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 public medical college
Endowment No available figures (Php)
President Samuel Z. Lee, MBM
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 (formerly the Riverside Medical Center), 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.

History

Dr. Pablo O. Torre, Sr. began his medical practice in a family clinic in Bacolod City. The clinic expanded, later becoming the Riverside General Hospital, and Dr. Torre invited Carmelite nuns to assist in administering the facility. Four 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 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.

See also

  • List of tertiary schools in Bacolod City

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Riverside Medical Center Website:History". Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
  2. ↑ "Riverside College, Inc.:History". Retrieved 2008-05-14. 
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