APMC officially a PGS Initiated
In pursuit of good governance and lasting development to provide quality and affordable health care service for the people of Lanao provinces and beyond, Amai Pakpak Medical Center was formally recognized by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) in the rolls of Initiated Status as it embraces the journey of the Performance Governance System (PGS) during the Online Public Revalida on May 26, 2021. APMC under the leadership of Dr. Shalimar Sani-Rakiin, the Medical Center Chief, is positioning to be an ideal regional apex multispecialty center in Mindanao with functioning centers for Renal, Heart-Lung, Trauma, Cancer, and Eye in 2022. In pursuit of good governance and lasting development to provide quality and affordable health care service for the people of Lanao provinces and beyond, Amai Pakpak Medical Center was formally recognized by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) in the rolls of Initiated Status as it embraces the journey of the Performance Governance System (PGS) during the Online Public Revalida on May 26, 2021. APMC under the leadership of Dr. Shalimar Sani-Rakiin, the Medical Center Chief, is positioning to be an ideal regional apex multispecialty center in Mindanao with functioning centers for Renal, Heart-Lung, Trauma, Cancer, and Eye in 2022.
Since 2019, in preparation to become a multispecialty center, the identified members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) comprises the PGS Core Team and the selected members forming the Office of Strategy Management (OSM) actively responded to the call for transformation by participating in a series of seminars and workshops, including online assessment survey and focused group discussion in partnership with the ISA.
The PGS Core Team is composed of the department heads of the hospital. They are the architects of the strategy, as well as champions in the implementation of the target deliverables. The strategic plans and objectives of the hospital are carefully aligned to the department and individual scorecards to ensure attainment. For effective and continuous implementation, the strategic programs and activities are linked to the budget of the hospital. The OSM will provide necessary assistance to the PGS Core Team and oversee the PGS journey of APMC.
The Performance Governance System (PGS) is a holistic and collaborative framework for designing, executing, and sustaining roadmaps to reform. It has four pathways, these are Initiation, Compliance, Proficiency, and Institutionalization. The Initiation Stage focuses on strategy formulation. The Compliance Stage centers on the execution of the strategy. The Proficiency Stage weighs on the monitoring and management of the strategy, and the Institutionalization, emphasizes the sustainment of the PGS program as evidence by breakthrough results.
In her final message of the Revalida, Dr. Rakiin earnestly thanked Dr. Moamar M. Casim, team leader of the PGS Core Team, OSM Chairperson Dionesio L. Boroy, Jr., and the APMC employees for being proactive in the PGS journey. The Medical Center Chief also expressed her full commitment to improve and expand the services.
“As a health facility, we carry in our shoulders the hopes and dreams of our people and this motivates us to innovate strategies to excel beyond better. If peace and order will not be as perfect as we wanted to be, at least, APMC, with the support of DOH, has the opportunity to fill the void in strengthening the healthcare system that is accessible and affordable.”
Despite the challenges encountered by APMC, like the heart-rending event in 2006, when the century-old building was burned to the ground, the destructive 2017 Marawi siege, and the dreadful COVID-19 pandemic, it has remained steadfast as the beacon of hope, a symbol of resilience, and a center of excellence in healthcare service.
COVID-19 vaccination starts to roll in APMC
Finally, the COVID-19 vaccination campaign of the National Government spearheaded by the National Task Force and Department of Health has reached Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City as part of the nationwide mass immunization campaign to health care workers and employees of health facilities catering to COVID-19 patients.
On Monday, March 8, 2021, two days after the 1,181 vials of Sinovac vaccine was delivered to APMC from DOH 10 Regional Office, commenced the first day of the immunization of the employees held at the gymnasium.
Lanao del Sur Provincial Vice Governor Honorable Mohammad Khalid ‘Mujam’ Rakiin Adiong, on behalf of Governor Mamintal ‘Bombit’ Alonto Adiong, who is on an official travel outside the province, earnestly thanked the healthcare workers for the sincerity and dedication for responding to the threats and taking care of COVID-19 patients admitted in APMC.
