THE Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital, also known as the Riverside Medical Center, in Bacolod City turned 60 years old last week.

In 1954, Dr. Pablo Torre had embarked on a grand venture with nothing in mind but to deliver quality healthcare services to Negrenses.

He had converted a portion of his house beside the river to a simple eight-bed clinic.

Torre invited the Carmelite Sisters to administer the hospital when his clinic expanded to become Riverside General Hospital.

Later he opened the School of Midwifery and approved by the Ministry of Education in 1958. The School of Nursing followed a short time after. It later became College of Nursing. Soon, other health courses were opened.

In 1972, the Riverside Medical Center became a premier health care facility. The hospital is now named Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital (DPOTMH), in honor of its founder, while the school is named Riverside College.

Over the years, both the hospital and college have expanded to offer better and improved services.

Six decades after, the DPOTMH now becomes a hospital of 300 beds, and houses state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and is now considered one of the premiere centers of wellness in the country.

Truly a man of vision, Dr. Torre had changed the medical landscape in Bacolod and the province of Negros Occidental.

In line with the hospitals 60th anniversary, and the 100th birthday of Dr. Torre, the management held a groundbreaking for the seven-storey building at the hospital compound last Friday.

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Clothing & School Supplies Give Away.9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat. Sponsored by the Single Parent Fellowship. To register bring the following documents with you: Valid Driver License or Photo ID with current address; household income, welfare, disability, social security or pension letter of acceptance or pay stub; food stamps' letter or ID card; birth certificate or SS card, medical or report card for each child. First Baptist Church, 50 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Morrisville. 215-642-0086.

Drive Thru Food Group. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. Bring non-perishable food items to benefit the ERA food pantry. Free coffee and donuts will be available. St. John Lutheran Church, 1203 Pine Grove Road, Morrisville. For information call church office: 215-295-1603.

2014 Bucks County Poet Laureate Contest. Calling for entries. Open to any Bucks County resident over age 18 who has not previously served as county poet laureate. Submit 10 original poems with an entry form, available online at http://bit.ly/buckscountylaureate and at bookstores, libraries and through the Dept. of Language at Bucks County Community College. Entries must be postmarked by Sept 5 and received by Sept 9. Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown.

Lambertville Volunteers Drum & Bugle Corps.7-9 p.m. Sun and Sept 7, 14. No-audition open rehearsals. Looking for brass, percussion, and color guard members. Good times, music along with a work and family-friendly practice and performance schedule. 58 Church Street, Lambertville, N.J. lambertvillevolunteers.com.

Classroom Volunteers.Needed at Bristol Township schools. Help enrich children under the supervision of class instructors. Summer session or Fall afternoon hours. Admin help needed also. Information: Dave Tittle, Lower Bucks Family YMCA. 215-915-1505.

Volunteers Needed.Faith in Action at Ivins Outreach Center in Morrisville looking for volunteers to help serve the disabled and older adults within our community. If interested in helping local seniors, call Jaime. 215-428-0500 ext. 101.

RSVP Advisory Council.The Bucks County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program seeks volunteers with experience in program development, volunteerism, marketing, sales, public relations, fundraising or program evaluation. Call Lorraine for information: 267-880-5725.

Activity Volunteers.No time commitment required. Share your time or talent and help enrich the lives of personal care residents. Should be comfortable around people and have a desire to help others. Pickering Manor, 226 N. Lincoln Ave., Newtown. Donna: 215-968-3878.

Visitor Aide Volunteers.9:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Help answer phones, assist visitors, register people for programs and trips. Churchville Nature Center, 501 Churchville Lane. Call Diane: 215-357-4005 ext. 16.

Thrift Store Volunteers. 9 a.m.-noon. 1-3 days a week. Shop supports Veterans. Sales, pick up and transport of items, sorting, display. DAV 117, 5915 Bristol-Emilie Rd., Levittown. 267-880-5725.

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The Lakota West High School girls soccer team will get a glimpse of its past this weekend and celebrate the programs rich tradition with several former players all while honoring a lost peer.

The Firebirds, who are 201-98-43 in 17 seasons, will host their second alumni event 7 p.m. Saturday at the high school turf stadium.

Admission is free but donations and other proceeds will go to the Childrens Hospital Medical Center for brain tumor research in honor of West volleyball player Lauren Hede, who passed away from a brain tumor earlier this summer.

(The event) is something we started last year, and it went over so well we thought wed do it again, second-year coach Jan Bennett said. When we unfortunately lost Lauren Hede, we felt drawn to donate to that charity. A lot of the girls on the soccer team were friends with her, and we felt drawn to do that this year just to show our support.

Last years inaugural alumni versus varsity game was such a success, West was able to expand the rosters to make it an all-alumni event. Bennett said about 30 former players have signed up, but she expects some walk-ins as well.

Among those expected back will be the three Comisar sisters who all played at West before going on to college programs Stephanie (Class of 2003), Katie (2003) and Kim (2001). The Firebirds won a state title in 1999 and won six Greater Miami Conference titles in their first eight seasons from 1997 to 2004.

