BACOLOD City – The city government here has temporarily stopped the operation of its respiratory out-patient center intended for patients manifesting symptoms of respiratory conditions amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
City Administrator Em Ang disclosed the city’s agreement with volunteer physicians of the Canlaon Medical Society and Negros Occidental Medical Society has already expired last week.
“Effective June 1, the operation of respiratory center had temporarily stopped because the volunteer doctors had return to their clinics after the city was placed in modified general community quarantine,” Ang said.
Volunteer doctors had served the BRO center located at the BAYS Center here since April 7 to May 9 – the period wherein the city was placed under the enhance community quarantine and general community quarantine.
“The city government will hire two doctors for contractual basis so that the center could continue operating,” revealed Ang.
She added: “Once we have already two hired physicians, the center will automatically open because the city will have its own physicians assign in the center.”
The respiratory center located in front of the public plaza, has a triage area, 10 consultation rooms, a laboratory collection room, and mobile x-ray.
“It has helped ease congestion at emergency rooms and out-patient departments of various hospitals in this city,” said Ang.
She explained the facility is not a quarantine center for persons under monitoring, or persons under investigation, but is merely a consulting center for mild respiratory cases during this COVID-19 pandemic./PN
