August 22-23,2011
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| The Cataract Mission Teams at Gabriela Silang General Hospital |
As the province
celebrates Sight Saving Month, last August 22 and 23, 2011, a Cataract Mission
was successfully conducted at Gabriela Silang General Hospital. The humanitarian service is for the indigent
community of the Province of Ilocos Sur.
Since June, the cataract
screening was undertaken by the Local Committee on Sight Preservation (LCSP)
administered by the JCS Foundation. The LCSP
ophthalmologists are Dr. Pablito. Barroga, Dr. Donald. Subia, Dr. Rolando
Vermudez, Dr. Simeon Aquino and Dr. Bernardino De Gracia. They have worked voluntarily to screen the
patients for the operation.
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| The Ephpheta Foundation for the Blind conducted the eye examination |
Last August 22 at
1:00 AM, the Ephpheta Foundation for the Blind RNs Jennifer Dimatulac,, Mary
Jane Sembrano and Jhun Paul Makiling have arrived at the Gabriela Silang
General Hospital with their medical equipment. Early as 7:00 AM, patients came in and had
their eye examination with the Ephpheta Foundation.
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| Head Nurse Angelita Alvis and GSGH nurses assist the patients for the operation |
JCS Foundation
Chairman Jeremias “Jerry” Singson, GSGH Technical Staff Nurse Angelita Alvis,
Gaylene de Sesto of Center for Health Development, and other GSGH nurses and
staffs, guided the patients for the preparation of their operation. It was 3:00 PM when all the patients were finally
screened.
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| The Cataract Mission with Local Committee on Sight Preservation headed by Dr. Pablito Barroga and Ephpheta Foundation |
Last August 23, 2011
the Cataract Mission commenced at 7:00 AM. Patients were accompanied by their family and relatives.
The mission was the group effort of various
partners, to wit;
- Provincial
Government of Ilocos Sur thru Governor Luis Chavit Singson,
- Northwestern
Luzon Chapter of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology with the Chapter
President Dr. Pablito Barroga,
- Ephpheta
Foundation with the Foundation nurses’ Jennifer Dimatulac Mary Jane
Sembrana and Jhun Paul Makiling,
- Local
Committee on Sight Preservation (LCSP) doctors: Dr. Donald Subia, Dr.
Rolando Vermudez, Dr. Simeon Aquino
- Center
for Health Development Region I led by Regional Director Valeriano Lopez
represented by Gaylene de Sesto,
- I-
SENZ PHARMA Inc. represented by Joseph Lorenzo, RN,
- Provincial
Government Nurses headed by Angelita Alvis together with Daryl Rayray,
Michellaine Ubaldo, Volunteer Nurses and St. Paul College OJT nurses,
- JCS
Foundation Chairman & CEO Jeremias “Jerry” Singson
- JCS
Foundation staff Nenita Alamar, Vilma “Melba” Amano, Richard Flores &
Edwin Castillo.
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| The patients operated in the mission with JCS, Ephpheta Foundation and Dr. Donald Subia |
A total of 33 patients successfully operated and brought back their good
eyesight. At 8:00 in the evening the
mission was finished and all participants of the mission was grateful. After the operation a follow up check up in
the morning of August 24, 2011 for the patients was generated at the GSGH to
ensure the achievement of the operation of the every patient.
For more Cataract Mission photos click on, The Gabriela Silang General Hospital
For more Cataract Mission photos click on, The Gabriela Silang General Hospital
