NKTI firm on continued ER operations

NKTI firm on continued ER operations

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute stressed on Friday that it is not closing its emergency room despite a recent influx of patients and an ongoing staffing shortage.

NKTI executive director Dr. Rose Liquete said that the hospital's ER is handling an average of 100 patients daily, which is 3 times its capacity.

"We are not closing the hospital," said Liquete in a television interview. "It's just we are appealing to the public that if they need immediate management, they have options to go to other hospital because of the queue in the emergency room."

The NKTI is currently strained with patients on dialysis, including those with leptospirosis and Covid-19 and according to Liquete, the hospital's charity and private rooms are also filled up.

The NKTI is tapping other hospitals such as the East Avenue Medical Center and Tala Hospital to accommodate other patients.

Liquete also lamented they are facing a shortage of nurses.

"We have applicants but we have more nurses who are migrating or going abroad for greener pasture. I think that's also true for most hospitals, even in private hospitals," Liquete said.

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