Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center has reported an influx of patients following an earthquake that struck La Union on Thursday morning.
‘Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) Emergency Room is experiencing a great influx of patients after the earthquake,’ the Baguio City Health Services Office announced around 1 p.m. in a Facebook post The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) first raised the earthquake’s magnitude to 4.8 before downgrading it to 4.4. Phivolcs noted that the epicenter was located three kilometers east of Pugo, La Union, at 10:30 a.m.
Phivolcs also said that Reported Intensity IV was felt in Pogo and Tubao in La Union and Baguio City.
‘Anyone seeking medical services, first aid, or counseling may go to the Baguio City Health Services Office (BCHSO) located at Teodora Alonzo Street, or to the sixteen (16) District Health Centers within the city,’ the health services office noted. The following district health centers are:
Asin District Health Center
Atab District Health Center
Atok Trail District Health Center
Aurora Hill District Health Center
Campo Filipino District Health Center
Engineer’s Hill District Health Center
Irisan District Health Center
Loakan District Health Center
Mines View District Health Center
Pinsao District Health Center
Quezon Hill District Health Center
Quirino Hill District Health Center
Scout Barrio District Health Center
Pacdal District Health Center
Lucban District Health Center
City Camp District Health Center /mr