BDH COVID-19 Follows Triage System
By: Melanie Holt, GPC-BDH | Photo By: Dr. Zenserly Pagaduan | Date: March 11, 2020
BDH CoViD-19 TRIAGE SYSTEM. As a Level 1 Referring Facility, Bacnotan District Hospital (BDH) management intensifies its triaging system to prevent transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19) on March 11, 2020. All persons including BDH employees entering the facility are screened first at the triage area for fever, cough, colds, and diarrhea. Patients with severe respiratory illness are checked inside a health tent with a standby equipped ambulance and will immediately be referred to Level 2 and 3 hospitals.