In his message, Vice Governor Mujam called the healthcare workers “Superheroes.” The Vice Governor personally witnessed the sacrifices and the commitment demonstrated by the APMC employees in taking care of patients infected with COVD-19, as he was a victim of the dreaded virus last January 18, 2021, and was treated and successfully recovered at the said facility.
The Vice Governor said that he too would like to get vaccinated to protect himself, his loved ones, his fellow public servants, and the people whom he serves and uttered his support by standing with APMC in facing the challenges either in health or other circumstances for the welfare and best interest of the people.
Dr. Shalimar Sani-Rakiin, the Medical Center Chief took the momentous event and historical milestone not only to APMC but also to the whole province, to express her deepest gratitude to the Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur through the effort of Governor Bombit for making things possible by allocating P10 Million for the construction of the Biomolecular Laboratory of APMC.
As of March 7, 2021, according to the Medical Center Chief, the country recorded a total of 594,412 COVID cases; 36,043 of which are active cases and four (4) of them are now being treated and regularly monitored in APMC.
“Today, hope comes at APMC doorsteps in a form of Sinovac vaccine. As Health workers, we are just few of those listed in the first priority to receive this vaccine and we are grateful. In return, we are encouraged to become advocates to people who are hesitant to receive this vaccine because of misinformation. We must see every opportunity to educate them. It is our responsibility as health workers to give hope and healing,” Dr. Rakiin said.
For more than a year, health workers are used to wearing PPEs as a minimum health protocol requirement against the infectious COVID-19. The Medical Center Chief firmly believes that hope and resilience, two of the positive traits of Filipinos, are keys to face and surpass every obstacle.
The proactive contributions of the officers, especially Dr. Moamar M. Casim, the Chief of Medical Professional Staff, as well as the Department and Section Heads, and the Vaccination Team is humbly recognized by Dr. Rakiin, that help ensure a successful vaccination in APMC and to the employees for registering to be part of the wide mass vaccination in support of the National Government’s campaign through the National Task Force and Department of Health.
To demonstrate that the Sinovac vaccine is safe, Dr. Rakiin was the first to get vaccinated followed by Dr. Casim, Dr. Alexis A. Gutoc, Head of Orthopedic Center and HEMS; Dr. Abdul Nasser V. Maca-alin, Head of the Public Health Unit, and Chief of Nursing Section Marlyn Lucman. Vice Governor Mujam personally witnessed the vaccination along with the Honorable Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Board Member Shirali Sani, Board Member Abdulhamid Amirbitor, and Board Member Alicozaman Mangata.
Officers from the Department of Health – Center of Health Development Region 10 were also present to closely supervise and monitor the three-day vaccination at the Rehabilitation, Wellness, and HEMS Complex Center.
COVID-19 vaccination starts to roll in APMC
Finally, the COVID-19 vaccination campaign of the National Government spearheaded by the National Task Force and Department of Health has reached Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City as part of the nationwide mass immunization campaign to health care workers and employees of health facilities catering to COVID-19 patients.
On Monday, March 8, 2021, two days after the 1,181 vials of Sinovac vaccine was delivered to APMC from DOH 10 Regional Office, commenced the first day of the immunization of the employees held at the gymnasium.
Lanao del Sur Provincial Vice Governor Honorable Mohammad Khalid ‘Mujam’ Rakiin Adiong, on behalf of Governor Mamintal ‘Bombit’ Alonto Adiong, who is on an official travel outside the province, earnestly thanked the healthcare workers for the sincerity and dedication for responding to the threats and taking care of COVID-19 patients admitted in APMC.
In his message, Vice Governor Mujam called the healthcare workers “Superheroes.” The Vice Governor personally witnessed the sacrifices and the commitment demonstrated by the APMC employees in taking care of patients infected with COVD-19, as he was a victim of the dreaded virus last January 18, 2021, and was treated and successfully recovered at the said facility.
The Vice Governor said that he too would like to get vaccinated to protect himself, his loved ones, his fellow public servants, and the people whom he serves and uttered his support by standing with APMC in facing the challenges either in health or other circumstances for the welfare and best interest of the people.
