DPWH starts mega modular hospital project
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways has started developing the site of a mega modular hospital project in Mandaluyong, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said yesterday.
After careful planning by the DPWH’s Task Force for Augmentation of Local/National Health Facilities, groundwork has begun for off-site health facilities at the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) compound, according to Villar.
“We initiated the construction of the additional pop-up hospital to further augment the country’s healthcare facilities and ensure care is not hampered for COVID-19 patients and to protect the welfare of the Filipino people,” he said.
The project consists of eight cluster units of modular health facilities, each with 22 air-conditioned rooms with separate toilet and bath, with a total capacity of 176 beds.
Three cluster units of off-site dormitories will also be built for hospital personnel and other health service frontliners.
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