The Bournigal Medical Center, the largest private clinic in the city of Puerto Plata, announced that it has habilitated a new isolation area to serve Covid-19 patients on the north coast. In a press release, the hospital says it has a new triage area, and an area on its third floor for patients that need to be hospitalized and may require intensive care respiratory therapy. The area has been expanded with 18 new rooms and now will have capacity for 24 beds in isolation.
The hospital says it will have capacity to attend to 42 patients simultaneously. The areas are managed under strict biosecurity standards by a qualified medical team.
The hospital announces it has a telephone support line set up so that Puerto Plata residents can receive an orientation on Covid-19, available from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Sunday. The numbers are (809) 284-7985 and (809) 412-5555. The hospital says trained health care workers can clarify any doubts and perform a telephone triage of medical conditions.
The press release backs announcements from the government that there is a plan to decentralize diagnostic tests and increase the supply of these.
As of 8 April 2020, there had been no deaths for coronavirus in Puerto Plata.
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Puerto Plata Digital
Puerto Plata Digital
9 April 2020