East Avenue Medical Center

The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) is a government-owned tertiary general hospital located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

East Avenue Medical Center
Department of Health
Facade of the main building
Geography
Location	Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates	14°38′31″N 121°02′53″E
Organization
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Tertiary
Services
Emergency department	Yes
History
Former name(s)	Ospital ng Bagong Lipunan[1]
Links
Website	eamc.doh.gov.ph
Lists	Hospitals in the 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 on October 8, 1969. The company operating the hospital, GSIS Hospital, Inc. was dissolved on 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 Ospital ng Bagong Lipunan (transl. "New Society Hospital").[2][3]

The hospital was renamed again on 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.[1] The Republic Act No. 8345 signed on June 4, 1997 increased the authorized bed capacity of the hospital from 350 to 600.[4][3]

References

1. "Memorandum Order No. 48, s. 1986". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 12 November 1986. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
2. "Presidential Decree No. 1411, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 9 June 1978. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
3. "Historical Background". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
4. "Republic Act No. 8345". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 25 August 1997. Retrieved 16 April 2020.