CMZ Zamboanga Crisis Newsletter October 15, 2013

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ZAMBOANGA CRISIS 2013:

DEFENSE OFFICIALS IN CMZFilipinas R. Rojo, MD, MHA

DILG Sec. Mar Roxas, Defense Secretary Voltaire

Gazmin and AFP Chief of Staff Emmanuel

Bautista visit CIUDAD MEDICAL ZAMBOANGA

Day 16. September 24, 2013.

After the roller coaster of

emotions in Zamboanga City,

ranging from panic to

depression to compassion,

everyone in Ciudad Medical

Zamboanga had a heyday this

Day 16 for some unusual

reason!

The main reason why three of

the highest officials in the

Philippines (in relation to

Defense), DILG Sec. Mar

Roxas, Defense Secretary

Voltaire Gazmin and Armed

Forces of the Philippines Chief

of Staff Emmanuel Bautista'spresence in CMZ was to visit

and give support to the injured

soldiers admitted in here.

After their rounds, the CMZ

Execom led by President Dr.

oven Monsanto and CEO Atty.

hihann Natividad together

ith CMZ Vice-President

Pedro To had a short inform

meeting with them and the

party on where the DILG an

AFP can also be of help

CMZ, and where CMrequested continued security

CMZ also expressed our gre

appreciation for our soldier

and we shared that among th

injured soldiers we hav

talked to, we see a pattern o

optimism, courage and hig

morale.

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As soon as the meeting was

done, we, of course, took the

chance for photographs.

What was interesting was that

right after the first shot, Sec.

Roxas requested the people

seated to now give chance to

the photographers!

Since the meeting was done at

the CT/MRI section, the

Radiology staff (who were the

photographers) were the first

to have their light moment.

But what was more fun was

outside of this room, where

everyone (okay, mostly girls!)had their picture taken with Lt.

Col. Ramon Zagala, AFP public

affairs chief!!!... and also with

ABS CBN's George Cario and

GMA 7's Ian Cruz.

Staff and patients/relatives

oined in with the photo-op of

hich they were also so willing

to oblige. The staff considered

this as the first "Stress

Debriefing" session. I am

thinking, even Lt. Col. Zagala is

showing such a sincere smile

since this may also be his first

light moment during thisCrisis!

The Defense Party proceeded to

the official Press Conference

ithin CMZ with national

television groups: ABS-CBN,

GMA 7 and TV 5.

On the way out, Sec. Mar Roxas

passed by the Emergency Room

and thanked the ER Doctors andstaff. Of course, not to be missed

are the photo opportunities

(again!).

CMZ, then, took the time to also

thank the Military Medical and

Nurse Corps for our partnership

and for the courage of our

soldiers.

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To our soldiers...in the so

many days, we have also

felt so depressed on your

plight, we are happy now

that today, we are able to

share with your most Senior

Leaders, our utmost

gratitude to you and our

salute to you, that against all

odds, you have maintained

courage, optimism and

heroism throughout the

Zamboanga Crisis!

Also with this day's events

somehow, in our own little

way, Ciudad Medical

Zamboanga has achievedits Vision of being a

hospital with performance

excellence that is

nationally recognized... by

sharing our humble service

to our country's heroes!

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!CMZ SCENES ON DAY 1 OF THEZAMBOANGA CITY CRISIS

September 9, 2013Filipinas R. Rojo, MD, MHA

I wrote this down because I strongly felthow my family and friends worried about uswith all the news about the ZamboangaCrisis this September 9, 10 and still ongoing!!(

The stream of photos and collages still show

the Ciudad Medical Zamboanga family with

beaming faces... apprehensive... but ever

willing to serve... with preparations now ready

to be put in action.!!Our only limitation is that the hospital census is

already full in the first place! We can

accommodate treatment for those who need

immediate care, but we have a limitation to the

possibility of admissions.!!There are no gruesome pictures in this set. We

are "far", but since Zamboanga City is small,far is just about a kilometer away! We are

fortunate not to be in the center of things, but

we worry for our staff who live in the areas

concerned.!Senior Leaders (with President Dr. Joven

Monsanto and CEO, Atty. Jhihann Hairun-

Natividad at the helm) immediately assessed

the present situation, updates and activation of

the disaster plan.