Dr. Shalimar Sani-Rakiin, the Medical Center Chief took the momentous event and historical milestone not only to APMC but also to the whole province, to express her deepest gratitude to the Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur through the effort of Governor Bombit for making things possible by allocating P10 Million for the construction of the Biomolecular Laboratory of APMC.
As of March 7, 2021, according to the Medical Center Chief, the country recorded a total of 594,412 COVID cases; 36,043 of which are active cases and four (4) of them are now being treated and regularly monitored in APMC.
“Today, hope comes at APMC doorsteps in a form of Sinovac vaccine. As Health workers, we are just few of those listed in the first priority to receive this vaccine and we are grateful. In return, we are encouraged to become advocates to people who are hesitant to receive this vaccine because of misinformation. We must see every opportunity to educate them. It is our responsibility as health workers to give hope and healing,” Dr. Rakiin said.
For more than a year, health workers are used to wearing PPEs as a minimum health protocol requirement against the infectious COVID-19. The Medical Center Chief firmly believes that hope and resilience, two of the positive traits of Filipinos, are keys to face and surpass every obstacle.
The proactive contributions of the officers, especially Dr. Moamar M. Casim, the Chief of Medical Professional Staff, as well as the Department and Section Heads, and the Vaccination Team is humbly recognized by Dr. Rakiin, that help ensure a successful vaccination in APMC and to the employees for registering to be part of the wide mass vaccination in support of the National Government’s campaign through the National Task Force and Department of Health.
To demonstrate that the Sinovac vaccine is safe, Dr. Rakiin was the first to get vaccinated followed by Dr. Casim, Dr. Alexis Gutoc, Dr. Abdul Nasser V. Nasser, Head of the Public Health Unit, and Chief of Nursing Section Marlyn Lucman. Vice Governor Mujam personally witnessed the vaccination along with the Honorable Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Board Member Shirali Sani, Board Member Abdulhamid Amirbitor, and Board Member Alicozaman Mangata.
Officers from the Department of Health – Center of Health Development Region 10 were also present to closely supervise and monitor the three-day vaccination at the Rehabilitation, Wellness, and HEMS Complex Center.
Sinovac Vaccines Safely Arrives in APMC
The Medical Center Chief of Amai Pakpak Medical Center, Dr. Shalimar Sani-Rakiin expressed her deepest gratitude to the National Government and the Department of Health Central Office for having received the first batch of the Sinovac vaccine vials after traveling for more than three-hours from Cagayan de Oro City to Marawi City, covering a total of 128 kilometers.
DOH 10 Regional Office delivered the vaccine vials, the first dose of Sinovac for the employees of APMC on March 6, 2021.
In the words of Dr. Rakiin, “Today is a joyous day for APMC with the arrival of our vaccine allocation of 1,181 vials. The 1st dose of our vaccine. Alhamdulillah, we have won the battle halfway.”
In spite of the strict observance of the health protocols, 118 front liners and administrative employees of APMC were infected with COVID-19 as they perform their daily duties and responsibilities serving the patients. The Medical Center Chief is thankful that all have recovered and now back on their designated post.
As of March 6, APMC records show that a total of 632 confirmed COVID-10 positive were admitted. 56 of them succumbed to death, 571 have recovered, while 5 are currently being treated and regularly monitored at the COVID-19 Isolation Areas.
“Alhamdulillah, the HOPE is here. May Allah make this as an instrument to end the pandemic. The Battle has not end yet, but the weapon is with us now. Let us take advantage of this. Allah is the witness to our struggles, our fears, and our sacrifices even as we speak now. Let us put an end to it,” Dr. Rakiin said.
The Medical Center Chief also thanked the dedicated members of the COVID-19 Task Force of APMC and the Health Emergency Management Staff (HEMS) for the commitment to respond to the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The safe delivery of the Sinovac was made possible through the proactive support of the Philippine National Police (PNP) of Marawi City by escorting the vehicles carrying the vaccines in the shortest possible time to ensure potency.
