Traumatic events in emergency room refer to different unpredictable circumstances or happenings that upsets or causes a strain on people particularly among healthcare practitioners such as nurses and physicians. These included witnessing serious and appalling injuries and accidents, patient and family suffering as well as death.

The Philippine General Hospital or PGH is on the most prestigious and historical medical institutions in the Philippines to which the evolution of modern medicine in the country is closely associated. With over a century of existence, this hospital has become of the most sought after employers for medical practitioners, healthcare workers and nurses for [...]

With the growing demand for nurses and other related healthcare workers, many people are thinking of a career change to the health profession. However, shifting to a healthcare career is not an easy task because it is a highly specialized profession that requires necessary study However, most are unable to make that shift because they [...]

Is there really a nursing shortage in the Philippines or is there an oversupply of nurses in the Philippines?  The answer to these questions is both yes.  There is a nursing shortage in the Philippines and at the same time an oversupply of nurses.  While in economics, the demand is immediately address by supply, in [...]

Most companies simply hire a healthcare professional, sometimes a regular nurse and sometimes a doctor paid on a retainer’s basis in order to comply to the Occupational Safety and Health provisions of the labor code.  However, it must be noted that those health workers working for occupational safety should not be ordinary physicians or ordinary [...]

The La Union Medical Center is the first provincial hospital that was transformed into non-stock, nonprofit local government owned and controlled hospital that is located in Azareno, Agoo, La Union for which it was awarded the “Galing Pook Awardees for Excellence and Innovation”.   It has a bed capacity of 100 and has 15 departments.  Among [...]