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Caba District Hospital (CDH) Chief, Dr. Gretchen F. Aromin together with Mr. Marlon Runas and Mrs. Annabelle Rodriguez receive the Department of Health (DOH) 30 STAR AWARD in behalf of Caba District Hospital from DOH Representatives Dr. Edwin V. Monis and Atty. Nicholas Lutero III during the National Health Facility Regulation Summit and DOH 30 Hospital Star Award 2019 Awarding Ceremony on September 17, 2019 at Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City. CDH excelled in Infection Control and Hospital Safety Program, Service Provision, Patient Experience and Employee Satisfaction, Social Responsibility and Community-Based Activities and Quality Improvements, making them 1 of the ten best Level 1 hospitals in the country.

Ms. Agnes Cargamento, Senior Consultant to the Office of the Governor for Local Governance and Development Management, facilitates the session which was divided into 4 workshop activities which are: Current Reality Discussion; Visioning Effective Legislative Framework; and Strategic Setting of Legislative Thrusts of Committee and Identifying of Legislative Department’s Capability Development Requirements.

Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan work on their output during one of the workshop activities of the Focus Group Discussion Session to formulate the Legislative Agenda held on September 16, 2019 at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol.

Around 30 Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) employees participate in the Computer Enhancement Program conducted by the Information and Communications Technology Unit (ICTU) led by Mr. Gerry D. Binas-o on September 13, 2019 at the 3rd Basement, Sangguniang Panlalawigan Building, City of San Fernando, La Union.

DONATE BLOOD, GIVE LOVE. Governor’s Executive Assistant Mr. Justito Orros III (right) assists and poses with the “I Love La Union” hand sign together with blood donor Shane O. Padilla (left) of PhilHealth during the 17th Caba District Hospital (CDH) Mobile Blood Donation Activity held at CDH Pedia Ward on September 13, 2019. CDH collected 30 units of blood. CDH Mobile Blood Donation Program is a quarterly activity of the hospital to augment blood supply in the province.

In line with the objective of the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) to develop the five district hospitals as centers of HOPE towards a “Healthy La Union, Happy La Union by 2022,” the Local Finance Committee (LFC) of the PGLU in cooperation with the Provincial Health Office, spearheaded the conduct of Training on Hospital Management and Innovations on September 13, 2019 at Hotel Ariana, Bauang, La Union.

The Information and Communications Technology Unit (ICTU) staff, spearheaded by Mr. Gerry D. Binas-o, conducts a pilot testing of the newly developed iTrack System, a document tracking system, for the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) on September 11, 2019 at the Diego Silang Hall, Provincial Capitol, City of San Fernando, La Union.

IT TAKES ALL TO PREVENT SUICIDE. In celebration of the National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Caba District Hospital (CDH) Social Welfare Officer, Mary Ann Halog promotes suicide prevention, information and awareness through Information Education Campaign at CDH Outpatient Waiting Area, Caba, La Union on September 10, 2019. The said activity with the aim to create awareness and counter the increasing trend of suicide, was participated in by OPD patients and watchers.