Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
| Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center |
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| Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila | |
Ospital ng Maynila
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| Geography | |
| Location | Malate, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) accredited |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | approx 300 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Philippines |
The Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (Hospital of Manila; abbreviation: OMMC) is a 300-bed non-profit tertiary, general and training hospital in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It is the laboratory hospital of health science students (students of medicine, nursing and physical therapy) enrolled at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, one of the Philippines' most prestigious universities.
As hospital operated and maintained through taxes paid by Manila residents, OMMC has for its primary concern the admission and treatment of patients who are bona fide residents of the city. Furthermore, it is responsible for the provision of an integrated community health program and in the promotion of scientific excellence through research activities.
Studies reveal that an alarming number of city residents die without medical attendance. During the year 1967, 16.45% of the total deaths in the city occurred without medical attendance, and 14.43% with incomplete medical attendance. Added to this problem was the fact all the four national hospitals located in the city cannot accommodate all needy patients and even refuse some 8,000 patients a month.
The enactment on June 22, 1957, or Republic Act 1939, otherwise known as the Hospital Financing Act, spurred the City of Manila to establish its own hospital. The law required Manila to contribute 1% of its annual income for the operation and maintenance of national hospitals in the city.
Events leading to the establishment of the city hospital followed rapidly:
OMMC was established on January 31, 1969 by the government of the City of Manila. The primary motivation in establishing the Medical Center was to provide city residents, 80% of who are classified as indigents, a better standard of medical care. It was originally planned to provide a total in-patient capacity of 300 beds and 60–90 nursery cribs. In addition, an outpatient department was included to provide medical care to ambulatory patients.
In May 2005, OMMC renovated its Emergency Department, Infirmary Ward and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nursery). Moreover, it also acquired 250 new hospital beds, two incubators, two respirators, and Computed Tomography (CT) Scan services that is free for all legitimate residents of Manila.
On December 23, 2008, the hospital integrated the anthroposophic framework beginning with the institutionalization of integrative and complimentary alternative medicine through the help of Dr. Michaela Glocker, who is the leader of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum, the School of Spiritual Science in Dornach, Switzerland since 1988.
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