Western Visayas Medical Center

Government hospital in Iloilo City, Philippines

Not to be confused with West Visayas State University Medical Center.

Not to be confused with Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital.

Hospital in Western Visayas, Philippines

Western Visayas Medical Center

Geography
Location| Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates| 10°43′08″N 122°32′30″E﻿ / ﻿10.71876°N 122.54180°E﻿ / 10.71876; 122.54180
Organization
Funding| Government hospital
Type| tertiary level hospital
Services
Beds| 700
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.

## History

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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]

## References

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

## Further reading

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### Relevant hospital laws and mandate

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* BP 825 (Series 1984)
* Republic Act 7198
* Republic Act 11496

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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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