TMC Iloilo celebrates National Nurses’ Week
As its way of highlighting the role that nurses play in the healthcare industry, The Medical City (TMC) Iloilo highlighted the National Nurses’ Week celebration on October 24.
Bearing the theme “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Health for All”, TMC Iloilo nurses were divided into four groups namely, House of Fantasy, House of Horror, House of Action and Drama, and House of Sci-Fi.
The groups competed in different contests namely Street Dance Competition, Tawag Ng Tanghalan sa TMC Iloilo, Dance Showdown and Candle Lighting Ceremony.
The main event of the celebration is the “Actor and Actress of the Night” wherein representatives of each group vied for the title as they showed off skills in a pageant-like contest. By the end of the competition, Jed Andrei Diezmo of the House of Sci-Fi and Gosela Joy Calaguing of the House of Action and Drama were declared as the Actor and Actress of the Night.
Arvin Patrick Ravena of House of Action and Drama and Heartzel Roshane Flores of House of Sci-Fi won as 1st runners-up while Jessryl James Lorio and Elin Gbrielle Epilepsia won as 2nd runners-up.
“The International Nurses Week every May and National Nurses Week every October are two of the significant weeks on the lives of nurses in this caring profession. The months are being celebrated in many ways both for the main intent of the occasions and for nurses to take heed of their noble essence”, said TMC Iloilo Chief Patient Services Officer said. (TMCI)
ABOUT THE MEDICAL CITY ILOILO
TMC Iloilo is one of the five local hospitals of The Medical City brand. Its other hospitals are located in Ortigas, Clark, South Luzon and Pangasinan.
Entered Iloilo in 2009, it is the first hospital in Iloilo City to introduce “Patient Partnership” service philosophy, a value of care that focuses on making every patient a partner in their journey towards wellness.
The Medical City is the largest healthcare network which owns and operates Guam Regional Medical City, the first Filipino-owned hospital in the United States and an ambulatory Clinic in Dubai.
