Ateneo partners with Red Cross, QC gov't for COVID-19 isolation facility
Ateneo de Manila University is partnering with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the local government of Quezon City in providing an additional isolation facility for COVID-19 patients in the city, the University confirmed on 8 April 2021.
The isolation facility will be for patients "who are asymptomatic or exhibiting mild symptoms and are unable to isolate safely at home," according to a memo from Fr Roberto Yap SJ, University President.
The facility will be located at the prefabricated building complex of the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School in the Loyola Heights campus, and is intended only for patients referred by the Quezon City LGU and the PRC. There will be no walk-in patients admitted.
As for access, staff and supplies for the isolation facility will only be able to enter and exit the campus via Gate 2, the memo explained, and there will be a PRC-provided shuttle to transport people and supplies from the gate to the isolation complex.
"Strict health, safety, and security protocols will be enforced, to ensure the safety of the patients, staff, and the people who are residing or working inside the campus," Fr Bobby's memo said. "In addition, PRC, which will manage the facility while it is in use as an isolation center, will also implement stringent guidelines and regulations for the well-being of admitted patients and staff," it added.
The AJHS prefab complex is currently being prepared, and a security enclosure will be put up around it for added security and demarcation from the rest of the campus.
"Working together with the PRC and the Quezon City local government, the Ateneo de Manila community is taking this step to help in any way it can, whoever it can during this critical point in our fight to defeat this pandemic," Fr Bobby said. "We call on the community to pray for the success of this endeavor, as this operation will be an important element in ensuring our city can isolate and lead patients towards recovery."
