 United States Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. was the guest of honor during the dedication ceremony of a new $1.3 million MRI Machine donated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City on June 29. Since 2003, USDVA has administered an equipment grant program to the VMMC and has donated over $5.7 million of medical equipment such as CT scan, gamma camera (X-Ray); radiography, fluoroscopy, and portable X-Ray machines; an ultrasound machine; dialysis machines; ventilators; cardiac monitors; and two boiler plants that supply steam for the entire hospital. Photo shows USDVA Manila Director Jon Skelly (left, second); Philippine Department of National Defense Undersecretary Eduardo Batac (center); Ambassador Thomas, (right, second); VMMC Medical Director Dr. Nona Legaspi (right); and the MRI Machine (inset). (PIA-7) |