DoH opens lepto lanes in hospitals
The Department of Health (DoH) on 9 August announced that it has opened leptospirosis fast lanes in public hospitals as cases top over 2,300.
A total of 2,396 cases of leptospirosis since 8 June, a week since the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration declared the start of the rainy season.
The DoH stated that it has 19 hospitals that have leptospirosis fast lanes: San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital, East Avenue Medical Center, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Philippine Orthopedic Center, San Lazaro Hospital, Valenzuela Medical Center and Tondo Medical Center.
In addition, Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center, Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center, Rizal Medical Center, Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, National Children’s Hospital, National Center for Mental Health, Lung Center of the Philippines, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Children’s Medical Center, and Research Institute for Tropical Medicine also have leptospirosis fast lanes.
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