St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City
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St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City | |
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St. Luke's Medical Center, Inc. | |
Geography | |
Location | 279 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., Barangay Kalusugan, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Coordinates | 14°37′22″N 121°01′24″E / 14.6227038°N 121.0232502°E |
Organization | |
Affiliated university | |
Services | |
Beds | 650[citation needed] |
History | |
Opened | 1903 (in Manila) 1961 (current hospital in Quezon City) |
Links | |
Website | www |
St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City is a hospital in
Founded in 1903, it is the third oldest American and Protestant hospital in the Philippines (first Protestant Episcopalian hospital in the country) after CPU–Iloilo Mission Hospital and Silliman University Medical Center.[1]
Along with its sister medical center of the same name, the
The managing entity of both hospitals is based in the Quezon City hospital and the Taguig hospital is a wholly owned corporation of the former.[3]
St. Luke's serves also as an affiliated university hospital of Trinity University of Asia, the first Protestant Episcopalian university in Asia, and the St. Luke's College of Medicine.[4]
History
St. Luke's was established in October 1903 by
In 1961, the health facility would move to its current location in Quezon City.[5]
Facilities
The hospital has a 633 bed-capacity. It also hosts medical equipment such as the 3-
Reception
The St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City is the first hospital in the Philippines and the second one in Asia to be accredited by the
In 2013, German based accreditation organization, TEMOS gave an Excellence in Medical Tourism and Quality in International Patient Care certificate to the hospital in Quezon City. Its sister facility in Bonifacio Global City was also given the award.[8]
References
- ^ "St. Luke's ramps up COVID-19 efforts through enhanced telemedicine and swab testing services". St. Luke’s. January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ Official site of the Episcopal Church - Institutions
- ^ "Frederick Dy is new chair of St. Luke's". Philippine Daily Inquirer. August 26, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "St. Luke's Quezon City, Global City no longer accepting COVID-19 patients". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Buban, Charles (October 19, 2017). "114 Years of healthcare innovation". Lifestyle.INQ. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Innovative CT scan technology unveiled in PH". The Manila Times Website. The Manila Times. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Calleja, Niña (December 1, 2012). "St. Luke's hospital bags int'l accreditation anew". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ^ "St. Luke's hospitals get global awards for excellence". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Media related to St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City at Wikimedia Commons