Iloilo City: With the rainy season already here, the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas said that DOH-retained hospitals are all set to respond to people’s health needs and to various emergency situations that may occur. Flor Lynn Gallardo, DOH-6 Health Emergency Management Staff (HEMS) Coordinator, said that personnel, logistics, medical supplies, facilities, and adequate measures are in place to manage emergency situations during the rainy season.
She said that the hospital personnel have been adequately trained on Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) for the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest, stroke and other life-threatening medical emergencies. |
