The UP-PGH COVID-19 Bayanihan Na! Operations Center located at the Nurses Home within the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) compound was formally launched on March 30, 2020 with its major players in attendance. Conceptualized by UP President Danilo Concepcion, UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, and PGH Director Gerardo Legaspi, the UP-PGH Bayanihan Na! Operations Center is equipped with Hotline Number 155-200 dedicated for UP’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Hotline Number has 2 arms:  Donation Arm and a Patient Query Arm. The call center is available 24/7 and is manned by 60-70 student volunteers in 3 eight-hour shifts who will answer questions and advise callers with regards COVID-19 and direct donors to PGH Medical Foundation, Inc.

Published in UP Manila Healthscape Special COVID-19 Issue No. 1