Western Visayas Medical Center

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Western Visayas Medical Center
Western Visayas Medical Center
Geography
Location Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates 10°43′08″N122°32′30″E / 10.71876°N 122.54180°E / 10.71876; 122.54180
Organization
Funding Government hospital
Type tertiary level hospital
Services
Beds700
Links
Website wvmc.doh.gov.ph

The Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) is a tertiary level government hospital in the Philippines with an authorized bed capacity of seven hundred (700). [1] It is located along Q. Abeto Street, Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Iloilo.

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History

In June 1974, the Iloilo Provincial Hospital (IPH) was upgraded to a 200-bed capacity with the approval of 164 personnel. In 1982, under Batas Pambansa (BP) Bilang 640, IPH was reclassified as a regional hospital and renamed Western Visayas Regional Hospital, with plantilla personnel increased to 247. On April 27, 1984, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 825, the hospital was renamed Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC). In April 1988, the Pototan Mental Health Unit in Brgy. Rumbang, Pototan, was aligned to WVMC.

On February 25, 1992, Republic Act 7198 increased WVMC's bed capacity to 425. On June 5, 1995, the Pototan Mental Health Unit was placed under the full supervision of WVMC. On November 2, 1997, Republic Act 8372 converted the Don Jose S. Monfort Memorial Hospital in Barotac Nuevo into a tertiary hospital, known as the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital, under WVMC's supervision.

In 2005, Department of Health (DOH) Department Order No. 2005-0052 transferred the administration of the Pototan Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (now known as the Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center) to WVMC.

WVMC provides healthcare services to Western Visayas. It has 12 accredited departments, 118 medical specialists, 82 resident physicians, 345 nursing and paramedical staff, and 215 administrative staff. The hospital operates a one-stop Emergency Medical Services Complex and five satellite pharmacies.

WVMC is accredited in various specialties and subspecialties, including anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatology, neurology, oncology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery. [2]

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References

  1. Philippine Republic Act 11496 Section 1
  2. "Western Visayas Medical Center History". Department of Health. Retrieved 2024-11-10.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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