Southern Philippines Medical Center (Davao City) | university, hospital, medical centre, training center

Philippines / Southern Mindanao / Davao / Davao City / Dumanlas Road
 university, hospital, medical centre, training center
Enacted by the Philippine Legislature in 1971 as the Davao Public Hospital with a 25-bed capacity. Renamed Davao General Hospital around 1946 with a 200-bed capacity. Rebaptized as the Davao Regional Medical and Training Center in 1957 under R.A. 1859 with a 350-bed capacity to be established in Bajada. Officially designated as Medical Center for Mindanao and Sulu by the DOH under A.O. 157 effective January 1, 1971. The 200-bed Davao Mental Hospital was attached in 1986 and became under full administrative and fiscal control of DMC by 1990. Upgraded in 1992 as 400-bed hospital for a total of 600-bed capacity for both main hospital and the Mental Hospital.

Phone: 63 82 2272731
Fax: 63 82 2217029

Website:
www.doh.gov.ph/dmc/
www.davmedcen.ph/
Bajada, Davao City 8000
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davao_Medical_Center
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   7°5'56"N   125°37'9"E

Comments

  • has improved significantly due to foreign funding. if it where locally funded, well.... anyways...
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