Philippine General Hospital

The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is a tertiary state-owned hospital administered and operated by the University of the Philippines Manila, the University of the Philippines System's Health Sciences Center. It is the largest government hospital administered by the university, and is designated as the National University Hospital. It is located at Ermita, Manila in the Philippines. It is the biggest hospital in the country with a 1,500-bed capacity. It is a mixed-use hospital, with 1,000 beds for indigent patients and 500 beds for private patients, and offers some of the lowest rates for patients and is generally known as the hospital for indigent patients.

The PGH, being the largest training hospital in the country, is the laboratory hospital of health science students enrolled in the University of the Philippines. This includes students of medicine, nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, occupational therapy, dentistry and speech pathology.

There are 14 clinical departments--Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurosciences, Pediatrics, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry, Radiology, Pathology, Emergency Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology--all of which offer residency and fellowship training. It also offers various training for paramedical specialties such as nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, radiation technology, nutrition, hospital dentistry, medical technology and EMT training.

On an average year, about 600,000 patients pass through the hospital's halls. Because of this, many organizations help the hospital. Some help the hospital directly, such as the PGH Medical Foundation and the Fr. Barbero Foundation. Others help patients by financing the cost of medications, operations and therapies. Some of these organizations are based within the University, notably the Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity and Sorority of the College of Medicine, recognized by UP Manila and the City of Manila as its outstanding organizations, LIKAS and Pagsama, both multi-college organizations and the Phi Lambda delta Sorority and Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity, also of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine.

PGH celebrated its centennial in 2007, one hundred years since the US government passed a law establishing it. The hospital has seen the worst of tropical epidemics during its early existence and the worst of the war in the 1940's. It is one of the very few Philippine hospitals that remained open all throughout the war.

Philippine General Hospital Burn Center: Alfredo Ticzon Ramirez M.D. Burn Center

Afredo Ticzon Ramirez M.D. [1939-2003].

The Burn Center of University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital was named after Alfredo Ticzon Ramirez M.D., 'The Father of Burn Medicine' - Burn Surgery - Phi Kappa Mu. Alfredo is one of the past deans of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. He is an alumnus of the University of the Philippines and the Tufts University - USA. Alfredo was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons [F.A.C.S.] and a [F.P.C.S.] - [Fellow of Philippine College of Surgeons] and a past president of 'Philippine College of Surgeons'. It is during his presidency that 'Philippine College of Sugeons' was renovated and attained its height of development. He also worked for 'Fire Prevention Month' and was approved as presidential decree during the term of Philippine president Gloria Arroyo - Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Alfredo Ticzon Ramirez M.D. is 1973 T.O.Y.M. [Ten Outstanding Young Men] - Philippines and the 5th chancellor of the University of the Philippines - Manila, [2001-2003]. His parents were: Pedro Bernardo Ramirez M.D. of Bocaue, Bulacan and Josefina Reyes Ticzon-Ramirez M.D. of San Pablo City, Laguna. They are both alumni of University of the Philippines and co-founders of Makati Medical Center - Makati.

References

External links

• Official website
• Sentro Oftalmologico Jose Rizal (PGH Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)