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WCPU launching

Bataan General Hospital in cooperation with Bataan Multi-Sectoral Governance Coalition (MSGC) has successfully launched its Women and Child Protection Unit (WCPU) that will serve those women and children who experienced any form of abuse. The said launching program with a theme "Itigil ang Pang-aabuso: Proteksyon at Kaligtasan ng mga Kababaihan at Bata" was started with a motorcade along Balanga City and followed by the program proper held at BGH conference room last March 12, 2015 which is in the observance also of International Women's Month. The Medical Center Chief, Dr. Glory V. Baltazar expressed her warmest welcome to the participants for spending their precious time with BGH in the launching of WCPU wherein she emphasized that BGH has accepted the challenge of having its own WCPU as mandated in the latest Administrative Order No 2013-0011 otherwise known as the Revised Policy on the Establishment of Women and their Children Protection Units in all Government Hospitals. Likewise, Dr. Baltazar mentioned the importance of the role played by women in the society wherein she reiterated the multitasking abilities of woman like during conception, giving birth and being a mother to her children. Additionally, she talked that children, being a vulnerable member of society, should be protected from any form of abuse and exploitation and to do so; it needs the full participation of everyone especially in the government sector.

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ISO First Surveillance Audit

The whole family of Bataan General Hospital is celebrating after they passed the 1st ISO 9001:2008 Surveillance Audit conducted by International Standards Certifications, Philippines, Inc. (ISC) last February 27, 2015. The ISO 9001:2008 certification has been awarded to BGH in March 06, 2014 wherein regular surveillance audit is necessarily done to monitor its compliance to International Standards. The said one-day surveillance audit was started with an opening meeting between the members of BGH-ISO Core team and ISC Audit team wherein Dr. Glory V. Baltazar, Medical Center Chief, presented the improvement in BGH management within a year of being ISO certified, its accomplishments and future plans. After that, the Audit team was introduced to the body which was composed of Mr. Eliseo Q. Manarez, the lead auditor together with Dr. Ricardo R. Adriano Jr., Mr. Kenneth Benedicto, Ms. Marianne Sarceno and Ms. Irene Calantog. Mr. Manarez discussed their detailed audit plan especially its objectives, scope and criteria as well as the methods to be used and the time frame of actual audit. Each member of the Audit team has assigned areas to be audited based on their specialization.

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Japanese Visitors

The Nihon-Izokukai, a group of Japanese visitors has donated one (1) unit of wheel chair and 20 pieces of towelette to Bataan General Hospital. The Medical Center Chief, Dr. Glory V. Baltazar personally expressed appreciation to the following members of the delegation:

Mr. Kuboi Shinsuke
Ms. Ishizu Kyoko
Mr. Ishizu Takaaki
Mr. Aoyagi Toshio
Mr. Ueda Hiroshi
Ms. Yanagisawa Toshiko
Mr. Okamoto Katsuhiro
Ms. Fujiwara Seishiro
Ms. Otani Machiko
Mr. Matsushita Susumo
Mr. Ota Yasuhiro
Ms. Kurokawa Miwako
Ms. Hideko Singayan