Department Memorandum No. 2021-0327

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Interim Guidelines on COVID-19 Surge Response Plan for Health Facilities

Addressed to DOH executives, BARMM Ministry of Health, directors of DOH CHDs, bureaus and services, chiefs of health facilities, considers the health system risk of higher transmissibility of COVID-19 alpha and delta variants, responds to the need for automatic escalation and de-escalation of COVID-10 responses. Being issued ahead of a DOH administrative order on final guidelines.

Health facilities shall be responsible for:

  1. Ensure that their facilities' contingency plans are in place

  2. Monitor facility-level indicators every week and report to CHDs when indicated

  3. Increase the percent of their COVID-19 dedicated beds upon the issuance of the Regional Order from the CHDs

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