Cebu Nurses quitting their jobs due to ccp virus uptick

[Jollygoodfellow]

12 hours ago, Old55 said:

Nurses are quitting their jobs on Cebu due to the increased number of ccp virus cases and lack of necessary PPE. Cebu Hospitals now require an appointment to ER there are no outpatient admissions at all now. It's not looking good.

If I have a heart attack I hope there's an appointment time suitable. 

I can understand if nurses are concerned by lack of PPE but at the same time I thought these were meant to be dedicated professional people. Another point is I'm not sure why lack of PPE as plenty available but I guess they are not getting the money to purchase.

My GF is selling boxes of masks at her work. They are bought as soon as they arrive.

[Jollygoodfellow]

18 minutes ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

I thought these were meant to be dedicated professional people.

Just to answer myself with more info of what's going on.

Overworked Cebu nurses seek aid as morale drops

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Many overworked nurses in this city are complaining of a lack of government and private sector support and many may leave the front line after battling the COVID-19 pandemic for the past five months with still no clear victory in sight.

“The morale of our nurses is simply very low right now. They need much support,” said Dr. Peter Mancao, public relations officer of the Cebu Medical Society, a group of more than 3,000 physicians and medical specialists.

“It’s not that they don’t want to serve anymore but it’s more of an appeal to the government to also focus on those in the medical front lines in the battle against COVID-19,” he added.

Joseph Stephen Descallar, president of the Cebu chapter of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA), on Friday said many nurses here wanted to quit for “fear of the unknown” in addition to the absence of hazard pay to those in private hospitals and delayed payments to those in government hospitals.

“I hope the government will look into the plight of nurses in Cebu,” he told the Inquirer.

Discrimination
In a statement, PNA-Cebu Chapter also cited other “alarming issues,” such as discrimination and threats against nurses and the lack of personal protective equipment.

Not only in Cebu but elsewhere in the country, nurses and other health workers involved in caring for COVID-19 patients have been forced out of their rented residences, attacked or threatened with harm and generally shunned by people who believe that they could be spreading the virus that causes the severe respiratory disease.

Last March, a male nurse who was on his way home, was splashed with chlorine by two unidentified men on a motorcycle in Cebu City.

Descallar assured nurses that the PNA and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines would provide aid in those instances.

“In terms of hazard pay, we humbly urge private institutions to provide the said incentive to all our nurses who are risking their lives to save others. And for government agencies to release such in a timely manner,” he said.

Hazard pay
Nurses working in government hospitals receive a hazard pay of P500 per day. In private hospitals in Cebu City, nurses do not receive hazard pay, according to Mancao.

“Our nurses deserve to be treated better than they are treated by some people right now as they are working beyond their capacity, and even risking their lives and their families just to fulfill their duty to provide quality health service amid obvious risks, physical exhaustion and depleted resources,” Descallar said.

“We continue to appeal to the general public and concerned authorities and administrators to also do their part in this challenging situation and show compassion to all our nurses. Our brave front-liners are our strong defense in stopping this pandemic,” he added.

Mancao urged the government to map out plans to improve the condition of nurses and other health-care workers in the city.

He urged the government to provide all health workers with the “correct” equipment that usually consist of gloves, respirator masks and protective clothing.

“I pity our nurses in the city. They are so overworked and are filled with fear as to what may happen to them,” said the heart surgeon.

Cebu cases top QC’s
The government reimposed the enhanced community quarantine in the city this week due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases.

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported that Cebu City had 4,289 cases, more than Quezon City’s 2,994 and Manila’s 2,073.

Nationwide, the DOH on Friday reported the country’s total cases rose to 34,073 with an additional 1,006, the third time that more than a thousand new cases were recorded in a day. It said 274 more had recovered, raising the number of survivors to 9,182. The death toll climbed to 1,224 with 12 more fatalities.

The DOH said there currently are 1,390 COVID-19 patients in various Cebu City hospitals and 1,407 others in isolation facilities.

The DOH is looking into possible explanations for the surge in COVID-19 cases in the city. One is whether the city properly implemented the minimum health standards when it started easing community quarantine restrictions last month, according to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.  
 

Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1298113/overworked-cebu-nurses-seek-aid-as-morale-drops#ixzz6QZA6GwUI
 

 

[Kuya John]

33 minutes ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

Just to answer myself with more info of what's going on.

Overworked Cebu nurses seek aid as morale drops

I thought you answered yourself very well JGF

Ambulance staff and Paramedic's often came under fire here in UK pre- virus.

It's only now that Key-workers have gotten the respect they deserve,  while Police and Authorities struggle to enforce the new rules

As far as the situation there in PI, having never experienced the likes before, I can understand fear of the unknown can have it's effects on all of us,

Let's hope common sense will prevail............never bite the hand that feeds you or tries to help you for that matter.

Support those in the front-line they are your only means of defence