6.23.2010

RDCC-Caraga: Earthquake Drill at M.J. Santos Hospital, Butuan City

Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) Caraga
Earthquake Drill
M.J. Santos Hospital
Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City
June 18, 2010
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Photo shows the nurses and other personnel of M.J. Santos Hospital participating in the earthquake drill and performing the “Duck, Cover, and Hold” when the siren started to ring signaling that an earthquake occured, during the earthquake drill spearheaded by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga as the lead agency in the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC), held recently at M.J. Santos Hospital, Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)
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Nurses and other personnel of M.J. Santos Hospital are shown here evacuating the area after the siren stopped sounding which serve as signal that an earthquake is over, during the earthquake drill spearheaded by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga as the lead agency in the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC), held recently at M.J. Santos Hospital, Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)
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Assigned marshals of respective divisions of M.J. Santos Hospital are shown here conducting headcount of their personnel in the evacuation area to check if all employees are safe and complete in number, during the earthquake drill spearheaded by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga as the lead agency in the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC), held recently at M.J. Santos Hospital, Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)
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Rescue teams of M.J. Santos Hospital are shown here responding to the set-up wounded victims during the conduct of earthquake drill by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga as the lead agency in the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC), held recently at M.J. Santos Hospital, Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)
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Focal persons for the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) Caraga from the government agencies share their comments, observations, and suggestions to all the personnel and management of M.J. Santos Hospital after the conduct of earthquake drill spearheaded by the of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga as the lead agency in RDCC, held recently at M.J. Santos Hospital, Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)
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Photo shows members of the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) Caraga from the government agencies, personnel and staff of M.J. Santos Hospital during the announcement of the evaluators’ observations during the conduct of the earthquake drill in their health facility by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga as the lead agency in RDCC, held recently at M.J. Santos Hospital, Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City. Also, OCD-Caraga emphasizes that M.J. Santos Hospital is the pilot health facility to conduct the drill. (PIA-Caraga)
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Dr. Terrence Vesagas, Hospital Director of M.J. Santos Hospital, and as the overall coordinator for the earthquake drill by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga as the lead agency in the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) Caraga acknowledges the efforts and participation of all its personnel and staff during the conduct of earthquake drill, held recently at M.J. Santos Hospital, Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City. Vesagas also assures the RCDC that they will conduct another drill sometime to improve whatever has to be changed. (PIA-Caraga)