In pursuit of its goal to enhance healthcare services and expertise and its commitment to providing exceptional care, three key staff members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Hospital recently underwent hands-on training with a Philips representative and a reputable vascular technologist from Metro Manila.
The advanced training enables the Virac hospital to offer an expanded range of procedures now available at IHMH: 2D Echocardiography, Carotid/Vertebral Duplex Scan, Transcranial Doppler, Arterial Duplex Scan, Venous Duplex Scan, DVT Screening, Renal Duplex Scan, Aorta Duplex Scan, Arteriovenous mapping prior to hemodialysis, Hemodialysis access insonation, Portable IJ access insonation, and Ankle-Brachial Index.
The IHMH Cardiovascular unit is at the 4th floor and can be contacted through (0910) 082 5947.
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This writer attended the recent Regional Data Dissemination Forum conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on the results of the 2022 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) and the Regional Respondents’ Forum for the 2024 Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI) at The Concourse Convention Center in Legazpi City last Dec. 3, 2024.
Attended by representatives from the government agencies such as NEDA, DTI and BSP and other stakeholders, the event highlighted the results of the 2022 ASPBI in comparison with the previous year’s survey as well as the background and uses of the QSPBI.
It also served as an avenue for giving due recognition to the cooperation of responding establishments in the conduct of the ASPBI.
Among those given plaques of appreciation by PSA Regional Director Cynthia L. Perdiz and other PSA officials were seven establishments from Catanduanes as selected by PSA Catanduanes headed by Chief Statistical Specialist Anavi F. Camacho.
For the 2022 ASPBI, the honor belonged to the Catanduanes Tribune, Alfonso Maria Fusco Children’s Home, Inc., ARDCI Prime Security Services, Immaculate Heart of Mary Hospital, Inc., and Certified Public Accountant Jerry T. Ang.
For the 2024 QSPBI, the awardees were Regina Shipping Lines and Virac Tridom Construction Corp.
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Local subscribers of PLDT WiFi are up in arms after losing patience with the local company over the slow pace of restoration of their connections.
Their anger and frustration are understandable, as it has been nearly a month now since the 140-kph winds of super typhoon “Pepito” brought down wires and posts of the telecommunications giant.
An official of PLDT’s local contractor told the Tribune that in addition to their teams, two more teams from Iriga and Naga Cities have been deployed to the island in an effort to speed up the restoration of internet service to affected areas.
He sought the understanding of the subscribers as heavy damage to main lines in some areas proved to be too much for the local team to handle by themselves.
The delay, however, proved too long for some customers, who decided to buy Starlink satellite internet devices as replacement for the PLDT. One of them even contacted PBM Fred Benedict Gianan, who was the first to recognize Starlink’s usefulness in the aftermath of disasters and brought a unit here in early 2023.
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EYE PROBLEM. A guy goes to the eye doctor. He says, “I have trouble seeing things at a distance.”
The doc takes him over to the window, points up to the sky, and says, “What do you see up there?”
The guy says, “The sun.”
Doc says, “That’s right. So, exactly HOW far do you need to see, dude?”