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IRMA CRUZ - ROASA
B.S.N, R.N., M.A., Assistant Administrator and Chief, Nursing Services
Personal
  Date of Birth June 29, 1937
  Place of Birth Luisiana, Laguna
  Married to: Samuel T. Roasa, CPA. MHA, Retired Administrator, Bethany Hospital
  Children Dr. Helen Grace C. Roasa
Rev. Greg C. Roasa
Grace L. Roasa
  Grandchildren 3
Education and Post Graduate Studies
 
  • Luisiana Elementary School - 1948
  • Luis Bernardo Memorial High School, Luisiana, Laguna - 1952
  • Graduate Nurse, UP-PGH - 1956
  • BSN (Supplemental), DWU of Tacloban City, Tacloban City - 1972
  • Master of Arts in Education with Specialization (Nursing) DWU & PWU - 1980
  • Post Graduate Course on Critical Care Nursing, Philippine Heart Center, Manila - September 1989
  • Participant, "International Nurse Education Program" John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., May 2-June 24, 1977
  • Participant, 25th Senior Nurse International Workshop, Sponsored by INFJ at Tokyo Japan, September 21 - October 2, 1999
  • Attended several seminars and symposia sponsored by PNA and other Professional and Civic Organizations, Local and International
Involvement to the Philippine Nurse Association and Other Nursing Organizations
 
  • Past President, Philippine Nurses Association, Leyte Chapter - 1978-1979
  • First Governor, Philippine Nurses Association, Region 8 - 1980
  • Life Member, Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines
  • Member, Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines
  • Life Member, Philippines Nurses Assocation
  • Vice-President, Association of Nursing Service Administration, Leyte Chapter - 1995 - present
  • Governor, PNA Region VIII - 1999-2001
  • President, Association of Nursing Service Administrators, Leyte Chapter 2003
Professional Services
 
  • Staff Nurse, Manila Doctor's Hospital, 1956-1960
  • Staff Nurse, Bethany Hospital, Tacloban City, 1960-1965
  • Acting Chief Nurse, Bethany Hospital, 1965-1971
  • Chief, Nursing Service, Bethany Hospital, 1972 up to present
  • Assistant Administrator, Bethany Hospital, 1978 up to present
Socio-Civic and Professional Involvement
 
  • Past President, DWU College of Nursing Alumni Association
  • Past President, Inner Wheel Club of Tacloban - 1980
  • Past President, Christian Women's Association, UCCP, Tacloban
  • Treasurer, Christian Women's Association, North-Eastern Leyte Conference
  • Member, Management Committee, Bethany Hospital Credit Cooperative, Inc.
  • Member, Committee on Family Welfare, Bethany Hospital, DOLE Region VIII
  • Member, Board of Directors, Bethany Hospital Credit Cooperative, Inc.
  • Chairman, Board of Directors, Bethany Hospistal Credit Coop, Inc.
  • Auditor, NCMB - DOLE - Region VIII - 1999 up to present
  • President, Bethany Hospital Women's Auxiliary
Teaching Position
 
  • Part-time Lecturer - DWU College of Nursing, Tacloban City
  • Clinical Coordinator - RTRMF College of Nursing, Tacloban City
  • Faculty Member - RTRMF Graduate School of Nursing, Tacloban City
Awards and Citations
 
  • Certificate of Distinction - UP-PGH Alumni Association
  • Service Award - Philippine Nurses Association, Leyte Chapter
  • Plaque of Merit - Bethany Hospital, Tacloban City for 33 years of service - May 1993
  • Certificate of Attendance to various seminars attended