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 ==[[Ilocos Norte News]]==
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-'''Laoag hospital gets boost from St. Luke's Medical Center'''
+'''Ilocos Pride at Summer Trade Fair in Ilocos Norte'''
-*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=331336614352
+*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R01&article=341336705501
-*By: Ma. Cristina C. Arzadon
+*By: PIA
-*''Thursday, May 10, 2012''
+*''Friday, May 11, 2012''
-LAOAG CITY- Patients of the Laoag City General Hospital (LCGH) can now expect a world class health care service with the formal entry of St. Luke’s Medical Center as its partner in making the hospital the best medical facility in the North.
+LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte- Experience Ilocano pride at the 5th OTOP Summer Trade Fair and Garden Show in Laoag City, this province.
-The partnership between LCGH and the SLMC was sealed by a Memorandum of Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding last March 31.
+Among the products on sale are One-Town, One-Product (OTOP) of the different municipalities of the province which include, among others, mouth-watering longganiza and empanada from Batac City; chichacorn from Paoay; seaweed noodles from Burgos; vinegar and basi from Laoag City; rice coffee from Banna; Ceramics and crispy-licious Chicharon or Bagnet from San Nicolas; binakol abel from the loom weavers of Sarrat, and shell craft from the artisans of Pagudpud.
-The agreements are effective for four years and may be renewed by both parties.
+Other products featured at the trade fair are furniture and home furnishings, gift items and plants.
-The merger paved the way for St. Luke's to assist the city hospital in providing residents a similar total health care system that the premier medical center has been known for.
+According to Maricor Racela of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the trade fair “aims to promote local products not only from Ilocos Norte but also from the other provinces in the Ilocandia, especially the OTOP of the various local government units of the province.”
-Laoag Mayor Michael Fariñas said the partnership is part of his administration’s commitment to provide residents the best medical care that is affordable even to ordinary patients.
+The OTOP is a government program that supports small and medium entrepreneurs and LGUs to develop their products and at the same time market them.
-For his part, Dr. Joven R. Cuanang, SLMC’s Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, said the joint venture will enable St.Luke's to guide the the local hospital in providing quality health care and total patient satisfaction.
+“There are 40 exhibitors, of which some came from Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union and Abra. Trade fairs like this help them market their products,” Racela said.
-Under both agreements, the parties are bound to fulfill commitments of service through a referral system where the city hospital may refer its patients to SLMC for further diagnosis or treatment and vice versa.
+The trade fair will run from until May 18, 2012 at the Dap-ayan in front of the Provincial Capitol.
-The parties will also undergo education and training where personnel of both hospitals will be benefitted by an exchange of relevant information through lectures, in-house trainings and research in healthcare.
+It is a project of the DTI, in partnership with the Partuat ti Kailokuan Association, City Government of Laoag and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte.
-The MOU also provides that expertise development shall be afforded to LCGH doctors through international conferences, consultations through teleconferencing including visiting and rotating privileges.
-The LCGH may also request for training of its personnel at SLMC in the areas of nursing, finance, marketing, among others.
 ==Ilocos Norte Zip Codes==