The ZCMC, which was recently elevated to a 500-bed capacity hospital, serves not only the residents of this city but also those from the other parts of the region, as well as the Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi areas, which are part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
However, Ong said the dialysis section of ZCMC remain closed since they have yet to fully disinfect the facility, but expected to be opened by Friday.
He said all the patients who were transferred to the government-run Mindanao Central Sanitarium, to the private hospital and to the satellite emergency hospital, were taken back to the ZCMC.
The gymnasium of the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) was converted to a satellite emergency hospital after the ZCMC was vacated and closed.
Meanwhile, he disclosed they have asked P4 million from the Department of Health (DOH) to rehabilitate the damages the ZCMC incurred during the standoff.
Damaged were the power house, water tank, perimeter fence and some of the building’s roof, he said.
