East Avenue Medical Center
| East Avenue Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Department of Health | |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | Tertiary |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Links | |
| Website |
eamc |
| Lists | Hospitals in Philippines |
The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) is a government-owned tertiary general hospital located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
History
The EAMC was established as the GSIS General Hospital under the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and was inaugurated by then President Ferdinand Marcos along with Imelda Marcos in October 8 1969. The company operating the hospital, GSIS Hospital, Inc. was dissolved in June 9, 1978 in pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1411 issued by President Marcos, and transferred all of the assets of the company to the Ministry of Health (now Department of Health) and the hospital was renamed Bagong Lipunan Hospital.[1]
The hospital was renamed again in November 12, 1986, by then Executive Secretary Joker P. Arroyo by authority of then President Corazon Aquino, to its current name through Memorandum Order No. 48. The Republic Act No. 8345 signed in June 4, 1997 increased the authorized bed capacity of the hospital from 350 to 600.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Historical Background". Retrieved 10 December 2016.