SYNERGY SEPTEMBER 2018

SY N E R GY Vol. 07 No.03 Investing in the youth Every year, the Foundation welcomes new medical school scholars into its program. Meet the new bright minds of tomorrow. A Quarterly Publication of St. Luke’s Medical Center - Resource Development Group

EDITORIAL BOARD Arturo S. De La Peña, MD Brian Michael I. Cabral, MD Benjamin S.A. Campomanes, Jr., MD Olivia B. Yao EDITORIAL TEAM EDITOR IN CHIEF Kara Ortiga CREATIVE DIRECTOR Edric dela Rosa ASSOCIATE EDITOR Niña Bautista PHOTOGRAPHERS RG Medestomas Iya Forbes EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Jude Trinidad THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY YOU MAY CONTACT US FOR YOUR DONATIONS:ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER - RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP 5/F, St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City 32nd Street and 5th Avenue (+632) 789-7700 extension 5076 and 5077 8/F St Luke’s College of Medicine - William H. Quasha Memorial 279 E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon City Website: www.stlukesfoundation.org.ph E-mail: [email protected] For comments and suggestions, please call Niña Mirrela C. Bautista ReD – Fund Development Officer Tel. No.: (632) 789-7576

September 2018GIFT OFKNOWLEDGEThe St. Luke’s Medical Scholarship Luke’s-Global City and St. Luke’s- to sharing more stories aboutProgram is one of the pillars of Quezon City, in collaboration with the good work that we are ablethe Foundation. We believe that the Foundation. From a Patient to do.investing in our youth is one way Safety lecture, to a cataract surgeryof contributing to the future of mission, to a medical mission in DR. ARTURO S. DE LA PEÑAthe medical industry. Ilocos Sur–these missions prove President & CEO that we are always striving to reach St. Luke’s Medical Center When we hear of stories from out to communities who are most President, St. Luke’s Medicalour scholars, we have a lot of in need. Center Foundation, Inc.mixed feelings. Their dedicationto pursue medicine despite We are also happy to havethe hardships it may bring to our renewed certification withtheir families is an inspiration, the DSWD, who has recognizedand being able to help them St. Luke’s Medical Centerreach their dreams has been Foundation, Inc. for its continuedan honor for us all. We are able service to uplifting the status ofto witness their journey from the poor and underprivileged.students to licensed doctors,and this is a blessing for us in In every issue of Synergy, we arethe Foundation. reminded of the people who are touched by your and our efforts. In this issue, we introduce These people are genuinelythree new scholars who are grateful for these opportunitiescurrently enrolled with the that the Foundation hasCollege of Medicine under the provided, and these could not beFoundation’s care. possible without the help from our donors. Also highlighted in this issue area number of outreach programs With that, we feel incrediblyorganized by doctors from St. thankful. And we look forward SY N E R GY 01

September 2018 ANSWERED PRAYERS 14-YEARS-OLD NICOLE ANDREI F. CABE IS A FOUNDATION BENEFICIARY. A new school year has just started, and Nicole Andrei Cabe is excited to get back to school in time for ID picture-taking. In the meantime, she has taken time off, visiting us in her school uniform to talk about her journey with St. Luke’s as a Foundation beneficiary. Nicole, 14, is the youngest of three. When she was struck with a high fever, her mom took her to a hospital in Manila, where they couldn’t afford to cover the expenses. A neighbor in their village had told Nicole’s mom about St. Luke’s Social Service department, and within the same afternoon, her mom went to St. Luke’s-Quezon City with all of Nicole’s papers. Nicole underwent a Cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gall bladder) and post operatively was maintained on regular wound care and completion of medication. Since the family could only afford to shell out a little bit from their budget, they received funding assistance from the Foundation, and they are thankful that she is able to attend the school year in good health.02 S Y N E R G Y

September 2018SAVING VIGAN 03DOCTORS AND NURSES FROMST. LUKE’S-QUEZON CITY AND ST. LUKE’S-GLOBAL CITY VENTURE TO VIGAN TO TREATPATIENTS IN A MEDICAL MISSION.Doctors and nurses from St. Luke’s MedicalCenter-Quezon City and Global City joined forcesto organize a medical mission at the GabrielaSilang General Hospital in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. TheFoundation partly funded this medical missionthat was held on May 19-21, where a total of 25patients were treated to both major and minorsurgeries. The mission included procedures suchas oophorocystectomy, hysterectomy, excision,total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpingo(TAHBSO), cholecystectomy, herniotomy andhemorrhoidectomy. It also included minorsurgeries such as cyst removal, circumcision andthyroidectomy among others. SY N E R GY

September 2018SHAPINGTHE FUTUREMEET THE NEW SCHOLARS OF THEFOUNDATION.The Medical Scholarship Program is one ofthe pillars of the Foundation. And every year,there are bright young minds who have bigdreams of pursuing Medicine, but becomedisheartened because of the expenses. TheFoundation takes pride in being able tohelp in this problem, investing in some ofthese brilliant students, whose relentlessdedication toward their goals despite thehardships is an inspiration. Here, we talk tothe three new Foundation scholars who arejoining the family this year.RIA BONDAD knew since grade school that he wantedRia, 23, is a native of Baguio City. She to be a doctor. In his whole family, he isgraduated with a major in Pharmacy the only one pursuing medicine. When hisfrom Saint Louis University, and took parents found out about his decision, theya postbaccalaureate degree in Davao, were ecstatic. He was drawn to St. Luke’smajoring in Clinical Pharmacy. Her because it is the only medical school thatdecision to pursue the postbaccalaureate offers a full scholarship, which covers alldegree was ignited by her urge to be the lab fees and even a stipend for books.immersed in the pharmacy field. However, Errol’s dad is an OFW in Saudi, working in aafter being exposed to the setting, she tugboat, while his mom is a housewife. Herealized she wanted to do more, that’s is the second of five children.why she applied for the medical schoolscholarship with St. Luke’s Foundation. She will be the first doctor in the family,and the oldest of three. Her dad is retiredand her mom is a contractual caregiverabroad. For 13 years, she has not seen hermom who strives to earn enough money tosend to her family in the Philippines. But,she shares, her mom said, “gagawin anglahat” just so she can pursue her dreams.ERROL JORGEErrol, 21, grew up in Bulacan. He took hispre-med in Our Lady of Fatima, QuezonCity. Errol is one of those who always04 S Y N E R G Y

