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| Location = [[Tondo, Manila|Tondo]], [[Manila]] |
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| Region = [[Manila|City of Manila]], [[Image:Flag of the Philippines.svg|22px]] |
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| HealthCare = Public, '''Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)''' accredited |
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| Type = General, public |
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| Affiliation = [[University of Santo Tomas]], [[Far Eastern University]], [[San Beda College]] |
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| Founded = 1971 |
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The '''Tondo Medical Center''' |
The '''Tondo Medical Center''', also known as '''Tondo Med''', is a 300-bed capacity tertiary public medical center established in 1971, under the supervision and control of the [[Department of Health (Philippines)|Department of Health]] (DOH). It is located on [[North Bay Boulevard]], [[Tondo, Manila|Tondo]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. Tondo Med has eight hospital departments, all of which are currently accredited with their respective specialty societies except for [[List of medical abbreviations|EENT]] and [[Radiology]] which are still in the process of accreditation with the [[Department of Health (Philippines)|DOH]]. |
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==History== |
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Currently located at North Bay Boulevard, [[Tondo, Manila]], [[Philippines]], the tertiary hospitals caters to the health needs of patients located in residential and industrial areas near the area. |
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In January 1971, the hospital started as the Tondo Annex of the [[José R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center|Jose R. Reyes Memorial Hospital]]. By virtue of ''Republic Act 6375'' on July 16, 1971, the ownership and possession of a lot, building, and other physical plants, equipment, tools, implements, records, funds, appropriations and personnel were transferred to the Hospital Board in the name of the Tondo General Hospital and Medical Center.<ref name="ChanRobles-RA6375" /> |
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It was established and operated in and for the District of Tondo, City of Manila as a non-profit public institution and its purpose being primarily to give free in-patient and out-patient medical care to as many residents of the District of Tondo. Under this Act, the hospital shall have a bed capacity of not less than one hundred (100). Ninety percent of which shall be devoted exclusively to charity patients.<ref name="ChanRobles-RA6375">{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=6375|title=An Act Creating Tondo General Hospital and Medical Center, Defining its Purpose and Objectives, and for Other Purposes |url=https://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/64_republicacts.php?id=6379 |website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library |accessdate=April 19, 2020 |date=August 16, 1971}}</ref> |
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==Mission== |
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Tondo Medical Center shall be an effective and efficient government health agency under the leadership of the [[Department of Health (Philippines)|Department of Health]] to ensure equity, quality, and access to health care services delivering curative, promotive and preventive health services, thus, rendering this hospital as a true Center of Wellness for our people.<ref name="tondo1">[http://www2.doh.gov.ph/TMC_home/about_us.htm Official Website of Tondo Medical Center - Mission]</ref> |
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On January 30, 1987, ''Executive Order No. 119'' was passed reorganizing the Ministry of Health and its attached agencies. Tondo General Hospital and Medical Center created as a government corporation under ''Republic Act 6375'' was dissolved and all its assets, liabilities, properties and personnel were transferred to Tondo Medical Center under the [[Department of Health (Philippines)|Department of Health]].<ref name="GovPH-EO119">{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=119, s. 1987| title=Reorganizing the Ministry of Health, its attached agencies and for other purposes. |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/01/30/executive-order-no-119-s-1987/ |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines |accessdate=April 19, 2020 |date=January 30, 1987}}</ref> |
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==Vision== |
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To help in the attainment of health for all Filipinos by the year 2010 and health in the hands of the people by the year 2020.<ref name="tondo2">[http://www2.doh.gov.ph/TMC_home/vision2.htm Official Website of Tondo Medical Center - Vision]</ref> |
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Now, it has an authorized bed capacity of 200 and departmentalized services consisting of Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Optha, ENT, Radiology and Pathology. Furthermore, the hospital caters to the health needs of both in-patients and out-patients along residential and industrial areas not only in Tondo but also from [[Caloocan]], [[Malabon]], [[Navotas]], [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela]] (CAMANAVA) and some parts of [[Bulacan]]. |
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==Services== |
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| In Patient Services || Out Patient Services || [[X-Ray]] Service |
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| Ancillary Services || [[Emergency medical services|Emergency Services]] || Recovery and Operating Room Services |
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| [[Labor and Delivery]] Room Services || Laboratory Services || Administrative Services |
