Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center received an international award from the International Hospital Federation \u2013 a non-profit, non-government organization based in Switzerland \u2013 for going beyond the call of duty in the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along\nwith other 102 hospitals and health service providers across 28\ncountries, VSMMC received this special recognition last December 15,\nwhich was designated as the Global Day of Awareness for Hospital and\nHealth Service Providers that delivered exceptional services during\nthe coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among\nall other hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao, only VSMMC got included\nin the final list and even became one of the 103 awarded hospitals. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How\nVSMMC got this International Recognition?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On\nthe briefer provided by the International Hospital Federation, VSMMC\nwas awarded because they have instituted changes in the provision of\nhealthcare \u2013 from technological innovations in diagnosis and\ntreatment to restructuring workflow systems and doctor-patient\ninteractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mainly,\nthe government-owned hospital in Cebu City was recognized for\nproviding relevant materials on social media and for correcting\nmisinformation about COVID-19. They were able to give practical\nhealth awareness and even boost the morale of other frontliners.\nVSMMC\u2019s Facebook page got at least 30,000 post engagement per week\n\u2013 which was viewed from 45 countries, reaching 100,000 people per\nweek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aside\nfrom this information drive, VSMMC was also able to address early the\nneed to increase the COVID-19 testing by the end of March by\nestablishing its own testing facility, later on, a drive-thru for the\ngeneral public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not\nonly that, VSMMC also adopted a unique alternative work arrangement\nfor their employees \u2013 including contingency plans, hospital zoning,\nincreasing of bed capacity, as well as strictly prohibiting visitors\nfrom entering the hospital premise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other\nAchievements of VSMMC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nJust\ntwo days before VSMMC was awarded by International Hospital\nFederation, it was also recognized by the Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan\nspearheaded\nby the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association\nof Allied Health Organization of the Nation and Heal Ph. Among all\nhospitals in Cebu, it was the only hospital to receive such\nrecognition \u2013 given to frontliners in the healthcare and case\nmanagement of COVID-19 patients as a tribute to their heroic and\nselfless act against the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThe\nhospital\u2019s Chief Implementer, Dr. Helen Gamboa, was also recognized\nas one of the 10 Outstanding Individuals while VSMMC\u2019s Department\nof Family and Community Medicine also made it to the Top 10 in the\nTeam Category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center received an international award from the International Hospital Federation \u2013 a non-profit, non-government organization based in Switzerland \u2013 for going beyond the call of duty in the fight against COVID-19. Along with other 102 hospitals and health service providers across 28 countries, VSMMC received this special recognition last December 15, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":15158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2755,2795,3015],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n