September 2018PRINCESS MAURICIO products through networking, and herPrincess is a soft-spoken medical dad is a nursing aide at the Lung Centerstudent who was raised in Quezon City. of the Philippines. At first, her parentsNow 20 years old, she is a graduate of were supportive of her decision toUST with a major in Biology. She knew pursue medicine, but when the costsshe wanted to be a doctor ever since she dawned on them, Princess had to findwas in high school. But of course, there other means for support. A quick searchwere some hesitations. “Nag-doubt rin on the internet provided the best option:ako if mag-dodoktor ako kasi ‘di namin St. Luke’s Foundation’s fully-fundedafford.” Her mom is a housewife who medical scholarship program was anaugments the family income by selling answer from above. SY N E R GY 05

September 2018 SAFETY FIRST THE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY HEALTH ADVOCACY OUTREACH PROGRAM BRIEFS A COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENT CARE. The Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) group of both SLMC-QC and SLMC-GC in partnership with the Foundation organized an outreach project where they reached out to a community in Quezon City about the importance of Patient Safety, as well as other crucial health topics. On June 26, about one hundred local residents gathered at Barangay Doña Aurora in Quezon City. Here, they were briefed about how important patient safety is—including fully understanding the implications of their diseases, its treatment and management, as well as understanding the side effects of any prescribed medication. Topics like diabetes and hypertension were also discussed with the eager audience. Resource speakers who gave the talks were Dr. Helen Ong-Garcia and Dr. Hannah Ruth Labajo.06 S Y N E R G Y

September 2018THE MISSION CONTINUES THE ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. GETS A NEW DSWD CERTIFICATION.The Department of Social Welfare and Development of Registration to SLMCFI’s Resource Generation(DSWD) has conferred to St. Luke’s Medical Center Director Olivia Yao and Foundation ManagerFoundation, Inc. its new Certificate as a Registered Jude Trinidad.Auxiliary Social Welfare and Development Agency. The new 3-year certification is a renewal of An official awarding ceremony was held during the Foundation’s official status as a governmentthe Department’s flag raising rite at the DSWD- recognized operating resource agency, “inNational Capital Region (NCR) headquarters in recognition of its efforts to contribute toLegarda St., Manila. Regional Director Vincent the upliftment of the poor, vulnerable andAndrew T. Leyson handed over the new Certificate disadvantaged sector of our society.”SY N E R GY 07

P H OTO BY DR . JI M MY JARV IS G ENE CHU A LO September 2018 SEEING CLEARLY A CATARACT SURGERY MISSION IS HELD IN MINDORO. True to the mission of the Tan Eng Gee Eye Institute and St. Luke’s Foundation, a Cataract Surgery outreach project was held at the Roxas District Hospital in Oriental Mindoro on Feb 26-March 1. This mission was conducted by the consultants and residents of the St. Luke’s Cataract Services Center and the Tan Eng Gee Eye Institute. Here, a total of 16 phacoemulsification procedures were done, eight extra capsular cataract extractions, and 22 pterygium procedures.08 S Y N E R G Y

September 2018GROOVING FOR GOOD HEALTH THE LEAGUE OF CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS PRESENTS INDAK.Last July 24, the League of Corporate Foundations this year’s theme “Innov8 for a Better World” is(LCF) featured St. Luke’s INDAK (Improving one of the country’s biggest events, gathering bigNeurocognition through Dance And Kinesthetics) names from local NGOs and corporate foundations.as the final activity of its annual Corporate Social It aims to highlight the importance of sustainableResponsibility Expo, at Glorietta, Makati. social programs through new and strengthened collaborations and synergies, and values inclusive Delegates who attended grooved to ballroom growth for the benefit of all people.music, which is clinically-proven to improvememory. What took place was a two-hour dance Business executives, CSR leaders from membersession, conducted in cooperation with St. Luke’s corporate foundations, and various stakeholdersMedical Center Foundation, Inc. (SLMCFI), who had its main convention and plenary sessions atintroduced the activity to the organization’s the New World Hotel in Makati on July 19 to 20Health Committee. and exhibit and programs at the Glorietta Mall on July 23 and 24. Dr. Jeshya Ang-Chio of the St. Luke’s MedicalCenter Memory Center explained the good results “Through the years, the CSR Expo andof INDAK in preventing Dementia and Alzheimer’s Conference has helped reshape socio-economicdisease. Dance Coach Jey-Pee Decena and Mean and environmental landscapes through bestJenelle Yabut-Montalvo took the floor to lead in the practices shared in this platform. This year,step-by-step of the Bachata and Merengue dances. our goal is to look at social responsibility from other perspectives and identify what we can do SLMCFI has been active in the Health Committee further to achieve greater impact in transformingof LCF as part of its collaborative commitment to more peoples’ lives,” said Roderick De Castro,continue elevating the standards of CSR practice. Chairperson of the LCF Board of TrusteesNow on its 27th year, LCF Annual CSR Expo withSY N E R GY 09