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Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center

Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center (MTCMC) is a tertiary hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center
Silvermed Corporation/Mount Grace Hospitals, Inc.[1]
Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center
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Geography
LocationMacArthur Hwy., Barangay Maimpis, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
Coordinates15°03′57″N 120°39′14″E / 15.065816°N 120.653790°E / 15.065816; 120.653790
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypeTertiary Hospital
Services
Beds210
History
OpenedFebruary 28, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-02-28)
Links
Websitecalcuttamed.com.ph
www.facebook.com/MTCMedicalCenterOfficial
ListsHospitals in the Philippines

History

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Founded by Vilma Caluag.[2] Owned and operated by Mount Grace Hospitals, Inc., Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center was founded on February 28, 2006, at MacArthur Highway, Barangay Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. It initially started with 100 capacity and today, it already has 142 beds with 415 doctors.[3][better source needed]

In 2020, MTCMC President Noel Cortez and Medical Director Dr. Noel Evangelista inaugurated the new five-story extension building featuring the Central Luzon Integrated Oncology Centre and the state-of-the-art operating room complex for invasive surgery using Olympus OTV-S200 Visera Elite II device.[4]

In 2023, its CLIOC offered a next-generation tomotherapy platform treatment using the country's first Radixact Machine, developed by Accuray.[5]

Awards and recognition

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The City of San Fernando Health Office awarded MTCMC as the healthiest hospital, in large category for three consecutive years.[6][7] It has been recognized as the Center of Excellence by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.[8] In 2012, it was granted certification by ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007.[8]

Services and Departments

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Center provides the following services:[9]

  • The Cancer Unit
  • Cardiology Unit
  • Dental Unit
  • Emergency Unit
  • Endoscopy Unit
  • Eye Center
  • Hemodialysis Unit
  • Clinical Laboratory & Pathology
  • Operating Room
  • Surgery & Anesthesia Care
  • Neonatal ICU
  • OB-GYNE Complex
  • Newborn Service
  • Pediatric ICU
  • EEG Services
  • Pharmacy Unit
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Pulmonary Unit
  • Radiology Unit
  • Nuclear Medicine

Admissions

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Patients can be admitted to Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center|Company Background". Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  2. ^ Sangil, Max (2019-03-28). "Sangil: Spotlight on Vilma Caluag". Sunstar. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. ^ "Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. ^ Arcellaz, Princess Clea (March 5, 2020). "Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center for Advanced Specialty Care and Cancer unveiled". SunStar. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "CLIOC brings country's first Radixact Radiation Treatment". Malaya (newspaper). December 10, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pampanga awards 45 barangay health workers, 10 healthy places". balita.ph - Online Filipino News. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  7. ^ "Local News | Sun.Star". SunStar. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  8. ^ a b "Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center|Awards & Recognition". Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  9. ^ "Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center|Services & Departments". Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  10. ^ "Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center|Home". Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
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