April 11, 2020
East Avenue Medical Center Statement
The East Avenue Medical Center, a National Department of Health Level 3 Medical Center, has received No Directive, Order nor Statement from the Department of Health or the Quezon City Local Government to STOP or HOLD the census and reporting of deaths related to COVID-19. Deaths related to COVID-19 in East Avenue Medical Center are stringently recorded and regularly reported to the Department of Health Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, in accordance with laws on civil registration and mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases.
Furthermore, the EAMC is strictly enforcing the provisions set by the Sanitation Code of the Philippines, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Health and Local Government Ordinances for the respectful management of human remains. EAMC diligently coordinates with the relatives of the deceased, and their respective Local Government Units to promptly facilitate the processing and transportation of the corporeal remnants. In the meantime, a refrigerator van for temporary storage of cadavers is currently in place to contain any risk this may pose to the patients, health workers and the EAMC community.