Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital
Manila Health Department
Geography
LocationRizal Park, Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°34′50.8″N 120°58′29.9″E / 14.580778°N 120.974972°E / 14.580778; 120.974972
Organization
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeField
Services
Beds344
History
Construction startedApril 20, 2021
OpenedJune 25, 2021
ClosedDecember 2022
DemolishedJanuary 2023
Links
ListsHospitals in the Philippines

The Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital was a field hospital in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines set up as a response against the COVID-19 pandemic, the first of its kind in the country.

History

The Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital was built in Rizal Park by the Manila city government led by Mayor Isko Moreno as a response against the COVID-19 pandemic in the city. It is meant to quarantine mild to moderate COVID-19 cases.[1] Moreno asked for permission from the Department of Tourism to build a temporary hospital in Rizal Park on August 12, which was approved two days later by the tourism department.[2]

Groundbreaking for the temporary health facility began on April 20, 2021.[1] The field hospital was built in 52 days by 362 construction workers.[3] The facility was finished on June 11, 2021.[4] ₱154 million was allotted for the hospital's construction.[4] The hospital was inaugurated on June 24, 2021,[5] and began operations the following day, also accepting non-residents of Manila.[3][6]

The field hospital had an occupancy rate which rose as high as 92 percent; with 317 beds occupied out of its 344 beds on August 10, 2021.[7][8]

In June 2022, the hospital was reported to operate up until only of December of the same year.[9] In early January 2023, the hospital was dismantled ahead of the Feast of the Black Nazarene to be held on that site on January 9.[10]

Facilities

The Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital, built at the Burnham Green in Rizal Park, had a planned capacity of 336 beds–which could be expanded by 100 beds owing to its "scalable" design.[1] The hospital at its opening had 344 beds.[3] The hospital is a prefabricated building made from modular containers and had an air-conditioning system.[1][4] It covers an area of 4,402 square meters (47,380 sq ft)[11] It also had admitted non-Manila residents.[12] A 12.2-meter (40 ft) container van was installed near the facility for temporary storage of bodies of COVID-19 casualties.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tiangco, Minka Klaudia (April 20, 2021). "Manila LGU breaks ground for COVID-19 field hospital". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "DOT approves use of Burnham Green and Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park for Temporary Mobile Hospital and drive-thru Vaccination Site". Department of Tourism. April 14, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Moaje, Marita (June 25, 2021). "Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital starts ops Friday". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Moaje, Marita (June 12, 2021). "Manila completes Covid-19 field hospital in 52 days". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital Pinasinayanan" [Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital Inaugurated] (in Tagalog). Manila City Government. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ↑ Santos, Jamil (June 25, 2021). "Manila COVID-19 field hospital starts accepting patients". GMA News. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ Jazul, Noreen (August 11, 2021). "Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital at 92% capacity; occupancy rate in quarantine facilities rising". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ Mendoza, John Eric (August 20, 2021). "Manila City's COVID-19 field hospital in Luneta 89% full, says LGU". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ Ramos, Jaleen (June 9, 2022). "Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital to operate only until December". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Manila demolishes COVID-19 field hospital". ABS-CBN News. January 4, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Manila completes construction of COVID-19 Field Hospital ahead of schedule". June 15, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Manila COVID-19 Medical Hospital". LGUs vs COVID. The Asia Foundation, City Government of Manila. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Manila LGU sets up 40-foot refrigerated container van for bodies of COVID-19 victims". Manila Bulletin. August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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