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Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center – Department of Pediatrics

Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center – Department of Pediatrics

Baguio, Benguet, Philippines

The hospital started as Baguio Sanatorium in February 3, 1902 pioneered by Dr. Eugene Stafford, captain of the staff of General Arthur MacArthur in the 1900’s.

The hospital begun as a convalescent sanatorium in a small grass roofed building at the former side of Pines hotel or the present exact location of Shoemart (SM) today. Dr. Stafford brought with him a nurse, a cook, and an assistant.

Originally, it begun as an 8 bed sanatorium and on March 25, 1902, the construction of a 15 bed capacity hospital consisting of six, three room cottages was build which was manned by American physicians, army nurse, and hospital corpsmen. Dr. JB Thomas was the first chief of hospital back then.
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