Prime BMD said it has mobilized its resources to implement the building works on the Ninoy Aquino Stadium at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex for it to become a level 2 emergency facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients.
The company is an affiliate of the Prime Infrastructure of the Razon Group. The Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc., the social responsibility arm of Bloomberry Resorts Corp., is funding and overseeing the two phases of the project.
The project is being fast tracked with Prime BMD initiating works on phase one last April 1.
Already 75 percent complete, phase 1 involves the construction of 116 patients’ cubicles, two nurses’ stations, drywall partition wall, installation of temporary furniture and conversion of facility common areas.
The second stage, commencing on April 7, will create an additional 108 patients’ cubicles.
Prime BMD has 180 direct workers and 30 staff working on the project 24/7 and has established strict guidelines to ensure proper social distancing and advanced hygiene practices on the project.
The company said on Monday that the project has been delivered at “breakneck speed” to quickly respond to the urgent requirement to provide additional treatment.
“We feel it our duty to provide as much support as possible to the interagency task force and to the Filipinos to respond to this crisis. The combined resources of Solaire’s social responsibility arm and our construction company, Prime BMD, puts us in an ideal position to continue working hand in hand with the government agencies to deliver much needed facilities,” said Enrique K. Razon Jr., Prime BMD chairman.
“Prime BMD is very proud to be part of this project, and would like to thank all its staff and tireless workers who are delivering critical works and are going the extra mile to ensure that this much needed infrastructure is delivered quickly. Prime BMD also thanks our key suppliers and subcontractors for their ongoing support,” he added.
Meanwhile, SM Foundation said it has delivered several intensive care unit-grade ventilators to medical institutions in the country.
Ventilators were distributed to the following institutions: Philippine General Hospital, Lung Center of the Philippines, Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and San Lazaro Hospital.
SM also provided ICU-grade ventilator units to West Visayas State University Medical Center in Iloilo and Baguio General Hospital.
The provision of much needed ICU-grade ventilators will help many patients in critical care, it said.
This donation forms part of P170 million in allocations pledged by SM Foundation to help frontliners and medical institutions nationwide in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
