Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital
Field hospital in Manila, Philippines
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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.
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| Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital | |
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| Manila Health Department | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°34′50.8″N 120°58′29.9″E |
| Organization | |
| Type | Field |
| Services | |
| Beds | 344 |
| History | |
| Construction started | April 20, 2021 |
| Opened | June 25, 2021 |
| Closed | December 2022 |
| Demolished | January 2023 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Philippines |
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]