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| Support || Special Ties || Special Units |
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| Special Diagnostics || Special Procedures || Medical Center Programs |
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The Hospital is Philhealth accredited with all major departments accredited by their medical societies. The hospital is also a key player of DOH programs and continuous to be an effective partner with local government units in providing health care. |
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==Hospital Accomplishments== |
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*Hospital facilities upgrade |
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*8.7% increase of hospital income |
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*Participation in the National Hospital Week Celebration in the [[Philippines]] on Aug. 3-5, 2001 |
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*[[Public health]] activities |
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*Improved voluntary [[blood donation]] program |
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With the enactment of ''Republic Act 11331'' on April 17, 2019, Tondo Med's bed capacity was increased to 300, its professional health care services and facilities were upgraded, and its medical personnel were increased.<ref>{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=11131|url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11331_2019.html |title=An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of Tondo Medical Center in the City of Manila from Two Hundred (200) to Three Hundred (300) Beds, Upgrading its Professional Health Care Services and Facilities, Authorizing the Increase of its Medical Personnel, and Appropriating Funds Therefor|date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=April 3, 2022 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of hospitals in the Philippines]] |
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* [[Manila|City of Manila]] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 21 August 2024
| Tondo Medical Center | |
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| Department of Health | |
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 Tondo Medical Center edifice | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Tondo, Manila, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°38′06″N 120°57′47″E / 14.63508°N 120.96311°E |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General, public |
| Services | |
| Beds | 300 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Philippines |
The Tondo Medical Center, also known as Tondo Med, is a 300-bed capacity tertiary public medical center established in 1971, under the supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH). It is located on North Bay Boulevard, Tondo, Manila, Philippines. Tondo Med has eight hospital departments, all of which are currently accredited with their respective specialty societies except for EENT and Radiology which are still in the process of accreditation with the DOH.
History
[edit]In January 1971, the hospital started as the Tondo Annex of the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Hospital. By virtue of Republic Act 6375 on July 16, 1971, the ownership and possession of a lot, building, and other physical plants, equipment, tools, implements, records, funds, appropriations and personnel were transferred to the Hospital Board in the name of the Tondo General Hospital and Medical Center.[1]
It was established and operated in and for the District of Tondo, City of Manila as a non-profit public institution and its purpose being primarily to give free in-patient and out-patient medical care to as many residents of the District of Tondo. Under this Act, the hospital shall have a bed capacity of not less than one hundred (100). Ninety percent of which shall be devoted exclusively to charity patients.[1]
On January 30, 1987, Executive Order No. 119 was passed reorganizing the Ministry of Health and its attached agencies. Tondo General Hospital and Medical Center created as a government corporation under Republic Act 6375 was dissolved and all its assets, liabilities, properties and personnel were transferred to Tondo Medical Center under the Department of Health.[2]
Now, it has an authorized bed capacity of 200 and departmentalized services consisting of Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Optha, ENT, Radiology and Pathology. Furthermore, the hospital caters to the health needs of both in-patients and out-patients along residential and industrial areas not only in Tondo but also from Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela (CAMANAVA) and some parts of Bulacan.
The Hospital is Philhealth accredited with all major departments accredited by their medical societies. The hospital is also a key player of DOH programs and continuous to be an effective partner with local government units in providing health care.
With the enactment of Republic Act 11331 on April 17, 2019, Tondo Med's bed capacity was increased to 300, its professional health care services and facilities were upgraded, and its medical personnel were increased.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Republic Act No. 6375 (August 16, 1971), "An Act Creating Tondo General Hospital and Medical Center, Defining its Purpose and Objectives, and for Other Purposes", Chan Robles Virtual Law Library, retrieved April 19, 2020
- ^ Executive Order No. 119, s. 1987 (January 30, 1987), "Reorganizing the Ministry of Health, its attached agencies and for other purposes.", Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved April 19, 2020
- ^ Republic Act No. 11131 (April 17, 2019), An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of Tondo Medical Center in the City of Manila from Two Hundred (200) to Three Hundred (300) Beds, Upgrading its Professional Health Care Services and Facilities, Authorizing the Increase of its Medical Personnel, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, retrieved April 3, 2022