| Mega Ligtas COVID Centers | |
|---|---|
 The Ninoy Aquino Stadium refurbished as a health facility. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Various (16 sites), Philippines |
| Organization | |
| Type | Temporary isolation / quarantine center |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Beds | ~2,452 (combined) |
| History | |
| Construction started | 2020 |
| Opened | April 14, 2020 (first site) |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Philippines |
Mega Ligtas COVID Centers,[1] also known as Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMFs),[2] are temporary non-hospital health facilities or emergency patient care centers established and managed by the Philippine government to accommodate COVID-19 patients at a provincial or regional level as part of its efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[1][3] Some facilities are also serving as quarantine sites for Filipino repatriates from other countries.[4]
The establishment of such facilities are led by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) coordinating with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and other private and government entities by refurbishing pre-existing structures or setting up makeshift tents. The first We Heal as One Center was the facility at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, an indoor arena within the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila which was refurbished as a health facility on April 6 and admitted its first patient on April 14.[4] At least seven other facilities became operational at a later date. The government is planning to open more facilities in Cebu.[5]
Some of these facilities are known as We Heal as One Centers, adapted from the COVID-19 solidarity campaign in the Philippines, "We Heal as One" which in turn was derived from the slogan of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, hosted by the country, "We Win as One".[6]
"Mega" in the name of the Mega Ligtas COVID Centers does not connote bed capacity, with the smallest Mega Ligtas COVID Center being the 28-bed capacity BRP Ang Pangulo. Isolation/quarantine facilities managed by local government units rather than the national government are officially known as "Ligtas COVID Centers" regardless of bed capacity.[1] Both Ligtas COVID Centers and Mega Ligtas COVID Centers are classed as community isolation units.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Responding to COVID-19" (PDF). The President's Penultimate Report to the People 2016-2020. Office of the President - Presidential Management Staff. 2020.
- ^ "Joint Administrative Order No. 2020-01" (PDF). Department of Health, Department of Interior and Local Government. April 15, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "BCDA: Patients in 'We Heal as One' centers recovering". People's Tonight. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Patinio, Ferdinand (April 29, 2020). "7 'mega community quarantine' facilities completed: DPWH". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Gov't to expand quarantine facilities, lab capacity in Cebu, says COVID-19 response deputy chief implementer | Bases Conversion and Development Authority". bcda.gov.ph.
- ^ "Sports stadium opens as quarantine centre in Philippines' 'We Heal As One' campaign". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved April 29, 2020.