Archive for August, 2009

Pinoy nurses join protest vs demotion, pay cut

Friday, August 28th, 2009

More than a hundred nurses, including Filipinos, held a demonstration to protest the planned pay cut and demotion in the largest nursing home in the US. ABS-CBN North America News Bureau correspondent Henni Espinosa reported that the nurses staged the protest action in front of the Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco, California.

Fil-Am owned nursing home gets highest US Medicare rating

Monday, August 24th, 2009

By Marconi Calindas
A Filipino-American owned and operated skilled nursing facility in the US bagged a major feat this year, gaining a five-star rating from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Pinay bags ‘care award’ in London

Friday, August 21st, 2009

By Danny Buenafe
Filipino workers continue to bring honor and pride to the country particularly in the health sector. Recently, a Filipina senior caregiver from Cagayan De Oro City bagged the special amazing care award in the 3rd Barchester Care Awards in London.

Foreign nurses find recession in U.S.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

By Hilda Surtida - examiner.com
She literally felt it, the thud when she hit the ground, after just 3 weeks of floating on the clouds. All the giddy excitement that she felt when she first set foot on U.S. soil, all those dreams of a nice house and a nice car and a nice [...]

GMA inaugurates medical, wellness center in Subic

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

By Angelo S. Samonte
President Gloria Arroyo on Friday inaugurated the $30-million George Dewey Medical and Wellness Center (GDMWC), which will cater to the medical needs of foreigners and local residents, particularly those coming from Central Luzon and Northern Luzon.


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