After Typhoon Odette battered Visayas and Mindanao, the St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) launched on Wednesday, Dec. 22, a relief operation to aid Filipinos affected by the typhoon. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a memo obtained by the Manila Bulletin, SLMC President and Chief Executive...
The Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC) has zero coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the hospital reported Tuesday, Dec. 14. "Being the first hospital to attend to the first recorded local transmission of COVID-19 in the Philippines, we are glad to announce that we have ZERO active COVID-19...
Efforts are underway to develop a “potential” vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Dec. 10. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they supported a study on a potential candidate for...
After almost two years of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) and Makati Medical Center (MMC) have recorded no new COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday, Dec. 8, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced. “Earlier this month, we had 54 patients with COVID-like symptoms at...
By Khriscielle Yalao The city government of San Juan, in partnership with Cardinal Santos Medical Center, announced on Thursday that it will hold its annual Birthday Bloodletting Program, under the banner "Dugo ng San Juaneño Para sa San Juaneño”, on Dec. 4, Saturday, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00...
In less than two days of visits made by Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to barangay and local government units in Caraga region, over 50,000 individuals have aired hopes of benefitting from the senator’s anti-poverty master plan that guarantees sufficient aid, jobs and homes as he bids for...
ST LUKE'S STATEMENT (Facebook) The St. Luke's Medical Center responded on Thursday, Nov. 25, to the queries it received regarding the drug tests being conducted in their institution. The hospital posted a statement on its official Facebook page after it received “public and media queries on...
With the ongoing pandemic, more and more people are becoming more aware of the lifestyle choices that they make. Angelo King Foundation Inc. and Adventist Medical Center Manila know this all to well which is why they are hosting the very first Dr. Angelo King Memorial Lecture. Scheduled this...
The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the P603 million general hospital project of Cagayan United Doctors Medical Center (CUDMC) to augment the high demand for hospital capacity in Region. The general hospital level 2 CUDMC, located in Tuguegarao City, is a five-story hospital that will cater...
Health workers from Tondo Medical Center (TMC) held a "snake rally" and noise barrage protest on Wednesday, Oct. 27, to press for a salary increase and a higher health budget in 2022. (Photo from Alliance of Health Workers) TMC is a tertiary hospital that caters to the health needs of both in and...
Two private hospitals in Taguig will be vaccinating minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities. According to the city government’s TRACE Taguig, the vaccination of minors with comorbidities, classified by the Department of Health (DOH) under Pediatric A3 priority group, will be done by St. Luke’s...
The Taguig City government has issued the guidelines on the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities. The national government started last week the vaccination of the city’s pediatric population of 12 to 17-year-olds in the country. St. Luke's Medical Center-Global City in...
