Riverside College (Philippines)

Riverside College, Inc. (RCI) is a private medical college and medical center in Bacolod, 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 in Bacolod.

Riverside College, Inc.
MottoLux et Caritas (Latin)
Motto in English
Light and Charity
TypePrivate nonsectarian medical College
EstablishedHospital – 1954[1]
School – 1961[1]
PresidentSamuel Z. Lee, MBM
Location
B.S. Aquino Drive
,
Bacolod, Negros Occidental
,
Philippines
AthleticsNOPSSCEA
Websitewww.riverside.edu.ph

History

Pablo O. Torre, Sr., a doctor, began his practice in a family clinic in Bacolod. The clinic expanded, later becoming the Riverside General Hospital, and Torre invited Carmelite nuns to assist in administering the facility. Four nuns joined the hospital in 1957 – Mother Superior Margaret Theresa ans Sisters Regina Javier, Maria Isabelle Gregorio and Cristina Dean.[1] Recognizing the need for competent staff to run the hospital,[2] 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 to Riverside Medical Center. Later, it was again renamed after its founder, becoming the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital, albeit the name of its parent company retained its name as The Riverside Medical Center, Inc. Riverside College, Inc. has also retained its name in reference to the hospital's original name.

Both The Riverside Medical Center, Inc. and Riverside College, Inc. are operated and managed by Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings, Inc.

See also
  • List of tertiary schools in Bacolod

References
  1. "Riverside Medical Center Website:History". Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  2. "Riverside College, Inc.:History". Archived from the original on September 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-14.


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