Adventist Medical Center Bacolod
Adventist Medical Center-Bacolod (formerly Bacolod Sanitarium and Hospital) is a private tertiary hospital located in the southern heart of the city of Bacolod, in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Granted as a 170-bed capacity of the Department of Health, it rose from its humble beginnings in December 8, 1966. It envisions to become “the premier center of healthcare in the Negros Province,” as it delivers its mission of “Extending the healing ministry of Christ to everyone. “
Adventist Medical Center Manila
As you step into Adventist Medical Center Manila, you become a part of its 85 years of caring experience. Travel back to sometime in July 1929, and imagine yourself standing at the corner of Vermont St. (now Julio Nakpil St.) and Indiana St. in Malate, Manila. You see a ten - bed clinic - that was how AdventistMed looked like when it started; and was fondly remembered throughout the years by its old name - Manila Sanitarium and Hospital.
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Mae Charisse Antalan, MD
General Practitioner
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Pediatrics
