{"id":44596,"date":"2021-07-26T12:41:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T04:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=44596"},"modified":"2021-07-26T12:41:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T04:41:27","slug":"converge-powers-up-angeles-citys-vaccination-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2021\/07\/26\/converge-powers-up-angeles-citys-vaccination-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Converge powers up Angeles City\u2019s vaccination sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has provided a dedicated fiber connection to facilitate the vaccination program of the city government at the City College of Angeles and the Angeles National High School.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe requested for a dedicated line from Converge, and (Converge CEO) Dennis Anthony Uy provided it immediately. Since then, there has been no interruption in our vaccination efforts, and the process has been much quicker,\u201d said Angeles City Mayor Carmelo G. Lazatin Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the city that nurtured our company from the very beginning, Angeles City will always hold a special place for Converge. Even as we\u2019ve grown nationwide, our \u2018birth city\u2019 is always top of mind. We\u2019re ready to help the local government in their efforts to serve the public better, especially if it involves healthcare,\u2019\u2019 said Dennis Anthony Uy, CEO and Founder of Converge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The connectivity is used by the government\u2019s health workers for pre-registration, registration, and tagging of vaccinees, said Irish \u201cIC\u201d C. Calaguas, chief adviser to Mayor Lazatin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, to fast-track the vaccination drive of the A1-A4 priority groups, the connectivity is used to access information such as vacancy of slots in the vaccination sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s very important to know if there are available slots, which we can access through the main database in city hall. With this connection, we are able to do that, and implement the prioritization quicker. We\u2019re able to maximize the capacity of the sites,\u201d said Calaguas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city government is planning to put up a third vaccination site in Barangay Sapalibutad in Angeles which has a capacity of 1,000 individuals, while the existing vaccination sites have a capacity of 6,000 each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis long-standing partnership with Converge has truly helped us with improving our healthcare delivery. In 2019, Converge donated P 5 million to rehabilitation of the Ospital ng Angeles, and we were able to purchase an x-ray machine,\u201d added Mayor Lazatin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of July 8, Angeles City has inoculated 55,000 individuals, 10,000 of which are already completely vaccinated. This represents 13% of the city\u2019s overall population. Angeles City is seen to inoculate 100% of its population by November, assuming no delays in supply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The connectivity is used by the government\u2019s health workers for pre-registration, registration, and tagging of vaccinees, said Irish \u201cIC\u201d C. 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