Because we have been preparing for so long,

we can afford to smile at the height of the

crisis because we are ready!!!

At the Emergency Room, there were six

injured in the early morning of the

Zamboanga Crisis and the patients not

related to the disaster still continue to come.

Our first admission (after the six injured) was

a pregnant patient because she could not be

accommodated at the government hospital

which is located in the affected area!

Security measures were immediately

heightened with coordination with thegovernment and with the Armed Forces of

the Philippines and the Police Force.

Food was available to all workforce,

including the support staff and security forces

considering the security issues if staff go out

and unavailability of resources in general.

Other needs were also addressed,

especially, staffing and supplies.

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UNSUNG HEROES IN THE

ZAMBOANGA CRISIS 2013

Healthcare professionals (from

nursing and ancillary services) are

in a very noble field, however,

there are times they are taken forgranted and under appreciated by

the people they serve. They are the

unsung heroes who share their

expertise and care whenever and

wherever they are needed.

Many may not even know that they

are willing to extend their duty to 16

hours to 24 hours, if the need arises

when there is a temporary lack of

staff (at certain times) during the

Zamboanga City Crisis 2013.

The temporary lack of staff is not

because they are afraid to come but

because they come from the

affected areas! Service and Care

are already embedded in their

hearts...

But, most of all, we greatly thank

our hospital support group,

because maintenance, security,

supplies, food, janitorial services

are all readily available to augment

the medical, nursing and ancillary

services and they, themselves, are

also unsung heroes!

And, especially, to the Finance

group who really exerted great

effort to coordinate with the banks

for the payroll to be completed on

time. You know you are highly

appreciated by your colleagues!

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September 11 to 14, 2013. DAY 3 TO 6 OF THE ZC CRISIS

I am proud of the Ciudad

Medical Zamboanga

family. We are ongoing

with our efforts for the

PQA and this, I believe isone of the reasons for the

streamlined processes

as part of the

preparation. We hope

we can further develop

these and more so,

sustain these for

PERFORMANCE EXCEL-

LENCE! - FRR

Most interesting are the smiles

after every episode of anxiety

and fear... or after a surge o

bloody and toxic patients.

The end of the Zamboanga

Crisis is still obscure, but with

the partnership of the Public

and Private Sector in times o

dire need, there is great hope

for the Zamboanga City

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I listened to Dr. Nimfa

Torrizo, the very

new Regional Director of

the Department of Health -Center of Health

Development Region IX at

Dateline Teleradyo GBPI

TV-11 on her updates of

the Health Sector during

the Zamboanga City

Crisis.

RD N. Torrizo shared

with the community onwhat the DOH is doing

for the Zamboanga

Crisis 2013 and here is

how Ciudad Medical

Zamboanga is helping:

1) Zamboanga City

Medical Center (now

turned into the military

operations center) , thus,

moved to theWMSU

gym where treatment for

patients is ongoing;

Dr. George Rojo, head of

the CMZ Safety Promotion

and Disaster Prepared-

ness Committee is alsopart of the Planning Group

for the ZCMC and works

hand in hand with the

Health Emergency

Medical Service of the

ZCMC.

2) the Mindanao Central

Sanitarium under Dr.

Alfonso Montuno is also

preparing the hospital,

especially for surgical

cases and is coordinating

with CMZ for some

resources which may be

needed like sterilization of

instruments.

3) that the Private

Hospitals will now be

tapped for patients

supposed to be for

admission to theZamboanga City Medical

Center

4) Accepting patients

from other hospitals for

special diagnostic tests

(CT Scan and MRI).

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