapid and swab tests, and riskallowance for their medical staff assigned to COVID-19 patients.

“Akin pong ipinagutos na dapat lahat ng kanilang medical staff na may kontak sa mga pasyenteng COVID-19 ay mabigyan ng pansamantalang tirahan ng pamunuan ng kanilang ospital,”Lazatin said. “Kasabay nito, kailangan din silang mabigyan ng libreng pagkain, regular na rapid at swab tests, at risk allowance,” he added.

Hospitals which will not abide by the city government’s regulations will be reported to the Department of Health and Inter-Agency Task Force, Lazatin said.

“Ang sinumang ospital na hindi sumusunod sa mga protocol na ito ay irereport ng city government sa Department of Health at Inter-Agency

Task Force para mapatawan ng karampatang parusa,”he reiterated.

Lazatin called for an emergency meeting with hospital owners and administrators on August 6, in order to discuss proper coordination and preparedness in accepting COVID-19 patients.

“Ito ay upang makontrol pansamantala ang galaw ng mga nasabing medical staff, at maiwasan muna ang paguwi sa kanilang mga bahay,” he appealed.

The city’s chief executive also underscored the gravity of the situation and the role of hospitals in the ongoing battle against COVID-19.

“Dapat ding makipagtulungan ang private hospitals sa city government at siguraduhin na nasusunod ang mg itinakdang safety at health protocols,” Lazatin furthered.

The city saw a surge in the number of COVID19 positive cases