MANILA - The University of Santo Tomas Hospital has retrenched workers due to financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. UST Hospital director Dr.
Marcellus Francis Ramirez said they had to "implement manpower reduction measures in order to minimize its expenses and to reduce the significant losses it had been sustaining due to the COVID-19 crisis."
"Since the start of the pandemic and the enhanced community quarantine and lockdown that followed, the overall hospital census went significantly down. Moreover, most of the patients admitted were CoVid patients. Ordinary and elective patients stayed away from most hospitals even up to now due to fear of possible COVID-19 infection," Ramirez said.
"Painful decisions were needed to be made. In view of the enormous impact of the pandemic, USTH has to implement the right-sizing of its non-crucial manpower complement, in addition to other measures which included adjustment of operating hours and implementation of other cost efficiency measures," Ramirez added.
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