Tag: Philippine General Hospital

Fire hits portion of Philippine General Hospital

(Eagle News) — A fire hit a portion of the Philippine General Hospital, TXTFire Philippines said in a Facebook post. The fire reached the third alarm. A Tweet from Senator Richard Gordon said he ordered the dispatch of two Philippine Red Cross  firetrucks and and four ambulances to help put out the fire and provide first aid. All in all, he said there were 32 responders from Red Cross at one point. “Our response team […]

PGH looking to hire more medical workers

  (Eagle News)–The Philippine General Hospital is looking to hire more medical workers. The PGH, which is one of several COVID-19 referral centers designated by the Department of Health, made the announcement of its emergency hiring in a Facebook post over the weekend. The PGH said it was looking to hire physicians, nurses, medical technologists, respiratory therapists, radiologic technologists, mechanical equipment technicians, nurse attendants, ambulance drivers and administrative assistants. Each contract, the PGH said, is […]

Tulfo apologizes to PGH patients for his outburst

  Refuses to apologize to triage doctor,  though (Eagle News)–Columnist Ramon Tulfo on Tuesday, Aug. 21, apologized to patients at the Philippine General Hospital where he was seen making a scene after a doctor stopped him from making a video of a child who was being treated by staff. “I apologize to the patients at the PGH emergency room who were stunned by my outburst. Humihingi ako ng paumanhin sa inyo,” Tulfo said in  a […]

PGH says Ramon Tulfo’s behavior in hospital “completely unacceptable”; adds he “compromised ER services”

(Eagle News) — The Philippine General Hospital on Sunday, Aug. 19, stood by  the doctor whom Ramon Tulfo accused of negligence after he allegedly failed to treat a child the columnist’s car bumped in Navotas. “We reiterate that at no point was necessary medical intervention withheld from the victim when the child was at the Triage of the ER of PGH. If ever there was any disruption in service to the victim is was directly […]

PGH recommends Enrile transfer

The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has recommended that Senator Juan Ponce Enrile be transferred to a tertiary-level hospital that will be more equipped to handle Senator Enrile’s medical condition.

Sandiganbayan junks Enrile’s motion on 90-day preventive suspension

MANILA, Aug. 22 (PNA) — The anti-graft court on Friday junked the motion for reconsideration filed by Senator Juan Ponce Enrile on the 90-day preventive suspension order against him for lack of merit In a 14-page decision handed down by Sandiganbayan Third Division, they said they see no reason at all why they need to reverse their earlier order. In his argument, Enrile claims that only the Senate has the jurisdiction to impose suspension against […]