Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator and IATF – Negros Occidental Action Officer, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, has directed the Hospital Operations Department, Provincial Health Office, and all chiefs of hospitals that starting today (September 15, 2021), a “NO OHCS REFERRAL, NO ADMISSION POLICY will be strictly implemented to avoid walk-ins and overcrowding at hospital triage and emergency rooms. It is also a way to help protect the frontliners.

All patient referrals must pass through the province’s One Hospital Command System (OHCS), for well-coordinated referrals of patients.

All patients must contact the local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), city/municipal health offices or 911 prior to hospital admission.

With the rising COVID-19 cases in the province, the quarantine facilities will also be used as field hospitals.