Mega Ligtas COVID Centers
TheNinoy Aquino Stadium refurbished as a health facility.
Geography
Location	Various(16 sites), Philippines
Organization
Type	Temporaryisolation /quarantine center
Affiliated university	None
Services
Beds	~2,452(combined)
History
Construction started	2020
Opened	April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)(first site)
Links
Lists	Hospitals in the Philippines

Mega Ligtas COVID Centers,^[1] also known asTemporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMFs),^[2] are temporary non-hospital health facilities or emergency patient care centers established and managed by thePhilippine government to accommodateCOVID-19 patients at a provincial or regional level as part of its efforts to deal with theCOVID-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 theDepartment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) coordinating with theBases 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 theNinoy Aquino Stadium, an indoor arena within theRizal Memorial Sports Complex inManila 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 inCebu.^[5]

Some of these facilities are known asWe 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 the2019 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 capacityBRPAng 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]

TheASEAN Convention Center at theClark Freeport Zone inPampanga was converted to a quarantine facility with a capacity of 150 beds.^[7][8]

The New Clark City Government Center building atNew Clark City inCapas, Tarlac was initially equipped with at least 400 beds, though its capacity is expandable to 1,000 beds.^[7] It admitted its first batch of patients on May 7, consisting of 50 COVID-19 positiveOverseas Filipino Workers. At that time the bed capacity has already been expanded to 688.^[9]

The Filinvest Tent, an existing 20 square meters (220 sq ft) tent which serves events venue atFilinvest City inMuntinlupa,^[10] was repurposed into a 108-bed quarantine facility. The Filinvest Development Corporation sponsored the construction materials, while EEI Corporation was responsible for providing manpower for the refurbishing. The Villar Group of Companies gave hospital beds.^[11][12]

ThePhilSports Arena within thePhilSports Complex inPasig was converted to a 132-bed quarantine facility by the Villar Group and the DPWH in April 2020.^[13][14] On May 15, the indoor arena-turned quarantine facility received its first COVID-19 patient.^[15]

TheRizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila hosts We Heal As One Centers in two of its indoor arenas; theRizal Memorial Coliseum and theNinoy Aquino Stadium.^{[citation needed]}

TheRizal Memorial Coliseum facility has 98 beds. The indoor arena refurbishment as a quarantine facility was done by the DPWH, theBases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) in cooperation with Razon Group of Companies. The conversion was completed on April 9.^[4]

The first ever We Heal as One Center is the refurbishedNinoy Aquino Stadium. The indoor arena was converted to a 112-bed capacity quarantine facility on April 6.^[4] The facility started operations on April 8. On May 9, the quarantine facility recorded its biggest recovery with 21 patients given medical clearance.^[16]

The PICC Forum, an existing 4.292 square meters (46.20 sq ft) tent structure used for events part of thePhilippine International Convention Center complex, was converted to a quarantine facility.^[17] The DPWH worked with the Villar Group and EEI Corporation for the refurbishment of the facility which was completed on April 8.^[4] The PICC Forum hosts 294 beds and has started accepting patients on April 28.^[17]

TheWorld Trade Center Manila, a convention center inPasay, was installed with 502 beds as part of its refurbishment as a quarantine facility. The conversion completed on April 9 done by the DPWH, BCDA in cooperation with theAyala Group of Companies.^[4] On April 24, the facility admitted returning Overseas Filipino Workers from theUnited Arab Emirates who will stay inside to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine.^[18]

TheIglesia ni Cristo, a Christian denomination affiliated with theCiudad de Victoria development inSanta Maria andBocaue,Bulacan offered the area free of charge to the government to be used as a quarantine site. The setting up of a We Heal as One Center at the Ciudad de Victoria was done by the joint efforts of the Department Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Philippine Arena management and MVP Group of Companies. Three big tents near thePhilippine Arena were converted to quarantine facilities.^[19] The health facility complex was turned over to the government on April 30, 2020.^[20]

The bed capacity and area of the three tents were as follows:^[19]

• Tent 1 – 92 beds; 26 m × 105 m (85 ft × 344 ft)
• Tent 2 – 104 beds; 50 m × 60 m (160 ft × 200 ft)
• Tent 3 – 104 beds; 50 m × 60 m (160 ft × 200 ft)

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