San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital

San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital
Geography
LocationMalabon, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°41′17″N 120°57′19″E / 14.687929531724896°N 120.95534756490207°E / 14.687929531724896; 120.95534756490207
Organization
FundingGovernment hospital
Services
Beds200
History
Former namesSan Lorenzo Ruiz Municipal Hospital (1990–1998)
San Lorenzo Ruiz Women's Hospital (1998–2019)
OpenedMarch 8, 1990 (1990-03-08) (as municipal hospital)
1999 (1999) (as retained hospital)
Links
Websiteslrwh.doh.gov.ph

The San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital is a government hospital in the Philippines with an authorized bed capacity of two hundred (200). It is located in Malabon, Metro Manila.

History

On March 8, 1990, President Corazon Aquino approved the law to establish municipal hospital with 10-bed capacity at Santulan, Malabon, which originally title as San Lorenzo Ruiz Municipal Hospital. In 1998, it was renamed title as San Lorenzo Ruiz Women’s Hospital.[1] In 1999, it was now become a retained hospital under the Department of Health.[2]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital was held on January 29, 2019 located at Panghulo, Malabon.[3] On April 12, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signs the law upgrade to 200-bed capacity and it is renamed as San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital.[4] On September 29, 2025, the new hospital opened in Panghulo, Malabon.[5]

References

  1. ^ Nicol, Hannah (September 29, 2025). "Malabon, DOH reopen modernized San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  2. ^ Pineda, Janna Marie (September 30, 2025). "CAMANAVA's first general hospital now open to serve public". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ^ Parrocha, Azer (January 29, 2019). "PRRD leads groundbreaking of new Malabon hospital". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Republic Act No. 11289". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  5. ^ Bosano, Raphael (September 29, 2025). "Access to healthcare for Malabon residents seen to improve with expanded hospital". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

Further reading

Relevant hospital laws and mandate

  • Republic Act 6864
  • Republic Act 11289


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