The Quezon City-run Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital in Barangay Batasan Hills has shut down to undergo “thorough disinfection” after several of its staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
In a statement, the hospital's officer in charge, Dr. Maria Rosela Espinar, said the hospital’s critical areas like wards and emergency rooms, and admitting area will undergo wall-to-wall disinfection.
“Other frontliners who have been in close contact with those who tested positive for the virus have already undergone self-quarantine during the temporary shutdown,” she said.
“We would like to assure the public that areas where patients are located are safe and will continue with its regular operations,” Espinar added.
She advised patients to go to the Quezon City General Hospital and Novaliches District Hospital for outpatient operations and other medical needs.
“We hope to restore our regular operations at the earliest possible time and continue to provide medical care we have committed to our community,” she said.