COVID-19 UPDATE FROM CEO BRAD TALBERT

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Late last night, we were notified by the Health Department that we have a patient in our facility who tested positive for COVID-19. We are following CDC guidelines and the patient is in isolation. Our top priority is your safety and the safety of our staff and patients.

Our colleagues and physicians are well equipped and well trained to treat patients with infectious diseases.

Here are some questions you may have:

Is it safe for me to go to work if a patient in my facility has COVID-19?

Yes. There is no evidence of the virus spreading in a setting where proper precautions are used: patient isolation, use of N95 masks (where appropriate) and activation of personal protection equipment (PPE). Evidence also indicates that the route of transmission is respiratory; we know how to contain respiratory viruses via precautions mentioned above.

How are you ensuring that surface areas in contact with a positive patient have been disinfected?

COVID-19 virus can be easily killed with standard disinfecting procedures. We are ensuring that environmental cleaning and disinfection procedures from the CDC are followed. This includes:

Routine cleaning and disinfection procedures. This includes those patient-care areas in which aerosol-generating procedures are performed.
For any isolation patient, machines are to be cleaned in the room and then taken out and cleaned again. Personnel cleaning the machine must wear gloves.
Now that a patient has tested positive for COVID-19, what happens next?

We will continue to monitor the patient closely with direction from the CDC. The patient will remain in isolation and we are utilizing PPE procedures.

Will there be routine testing for staff now?

No. Staff and physicians coming into contact with the patient are wearing PPE. Our staff are following infection prevention protocols, including the latest guidance from the CDC. We have also utilized a two-person system to ensure proper PPE procedures have been followed when applying and removing protective gear.

What precautions should I take at work?

All of our caregivers need to hold each other accountable for performing good hand hygiene and using PPE appropriately and properly.

Where can I get more information about COVID-19?

Check out https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
I want you to know that I appreciate your extraordinary efforts to care for and protect our patients, each other and our community.

jane mondadori, director

medical staff services

904-702-1276

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Mr. Roxas Macam husband of Dr. Ester Macam has passed away.

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Good afternoon everyone,

It is with great sadness to announce the passing away of Mr. Roxas Macam, husband of Dr. Ester Macam, this afternoon. We would like to express our deepest sorrow and prayers to the Macam family. Please pray for the repose soul of Mr. Roxas Macam. May he rest in peace. If you would like send comfort through cards, Dr. Ester Macam’s address is :

Dr, Ester Macam
4220 Tideview Dr.
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Appreciation and Request for Pictures of the Cebu Mission

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IMG_2688Dear Fellow Cebu Missioners, PMSNEF members and Friends of the Mission,
I want all of you to know how much I enjoyed working with you on this last mission. It takes a huge effort organizing an endeavor like this but your contributions, support, prayers combined with your compassion, kindness and hardwork – these have become an inspiration and a great motivation for the successful completion of the Cebu Medical Mission. It warms our hearts to remember, Patrick and I, the experiences we shared with you while working on this project. No words can completely capture to describe the compelling moments we witnessed together with you, the love and mercy of God as He has chosen us to tenderly deliver them to the sick and needy people of Carcar, aided with the volunteers from the Provincial Hospital, the Local Doctors of Cebu and from other places of the Philippines, the Phil Army Dentists, staff and their Dental Truck, the Phil Airforce Dentists, the Optometrist, and the Rotary.
Our time together during the mission and at the end of the mission- as we enjoyed the sight seeing trip that Friday on the way back to Cebu City and the airport, and for those who stayed for the Bohol trip and Cebu City trip, has deeply enriched our memory of this mission. Thank you all, these memories will be a great inspiration for us to remember and a great drive for motivating us, as we go back to our families, individual lives, and our own responsibilities. May it also be a heartwarming experience for each missioner, the kind that brings a smile and a joyous memory that passionately enriches us.
To help preserve our Cebu Medical Mission experience, I am requesting any pictures or video that you have and would like to share of the mission. Please send to Dell at email address:

Done And Gone

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Last week for 4 days volunteers from PMSNEF, Inc,PMSNEF, Inc Auxiliary, Visayas Mindanao Association, Ilocano Association, Palm Coast Group and several other good hearted individuals came and spend their weekends helping load hospital beds, dialysis machines, surgical equipments, and medical supplies.With one truck and 2 trailers, we were able fill up 3 (40ft) container vans up to the brim.

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Ambassadors of Goodwill

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Every 2 years, the Philippine Medical Society of North East Florida, made up of Jacksonville area physicians, goes to the Philippines. While there, these physicians hold a tiring, week- long marathon of seeing medical, dental and surgical patients. This tenacious crew of 50- 100 medical doctors, surgeons, dentists, nurses, and support crew, work around the clock for the entirety of the week seeing a 1000 medical outreach patients daily, 200- 300 dental outreach patients daily, and 60- 100 surgeries during the week. This tremendous endeavor is actually the culmination of 2 years of hard work. The two years prior to the mission, the PMSNEF and the PMSNEF Auxiliary groups work tirelessly creating fun and memorable events for fundraising, such as golf and tennis tournaments, and charity balls including the upcoming “Dance the Night Away,”on August 22, 2015. Along with the fundraising events, the resourceful members gather the necessary medical equipment to ship to the Philippines for the missions and to donate to hospitals, clinics, and dialysis centers.

This group does a lot of good abroad, but also works to serve the local community. Though, this society is mostly comprised of Filipino- Americans, they are all proud Americans that often gives back to the immediate metropolitan Jacksonville Area. The PMSNEF participates with the Legacy of Care Health Center, which is a free clinic based out of the Arlington Area. In partnership with the Legacy of Care association, the PMSNEF carries out and facilitates health screenings, and other community services. This Saturday morning, August 1st 2015, they participated in the back to school event at Edward Waters College, seeing students and giving school physicals just in time for school to start.

This photo shows, (right to left) current PMSNEF president, Dr. Melchor Barros, Dr Francis Ong, Dr Carmencita Ong, Grace Bunyi RN,Dr Patrick Bunyi, and Mr Tony Baluyot, celebrating the closing of 2 out of 3, 40 foot containers filled with medical, dental, and surgical equipment and other necessary supplies.
After a very dreary and rainy day, the rainbow (slight double) and the beautiful blue skies were a welcome sight. We will take the rainbow as a blessing and a symbol of good fortune for our mission.
For more information please visit our website:
www.pmsnef.com

Marie Rose Bunyi