Northern Mindanao Medical Center

Government hospital in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Hospital in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Northern Mindanao Medical Center

Department of Health

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Geography
Location| Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Coordinates| 8°29′08″N 124°38′59″E﻿ / ﻿8.48547°N 124.64965°E﻿ / 8.48547; 124.64965
Services
Beds| 600
History
Former name(s)|

* Misamis Public Hospital
* Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital[1]
* Northern Mindanao Regional Training Hospital[2]

Links
Website| nmmc.doh.gov.ph

The Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) is a government hospital in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. It is managed under the Department of Health.

## History

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The Northern Mindanao Medical Center was established in the American colonial period in the Philippines in Carmen, Cagayan de Misamis (modern-day Cagayan de Oro). It was initially housed in a wood and nipa structure which was converted from a public schoolhouse as a response to a cholera outbreak. In 1919, the hospital was named the Misamis Public Hospital.[3]

A new wooden building was constructed in 1932 at the present site of the hospital near the Provincial Capitol. The hospital had a 25-bed capacity. The hospital building was destroyed during World War II but was renovated after the war. The bed capacity of the hospital was also expanded to 50.[3]

The hospital was renamed the Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital in 1945. The hospital was expanded once again in 1956 through the construction of additional buildings and the expansion of the bed capacity to 75.[3]

The Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital was renamed the Northern Mindanao Regional Training Hospital (NMRTH) through Republic Act 4662 which became law on June 18, 1966.[1] The legislation also mandated the departmentalization of the hospital's services and gave the facility the capability to be a teaching hospital. Bed capacity was also increased to 200.[3]

The Northern Mindanao Community Heart Center, a satellite facility of the Philippine Heart Center was established within the hospital in 1983.[3]

On March 11, 1995, the Republic Act 7938 took effect reclassifying the NMRTH as a medical center and renaming the hospital as the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC). It also increased the authorized bed capacity from 300 to 600.[2][3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the NMMC served as the COVID-19 dedicated referral facility for patients in Northern Mindanao.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 4662". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 18 June 1966. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
2. ^ a b "Republic Act No. 7938". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 1 March 1995. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Our History". Northern Mindanao Medical Center. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
4. ^ "Northern Mindanao's largest public hospital saves lives against the odds". Rappler. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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List of DOH-retained hospitals in the Philippines

NCR|

* Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center
* East Avenue Medical Center
* Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
* Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
* National Center for Mental Health
* National Children’s Hospital
* Philippine Orthopedic Center
* Quirino Memorial Medical Center
* Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
* Rizal Medical Center
* San Lazaro Hospital
* Tondo Medical Center
* Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium
* Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center
* Valenzuela Medical Center
* San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital
* Senate President Neptali A. Gonzales General Hospital

CAR|

* Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
* Conner District Hospital
* Far North Luzon General Hospital and Training Center
* Luis Hora Memorial Regional Hospital

Region I|

* Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
* Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
* Region I Medical Center
* Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center
* Ilocos Sur Medical Center

Region II|

* Batanes General Hospital
* Cagayan Valley Medical Center
* Southern Isabela Medical Center
* Region II Trauma and Medical Center
* Northwestern Cagayan General Hospital

Region III|

* Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center
* Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center
* Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital
* Mariveles Mental Wellness and General Hospital
* Talavera General Hospital
* Joni Villanueva General Hospital

Region IV-A|

* Batangas Medical Center
* Maria L. Eleazar General Hospital
* Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital
* Southern Luzon Multi-Specialty Medical Center

Region IV-B|

* Culion Sanitarium and General Hospital
* Ospital ng Palawan

Region V|

* Bicol Medical Center
* Bicol Region General Hospital and Geriatric Medical Center
* Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center

Region VI|

* Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
* Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center
* Western Visayas Medical Center
* Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital

Region VII|

* Don Emilio del Valle Memorial Hospital
* Eversley Childs Sanitarium and General Hospital
* Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital
* St. Anthony Mother and Child Hospital
* Cebu South Medical Center
* Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center

Region VIII|

* Eastern Visayas Medical Center
* Governor Benjamin T. Romualdez General Hospital and Schistosomiasis Center
* Samar Island Medical Center

Region IX|

* Basilan Medical Center
* Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Hospital
* Labuan General Hospital
* Margosatubig Regional Hospital
* Mindanao Central Sanitarium
* Sulu Sanitarium and General Hospital
* Zamboanga City Medical Center

Region X|

* Amai Pakpak Medical Center
* Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center
* Northern Mindanao Medical Center
* Camiguin General Hospital
* First Misamis Oriental General Hospital
* Northeastern Misamis General Hospital

Region XI|

* Davao Regional Medical Center
* Southern Philippines Medical Center
* Davao Occidental General Hospital

Region XII|

* Cotabato Regional and Medical Center
* Cotabato Sanitarium and General Hospital
* SOCCSKSARGEN General Hospital

Region XIII|

* Adela Serra Ty Memorial Medical Center
* Caraga Regional Hospital
* Siargao Island Medical Center

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