Group 7 Best Covid Practice

Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC)

Apokon Tagum Davao Del Norte

• Covid 19 Hospital Surge Capacity Plan

• DRMC caters Covid 19 related cases in the northern part of Davao
Region
• Minimum surge capacity target of 120 percent
• Focuses on surge-in-place strategies
• Activation of DRMC Hospital Emergency Incident Command

(place picture of hospital, er/opcen, org structure

Group 7 Best Covid Practice
Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC)
Apokon Tagum Davao Del Norte

• Focuses on surge-in-place strategies

• Improve surge capacity to address increasing demand for health services
• Dedicated Covid 19 facility; Rationalizing hospital functions to create more space and maximize availability of
human resources (e.g. suspension of elective services and OPD, prioritizing admission of moderate to severe
Covid cases, networking with other hospitals (LGUs) for case arrangements)
• Management of Surge capacity by addressing human resource requirements
• All personnel on emergency mode; Training, meetings, CME are suspended; Skeletal workforce implemented;
Alternative work arrangements; Covid 19 facilities provided for a dedicated covid 19 staff comprising the Covid
19 response team; Medical Social Service Section and hospital psychologists to provide psychosocial services to
Covid 19 response team

(place erid ward, fb posting on opd virtual, fb posting

on mental health hotline for counselling
Group 7 Best Covid Practice
Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC)
Apokon Tagum Davao Del Norte

• Focuses on surge-in-place strategies

• Management of Surge Capacity by addressing non-human resource requirements
• Emergency procurement; Ensure zero stockouts of essential logistics; Establishment of warehouses for 3-6
months supply level; Establish hospital laboratory service for covid molecular testing
• Dissemination and Adoption of the National Communication Plan
• Cascading and implementing the context-specific communication plans utilizing an appropriate strategies at the
regional and local levels; Establish of directory of all referring institutions and agencies; Ensure all interim
DRMC policies and guidelines in relation to the pandemic are well disseminated; Conduct of regular
coordination meeting among stakeholders

(place drmc covid testing site, meeting with LGUs (see fb post),
directory posting