St. Luke's to Open in Azuela Cove, Davao

A v i a n a D e v e l o p m e n t Corporation, a joint venture company of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI)

and The Alcantara Group, recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with St. Luke's Medical Center for the development of a world-class hospital within Azuela Cove, its emerging 25-

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Present at the signing were (seated from l-r): Editha Alcantara and Nicasio Alcantara of the Alcantara Group; Bernard Vincent O. Dy, ALI President and CEO; Dr. Edgardo R. Cortez,

St. Luke's President and CEO; and Juan B. Santos, St. Luke's Board member. (Standing from l-r): Atty. Delfin A. Manuel, Jr., Senior Partner of Quasha Law; Dr. Arturo S. De La Peña

St. Luke's-Global City SVP & Head for Medical Practice Group and Medical Director; Atty. Nilo B. Peña and Robert F. Kuan, St. Luke's Board members; Editha M. Simeon, St. Luke's

EVP for Finance and Chief Finance Officer; and Rafael C. Solis, St. Luke's-Global City SVP and Head for Hospital Operations.

hectare mixed-use estate in Lanang, Davao City. The hospital will rise between 2020-2021. Envisioned to be a prime waterside community in Davao City, Azuela Cove is a planned 25-hectare master-planned, mixed-use community that will include residential low to mid-rise towers,

commercial lots, offices, an events venue and a waterside cove that will contain some retail components. The addition of the hospital will make it very convenient and accessible for Azuela Cove's resident and work community to meet their healthcare needs.

All Set for the New St. Luke's Medical Center-Quezon City

St. Luke's Medical Center signs a

partnership with Perkins+Will,

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architectural group to design the

Quezon City hospital which will be

completed by 2020. St. Luke's President & CEO Dr. Edgardo R. Cortez leads the project along with St. Luke's Board Member Mr. Juan B.

Santos, Chai rman–Construct ion Committee of the Board; Perkins+Will, Inc. Principal In-Charge Mr. Timoteo G. Hernaez; and Aidea, Inc. President & CEO, Abelardo M. Tolentino, Jr.The new St. Luke's Medical Center-Quezon City hospital will be given an improvement in the overall look and feel to better serve the needs of the patients.

St. Luke's Medical Center partners with Perkins+Will, Inc. and Aidea, Inc. to renovate the Quezon City hospital.

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SLMC-QC Urology Consultants and ResidentsAttend Professional Ethics Lecture

Cojuangco, Ang Support St. Luke's

Organ Transplant Program

From Le f t : O l i v ia B . Yao , S t . Luke ' s VP and Head fo r

R e s o u r c e D e v e l o p m e n t ; D r. E d g a r d o R . C o r t e z ,

P r e s i d e n t a n d C E O ; D r. A n g e l J o a q u i n A m a n t e ,

H e a d o f t h e C e n t e r f o r O r g a n Tr a n s p l a n t a t i o n ;

a n d D r. B r i a n M i c h a e l I . C a b r a l , H e a d o f R e n a l

D i s e a s e s S e r v i c e , a n d V P a n d A s s i s t a n t H e a d

o f M e d i c a l P r a c t i c e G r o u p a n d A s s i s t a n t

Med ica l D i rec to r, du r ing the r ibbon cu t t i ng . r. Eduardo “Danding” M. Cojuango, Jr.

and Mr. Ramon S. Ang recently made a

donation to the St. Luke's Medical

Center-Global City 's Center for Organ

Transplantation for hospital-based organ retrieval

service.

Dr. Brian Michael I. Cabral shared that Cojuangco

and Ang have expressed their compassion for

organ transplant patients, particularly kidney

transplant patients, who struggle with finding the

means to fight the disease while waiting for the

right donor. According to the Organ Procurement

and Transplantation Network, someone is added

to the national transplant waiting list every ten

minutes. On average, 22 people die each day

while waiting for a transplant. One organ donor

can eventually save eight lives.

According to Olivia B. Yao, St. Luke's Vice

P r e s i d e n t a n d H e a d f o r R e s o u r c e

Development,"We are thankful to Mr. Cojuangco

and Mr. Ang for their generous support to our

hospital, both in our ideals and in our medical

pursuits.” She furthered that aside from the

donation for the Center, Cojuangco and Ang are

also supporting the Center's organ retrieval

service program.

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As a result of the donation, St. Luke's Medical

Center-Global City inaugurated the Eduardo M.

Cojuangco Jr. and Ramos S. Ang Center for Organ

Transplantation last May 15, 2017. The facility is ndlocated at the 2 floor of the main hospital

building. The event was graced by San Miguel

Corporation executives Mr. Ramon S. Ang,

President and Cheif Operating Officer; Camille

Buenaventura, Executive Director of San Miguel

Foundation; and Kin Lichauco, Head, Corporate

Affairs. Joining them were St. Luke's doctor

champions Dr. Angel Joaquin Amante, Head of

the Center for Organ Transplantation, and

Dr. Brian Michael I. Cabral, Head of Renal

Diseases Service and VP and Assistant Head of

Medical Practice Group and Assistant Medical

Director, who helped bring the donation to fruition.

The members of the Institute of Urology of St. Luke's-Quezon City attended the lecture “Professional Ethics in Everyday Practice”

delivered by Dr. Oscar V. A. Tagulinao, a practicing plastic surgeon of the University of Santo Tomas, where he also serves as the Department of Surgery's Ethics Chairman.Urology Consultants and Residents were re-introduced to the medical profession's code of ethics by revisiting the Hippocratic Oath and the Philippine Medical Association's (PMA) Code of Ethics. Dr. Tagulinao highlighted the virtues expected from physicians, namely competence, altruism, and love for fellowmen. His talk also touched on a common practice among doctors – referrals, where he discussed its purpose and the responsibilities of each physician in every referral. Other topics in the lecture were professional fees, ghost surgeries, and ethical issues arising out of modern communication in the practice of medicine, among others. He also presented actual ethics cases received by the PMA's Commission on Ethics of which he was part of for three years. To his fellow medical professionals, Dr. Tagulinao emphasized that “Our [the medical] profession is solely for the good of the patient” and he urged all

attendees to keep it that way. He also stressed that “full knowledge of professional ethics comes only when it is practiced.”

The session ended with Dr. Tagulinao answering questions from attendees who wished to be enlightened on various ethical issues common in their professional practice.

The lecture was a joint effort of SLMC-QC SVP and Head of Medical Practice Group & Medical Director Dr. Jose B. Moran, SLMC-QC Institute of Urology Chairperson Dr. Dennis G. Lusaya, and the Institutional Ethics Bureau.

A Special Treat for MDs (Mommy Doctors)

Dr. Tagulinao (seated center) with Urology Consultants and Residents during the Professional Ethics lecture.

Mommy doctors in St. Luke's-Quezon City were treated to a Mother's Day Treat called “Hugs and Kisses” last

May 12, 2017 where each attendee received Revlon products and Zara perfumes. While at St. Luke's–Global City, mommy doctors were challenged with “If the Shoe Fits”, a Cinderella game where they got the chance to win a pair of Zara shoes. Everyone did not go home empty-handed as they had Revlon nail care products as giveaways. A hearty lunch buffet capped off both events.The Mother's Day Treat is part of the Monthly Doctor's Treats of the Marketing Group which appreciates the hard work and effort of the doctors.

SLMC-GC mommy doctors played Cinderella and found their perfect fit.

Hugs and Kisses! SLMC-QC mommy doctors enjoy their Mother's Day treat.