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Cebu City hospital eases COVID-19 load with satellite facility

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A public hospital in Cebu City said it had de-congested its ward for patients with the novel coronavirus by opening a satellite facility and strengthening coordination with other hospitals.The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center only admits COVID-19 patients with severe and critical symptoms, and brings patients with mild to moderate symptoms to a satellite hospital at an isolation center, said Director for Administration Atty. Rey Cris Panugaling.This brought down the occupancy rate of COVID-19 beds and the intensive care unit to about 50 percent, from 70 percent some 2 weeks ago, he said. Hospitals in Cebu City also boosted an online referral system for taking in patients with moderate to mild symptoms, he said.&quot;We are happy to see this picture,&quot; Panugaling told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo.Cebu City as of Thursday confirmed 6,355 cases of COVID-19, including 2,352 patients who recovered and 224 deaths, according to the health department&#x27;s website.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="rate-as-lockdown-eases-mayor">Cebu City faces higher virus death rate as lockdown eases: mayor</a></li>	<li><a href="Cebu City authorities apprehend quarantine violators amid eased restrictions">Cebu City authorities apprehend quarantine violators amid eased restrictions</a></li></ul>Watch Panugaling&#x27;s full interview here.<div>TeleRadyo, July 17, 2020</div>

A public hospital in Cebu City said it had de-congested its ward for patients with the novel coronavirus by opening a satellite facility and strengthening coordination with other hospitals.

A public hospital in Cebu City said it had de-congested its ward for patients with the novel coronavirus by opening a satellite facility and strengthening coordination with other hospitals.