Bacolod buys equipment for respiratory center

By Dolly Yasa

 

BACOLOD City – The City Government has purchased and delivered the equipment needed to operate the Bacolod City Respiratory Referral Center (BCRRC) Wednesday.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the BCRRC is a temporary COVID-19 hospital housed at the Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital.

The city government entered into a contract with the hospital to dedicate its entire South Wing with 34 rooms for the exclusive use of indigent patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms.

For the duration of this arrangement, the portion of the hospital shall be called the Bacolod City Respiratory Referral Center or BCRRC.

The equipment purchased by the city for the BCRRC were:

17 units of hospital bed

1 unit of mobile X-ray

10 units of hand-held thermal scanner

1 unit of ECG machine with standard accessories

1 defibrillator

1 unit of video laryngoscope

2 units of stretchers

2 units of wheelchairs

1 unit autoclave

10 units of adult BP apparatus

2 units of pedia BP apparatus

The SP passed a resolution ratifying the Deed of Usufruct between the City and the Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital for the use of the above equipment at the BCRRC.

Leonardia and Dr. Lucho Giovanni Giron, president of the Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital, signed the Deed of Usufruct.

Under the contract, the equipment will continue to be owned by the City and shall be made available for the free use of the hospital.

While the arrangement lasts, the Bacolod LGU will also provide consumable supplies such as PPEs (personal protective equipment) and testing kits.

Medical, nursing, utility, and administrative staff for the BCRRC will be provided by the hospital who will remain as employer of these personnel.

The city will provide 10 registered nurses to work the third shift every 14 days. Payroll and other employee benefits shall be the respective responsibilities of the hospital or the LGU, as the case may be.