We had so many alums come back last year, we wanted to get them more playing time so we decided to make it alumni versus alumni, Bennett said. Its a nice way to kick off the season. Lakota West has always had a rich tradition in soccer and we want to thank our alumni for what they started. Its nice to see past players come back.

The event will include raffles, a split the pot drawing and halftime goal-kicking contest. Current players also will be available for autographs and will be introduced at the game, along with youth who attended the teams camp this summer.

We had a good crowd last year, and we really hope its even better this year, Bennett said. Its a great cause, and it should be a lot of fun for everyone.

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Loma Linda, Calif. (PRWEB) August 12, 2014

Graduates of Loma Linda University School of Medicine are helping to deliver health care to patients in the midst of the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Dr. Gillian Seton, a 2008 graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine, is serving since February 2014 at Cooper Adventist Hospital in Liberia.

Another physician, Dr. James Appel, a 2000 graduate of the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, is expected to arrive this week in Liberia to provide medical care alongside Seton at Cooper Adventist Hospital. Appel has spent the last decade as a family medicine physician in the north-central African country of Chad.

The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, in collaboration with Adventist Health International based in Loma Linda, has decided to keep Cooper Adventist Hospital open in Liberia in spite of the virus outbreak. The 45-bed hospital and its associated Eye Hospital, is located in the heart of Monrovia, the capital where nearly a third of the countrys four million people live. The Republic of Liberia was founded by freed American and Carribean slaves, and declared its independence in 1847.

Many public hospitals in the West African nation and adjacent areas have shut down or are refusing to take on new patients, but the staff and faculty at Cooper made the decision to remain open for treatment of non-Ebola related illnesses. They are continuing to screen patients prior to entering the hospital grounds in order to remain free of the Ebola virus as near as possible, so that they will be a source of help and safety to their patients and staff.

Working as a general surgeon at the hospital, Seton said she believes the need for medical treatment outweighs the dangers involved in staying.

The most dangerous place to be right now is in a hospital, but what are you to do when you have a patient with an OB emergency? Appendicitis? Severe Malaria with almost un-survivable anemia? she asked.

Seton said they have not closed the hospital because theyve seen how desperate people are to get help after they have been turned away from four or five hospitals due to staff-enforced closures.

Dr. Richard H. Hart, president of Adventist Health International and president of Loma Linda University Health, said the agency is continuing to support Coopers operations by subsidizing costs and providing supplies for the hospital. He said additional professional staff may be sent to Liberia, and only staff who volunteer to stay are reporting to work.

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The University of Pittsburgh Medical School's Class of 2018 took their first steps toward entry into the medical profession Sunday during the White Coat Ceremony in Oakland.

The class includes 149 students, who recited the Hippocratic Oath, led by Dr. Beth Piraino.

The students get their white coats, a symbolic entry into school, from Pitt's Medical Alumni Association.

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First-grader Kimberly Palmieri was excited to see Franklin School Principal Jim Slater at her Belleville home on Monday as part of the elementary school's annual home visits.

Kimberly, 6, showed Slater all the teeth she had lost over the summer and the new ones growing in their place.

"I'm so excited to go back," she said.

Her sister Anabeth Palmieri, 7, said it was "cool" to have their principal stop by and see them at home.

The girls were spending the day with their mother Michelle Reese and grandfather Bobby Dees.

The staff at Franklin Elementary School has been conducting home visits for more than 20 years. Slater, who has been principal for five years, said it's beneficial for children to see their teachers walking around their neighborhood.

"The kids look forward to seeing the teachers," he said.

At least 20 staff members from Franklin, including classroom teachers, specialty teachers and others, visited or tried to visit the homes of all 180 students.

If the family isn't home, school representatives leave information about the open house Thursday night and other fliers in a bag hanging on the front door knob or behind the screen door.

Staff members at Franklin separated into groups, and each group was assigned 15 or 16 families.

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By Hannah Plotkin | Published 08/10/14 6:34pm | Updated 20 hours ago

The UA College of Medicine Tucson held the 21st annual White Coat Ceremony to celebrate the 115 members of the class of 2018 at Centennial Hall on FridaY. The ceremony is a symbolic induction for medical students marking their entrance into the field of medicine.

The ceremony began with a procession, where students entered the hall in cohorts of six, led by their faculty mentors, with their white coats draped over their left arms. Despite instructions to stay seated, excited family members and friends jumped up to wave or shout to their loved ones as the procession moved down the aisles.

The white coats used in the ceremony were provided by donations from faculty and alumni of the College of Medicine.

The ceremony was emceed by Kevin Moynahan, deputy dean of education in the College of Medicine, and the opening remarks were made by Joe Skip Garcia, senior vice president for health sciences.

The first White Coat Ceremony was held at Columbia University in 1993, Moynahan said and the UA was the first Western university to begin practicing the tradition the same year. The ceremony is meant to mirror the convocation ceremony the medical students will attend in four years, Moynahan said.

