The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to deliver a hemodialysis facility to the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City.
Secretary and Isolation Czar Mark A. Villar said that the modular hospital facility being built at NKTI Compound will enable patients with kidney illness to receive on-schedule hemodialysis procedure.
DPWH Undersecretary and Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local and National Health Facilities Head Emil K. Sadain and Bureau of Construction (BOC) Director Aristarco Doroy inspected on Saturday, April 24, 2021 the on-going one (1) unit off-site Hemodialysis Facility with 20-patient treatment room and reported to Secretary Villar that civil works for this project is targetted for completion by end of this month.
The modular hemo-facility as requested by NKTI management was planned as a satellite unit on the hospital compound for support services as required for Covid-19 patient with compromised kidney needing to undergo regular lifesaving hemodialysis treatment, added Undersecretary Sadain.
Considered in the construction of the modular hemo-facility by the DPWH Task Force is the ease of public access for patients who may arrive either walking, using mobility equipment, on an ambulance stretcher or patient trolley.
Capable of providing multiple sessions per day to a maximum of three (3) patients per hemo-facility treatment area, about 60 daily patients will be able to continue lived well and even carry on an active life after undergoing periodic hemodialysis treatment at the facility to eliminate waste and unwanted water from the blood.
Compared to regular modular hospitals built by the DPWH Task Force for Covid-19 treatment, the construction of Hemo-Facility implemented by DPWH Bureau of Construction requires detailed planning for all service delivery method from the main entry / reception area; separate waiting area for patient and watcher; treatment areas
with standard machine components; staff area; water treatment with related fixtures and fittings; and storage area.
The DPWH has also put-up an off-site modular dormitory with 16 airconditioned rooms with toilet and double deck beds and capable of providing temporary shelter for about 32 health workers of NKTI.