Riverside College, Inc.

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Riverside College, Inc.
Logo of Riverside College, Inc.

Motto:	Lux et Caritas "Light and Charity"
Established:	Hospital – 1954^[1] School – 1961^[1]
Type:	private medical college
Endowment:	No available figures (Php)
President:	Dr. Hector L. Torre
Location:	Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Campus:	Urban
Athletics:	NOPSSCEA
Website:	http://www.riverside.edu.ph

Riverside College, Inc. is a private medical college in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The college is owned and managed by the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital, which serves as its training and teaching facility. It is notable for being the first school affiliated with a teaching hospital to be established in Bacolod City.

1 History
2 See also
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

Dr. Pablo O. Torre, Sr. began his practice in a family clinic in Bacolod City. The clinic expanded and later became the Riverside General Hospital, with Dr. Torre inviting Carmelite nuns to assist in administering the facility. Four of the sisters joined the hospital in 1957 – Mother Superior Margaret Theresa, Sister Regina Javier, Sister Ma. Isabelle Gregorio and Sister Cristina Dean.^[1] Recognizing the need for competent staff to run the hospital,^[2] Dr. Torre established Riverside College, initially offering the School of Midwifery on June 11, 1961 and the School of Nursing on June 23, 1963.^[1] Riverside General Hospital, in effect became a teaching hospital for nurses.

In 1972, the hospital was renamed the Riverside Medical Center. Later, it was again renamed in memory of its founder, becoming the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital. Riverside College, Inc. has retained its name in reference to the hospital's original name.