- MARIA LOURDES K. OTAYZA, MD, MHA, FPOGS, CESO V
- Medical Center Chief II
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MMMH&MC LAUNCHES EVENT FOR PREMATURITY AWARENESS MONTH
As part of the 4th World Prematurity Month (WPM) celebration with the theme, “A Parent’s Embrace: A Powerful Therapy; Enable Skin-to-Skin Contact from the Moment of Birth”, the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) prepared a series of activities for the whole month of November.
To kick off the event, a simple launching program was held on November 14, during the flag raising ceremony at the OPD covered court. Dr. Rocamia Fermin, Neonatologist and the institution’s coordinator for WPM celebration, highlighted that the goal of the program is to raise awareness on the maternal and infant health issues of preterm birth.
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BONE MINERAL DENSITOMETRY
Know your bone mineral density with the gold standard DXA scan. Send us a message for more inquiries through our Facebook page or contact our bone densitometry technologist at 09175553438.
We also offer other nuclear medicine services including radioimmunoassay or immunoradiometric assay (RIA/IRMA), RAI therapy, urea breath test (UBT), and nuclear medicine scans like bone scan and renal scan.
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GENERIC AWARENESS MONTH 2022
As part of advocating the use of Generic Medicines, the staff of MMMH & MC Pharmacy Section actively participates in sharing and engaging the public in the use of generic medicines through different activities.
A month long lecture has been done at the MMMH & MC OPD waiting area and staffs has been also invited to share their knowledge regarding generic medicines and rational use of medicines by some of our parter agencies.
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MMMH&MC, ITRMC GUIDE PANGASINAN HOSPITALS FOR PHU CREATION
The Center for Health Development-1 organized an orientation activity entitled “Technical Assistance and Orientation in the Creation of the Public Health Units (PHU’s) for Hospitals in the Province of Pangasinan” on November 6-8, 2022 at Kabaleyan Cove Resort, San Carlos City, Pangasinan.
MMMH&MC, being the first functional Public Health Unit (PHU) in the region recognized by CHD-1, was invited together with ITRMC to guide hospitals in the six districts of Pangasinan in the creation of their own Public Health Units in preparation for the Universal Health Care.
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MMMH&MC ISO 9001:2015 RE-CERTIFIED
The Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) once again proved its competence and excellence as it has been re-certified with ISO 9001:2015 today, October 28, 2022.
The SOCOTEC Certification Philippines, Inc. complimented the institution for invariably providing quality health services to the people of Northern Luzon that satisfactorily meet customer and regulatory requirements adhering to the Quality Management System.
Further, following the success of the hospital in the PGS Proficiency Stage Public Revalida that earned a Gold Governance Trailblazer award, and inspite of the unfavorable conditions that had happened, the institution remains committed to its promise of providing quality and advance healthcare services to its patients.
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MMMH&MC CONDUCTS POST-EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION AND DEBRIEFING ACTIVITY
Officials from different agencies visited the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) following the 6.4 magnitude earthquake yesterday, October 25, 2022.
Present during the evaluation and debriefing activity were Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc, Field Implementation and Coordination Team for NCR and Luzon Undersecretary of Health Dr. Nestor Santiago, Jr., Center for Health Development-1 Regional Director Dr. Paula Paz Sydiongco, Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer from the Office of Civil Defense Region-1 Mark Masudog and other stakeholders.
Moreover, MMMH&MC officials led by Dr. Maria Lourdes Otayza presented the current status of the hospital during the said activity, as to the mitigation and contingency measures of the institution and the extent of damages sustained from the devastating earthquake.
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MMMH&MC, ITRMC MENTOR ILOCOS SUR, LA UNION HOSPITALS FOR PHU CREATION
The Center for Health Development of Region-1 (CHD-1) organized a training program entitled “Technical Assistance and Orientation in the Creation of the Public Health Units (PHU’s) in all Hospitals in Region 1” on November 3-4, 2022, at Santiago Cove Resort, Santiago, Ilocos Sur.
The MMM&MC being the first functional Public Health Unit (PHU) recognized by CHD in Region-1, was invited together with ITRMC to guide hospitals in Ilocos Sur and La Union in the creation of their own Public Health Units in preparation for the Universal Health Care.
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