San Lazaro Hospital (Manila)

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San Lazaro Hospital (SLH) is a referral facility for Infectious/ Communicable Diseases. It is one of the retained special tertiary hospital of the Department of Health (DOH) which is subsidized by the national government.

The hospital has a 500-bed capacity that provides free health care delivery service particularly among the depressed, underserved and underprivileged sectors of the society. Since 1986, cases of HIV/AIDS were admitted to this hospital.

SLH was founded in 1577 as a dispensary clinic in Intramuros by Spanish Frey Juan Clemente. It became a hospital in 1578 for patient suffering from leprosy and other diseases.

In 1784, SLH was relocated to Hacienda Mayhaligue, the present site, through a Royal Decree from the King of Spain. A chapel was built and its premises enclosed with stone walls by Frey Felix Huerta in 1859.

The American run the hospital in 1898 as a contagious disease hospital, after 320 years of Spanish governance.

It was only in 1918 that Filipinos started operating the hospital. From 1930-31, insane patients were transferred to National Mental Hospital ( National Center for Mental Health). In 1949, patients with leprosy were located to Tala Leprosarium, now Jose N. Rodriquez Memorial Hospital.

Address: Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
Telephone: (632) 732-3776 to 78
Webpage: www.doh.gov.ph/slh/
Infolink: en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=San_Lazaro_General...
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Coordinates:   14°36'52"N   120°58'50"E

Comments

  • this is my dream hospital.
  • One of the Best Hospital in Manila
  • Quality services and approachable staff . Just bring your Phil health with you because it is a government paying hospital
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