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Bataan: Old Capitol to be converted into temporary hospital for non-Covid patients

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Old Capitol backdropped by The Bunker, the new seat of the provincial government of Batan. Contributed photo



BALANGA C
ITY — The provincial government on Tuesday evening announced that the old Bataan Capitol building here will be converted into a temporary hospital for patients not infected with the coronavirus disease.

Gov. Albert Garcia made the announcement after inspecting the building and conferring with Dr. Glory Baltazar, head of the Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) who earlier visited it.

The governor said he has already directed department heads whose offices still occupy the old building to prepare for immediate transfer to the four-story The Bunker, the new seat of the provincial government.

The offices of the governor, vice-governor, sangguniang panlalawigan and some Capitol offices have so far settled at the new building just at the back of the old one.

Inaasahan na magiging mabilis ang  prosesong ito upang kaaagad matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga pasyente sa ating lalawigan,” Garcia said.

The Bataan Inter-Agency Task Force has designated the government-run BGHMC as an Optimized Operation Response Against Covid 19 or an exclusive hospital for patients infected with the deadly virus.

Despite this designation of exclusivity, BGHMC had to care for ten children who have been undergoing regular chemotherapy procedures with the hospital and so instructed their doctors and nurses to attend to them.

Per recommendation of Baltazar, doctors and nurses conducted the chemotherapy sessions not at BGHMC but at a Catholic establishment in Balanga City.

Bishop Ruperto Santos permitted the use of the Residencia Sacerdotal for the treatment of the children.

The governor said his brother, 2nd District Rep. Jose Enrique Garcia III, provided transportation and food to the children and their companions.

 

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