University of Perpetual Help System
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Motto: | Character Building is Nation Building |
Established: | 1968 |
Type: | Private, non-sectarian, run by the DALTA Group of Companies and JONELTA Group of Companies |
Faculty: | 1,200 including non-teaching staffs |
Students: | over 18,000 |
Location: | 8 campuses nationwide |
Campus: | Urban |
Affiliations: | ASAIHL, NCAA (Philippines) |
Website: | http://www.perpetual.edu.ph |
The University of Perpetual Help Syetem is a university system of eight campuses in the Philippines.
[edit] History
Established in 1968 by Drs. Jose and Josefina Tamayo as the Perpetual Help Hospital and School of Nursing , the institution has a long history of training nurses for service in the Philippines and overseas. Over the years, under the leadership of Dr. Antonio L. Tamayo, it has developed into a university system offering a wide variety of programs. Foremost among these is a comprehensive suite of allied health program offerings, including th University's core program, Nursing.
Over the past four decades, UPHS has opened eight campuses nationwide including the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (DALTA System) and the University of Perpetual Help System Laguna (JONELTA System).