Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center

Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
Geography
Location	Gov. Pack Road, Baguio City, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines
Coordinates	16°24′04″N120°35′46″E / 16.4011°N 120.5960°E Coordinates: 16°24′04″N120°35′46″E / 16.4011°N 120.5960°E
Organisation
Hospital type	Government, Charity
Services
Standards	ISO 9001:2015
Emergency department	24/7 available with specialist and subspecialist facilities
Beds	500 (To be increased to 800) [1]
Links
Website	www.bghmc.doh.gov.ph
Lists	Hospitals in Philippines

Last updated August 26, 2019

Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC), also called Baguio General Hospital or BGH for short, is the largest government funded tertiary hospital in the Cordillera Autonomous Region^[2] and is located in Baguio City, North Luzon, Philippines.

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References

1 2 Agoot, Liza (8 August 2018). "Senate okays bill increasing Baguio hospital capacity to 800 beds". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
↑ "The Electives Network: Baguio General Hospital and Medical Centre". www.electives.net. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
↑ "HISTORY BGHMC" . Retrieved 7 February 2019.
↑ "ENTRY NO. 1 – 7 AMAZING FACTS OF HOW BGHMC GREW THROUGH THE YEARS | BGHMC". 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
↑ Cawis, Redjie Melvic M. (15 October 2018). "Pres. Duterte approves expansion of BGHMC, 3 other hospitals in N. Luzon". pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

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[agoot-1] 1 2 Agoot, Liza (8 August 2018). "Senate okays bill increasing Baguio hospital capacity to 800 beds". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[2] "The Electives Network: Baguio General Hospital and Medical Centre". www.electives.net. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[3] "HISTORY BGHMC" . Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[4] "ENTRY NO. 1 – 7 AMAZING FACTS OF HOW BGHMC GREW THROUGH THE YEARS | BGHMC". 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[5] Cawis, Redjie Melvic M. (15 October 2018). "Pres. Duterte approves expansion of BGHMC, 3 other hospitals in N. Luzon". pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 7 February 2019.