The keynote speaker was Adele OSullivan, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. OSullivan described her journey into medicine, specifically a life-changing moment that drew her to a career of working with people experiencing homelessness.

In the next few years, you will see so many ways your career can change you, OSullivan said. Youll be pulled in many ways.

OSullivan said she had never expected to work in her current field, but after working at a clinic in Phoenix, she founded Circle the City, an organization that provides medical help to homeless individuals. OSullivan advised students to stay open minded and to let their future find them.

I wish for you great satisfaction and accomplishment, richness in relationships, both with your colleagues and your patients, OSullivan said. May you practice the art as well as the science of medicine with great respect for those who have modeled them and taught them to you.

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Fairchild Air Force Base 92nd Wing Veterans - A reunion for former and current Air Force members of the 92nd Wing at Fairchild and their families. Food and drinks will be provided. Bring lawn chairs and your stories and enjoy the company of fellow members of the 92nd. Sept. 14, 1-4 p.m., Waterfront Park, 1386 S. Lefevre St., Medical Lake. For more information, please call (509) 939-6539 or email wendansim@centurylink.net.

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Post Falls High School Alumni Potluck The Alumni Classes of 1956-62 invites all PFHS alumni to the annual potluck on Tuesday, 5 p.m., Qemiln Park, Post Falls. Please bring a dish to share; table service provided. Contact Susan Neufeld Myers at (208) 773-9120 or susancmyers@gmail.com; or Gary Walker at (208) 773-5385 or gnmwalk@frontier.com for moreinformation.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1974 - Celebrating its 40th reunion with a no-host activity at the Red Lion Grill downtown Friday and a dinner on Aug. 16 at the BluWoods in Mead. A tour of the school and a golf tournament are planned. For more information call Beth Manning Phillips at (509) 993-8016 or visit http://www.lcclassof74.com or http://www.facebook.com/groups/ 149309865278129.

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DECATUR St. Mary's Hospital is expanding its reach by placing life-saving medical tools closer to a cardiac emergency.

Dan Perryman, president and CEO, announced Friday that St. Mary's will give 10 automated external defibrillators to public groups that apply through the Carol Dodson Lifesaving Defibrillation Program.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in this country, said Chief Medical Officer Phillip Barnell.

Cardiac arrest often is the first symptom of heart disease. But a defibrillator can save lives during a cardiac emergency.

A defibrillator is a portable device that can shock a heart back into a normal rhythm before emergency medical staff arrive. Along with CPR, early defibrillation can more than double a victim's chance of surviving a heart attack, according to the American Heart Association.

In March, Chief Nurse Officer Carol Dodson and other medical personnel used a defibrillator to save a young man's life when his heart stopped during an alumni basketball tournament at Meridian High School.

The AED absolutely made a difference in the case of this individual, said Dodson, for whom the program was named.

Under Illinois law, most schools, dentist offices and physical fitness facilities are required to have a defibrillator. But the American Heart Association recommends placing the machines in public areas where groups 300 or more people gather, such as churches or fairgrounds.

Any one of you can use this device, Barnell said.

He then emphasized that point by plucking someone from the audience to demonstrate how the defibrillator works on a dummy. The machine provides audio instructions and only gives a shock if needed. Those asssisting in a medical emergency are reminded to call 911 before providing CPR or seeking a defibrillator.

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The Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital is attached to the Main Hospital on Ashley Avenue. A new $350 million women and children's hospital is planned for the intersection of Courtenay Drive and Calhoun Street. Grace Beahm/Staff

The Medical University of South Carolina needs at least $50 million from donors to build a new $350 million women's and children's hospital, and the executive in charge of fundraising said Thursday that amount of money will be very difficult to come by.

"Will we get there? Who knows," said Jim Fisher, vice president of development and alumni affairs, at the MUSC Board of Trustees meeting.

Fisher has tasked his department to raise $29.8 million of the $50 million goal this fiscal year. Typically, MUSC raises an average $7 million annually for the Children's Hospital.

"If we don't get the $50 million, this (hospital) is not going to happen, and we all want this to happen," Fisher said.

MUSC hired a national consulting firm, which determined that the project is ambitious, but feasible. Fisher agreed that raising money to build the hospital will be challenging, but said he is confident it will become a reality.

The existing Children's Hospital, which was built in 1987, is attached to the main hospital on the MUSC Horseshoe on Ashley Avenue. The new hospital will be built on the corner of Courtenay Drive and Calhoun Street next to the Ashley River Tower.

The Board of Trustees is considering changes to the guidelines to name buildings on campus. Under the new rules, the board would consider naming the new hospital after an individual who donates at least $25 million to the project.

Fisher said his team identified a handful of donors who could offer that much money but told the board, "It is not a slam dunk."

In other business, the board will likely approve Dr. David Cole's employment contract during its meeting Friday. Cole was named the new MUSC president earlier this year. The board is also expected to raise dental school tuition by 3 percent.

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