Lorma Medical Center
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Lorma Medical Center is the largest private hospital in Region 1. Since it was launched in 1934, it has set the standard for quality care, cleanliness, specialization and technology and it is one of the leading Medical Centers of the North.
Lorma Hospital was founded by Dr. & Mrs. Rufino N. Macagba, Sr., both physicians. The name LORMA stands for their family names: LOR-enzana, the maiden name of Dr. Crispina Macagba and MA-cagba.
The hospital began admitting patients on May 12, 1934, auspiciously during celebration of Hospital Day. It started in the four bedroom house of the couple. As patients increased, attracted by the fine medical care and personalized service, more rooms were added. Over the years, many renovations and new constructions have brought about the modern Lorma Medical Center of today. In 1970, it was adjudged as the Most Outstanding Hospital in the Philippines in Community Service. In 2002, it was awarded the healthiest Private Hospital in Region 1.
The hospital is now a modern 136-bed medical center with about 350 workers, an average of about 3 workers for every patient. It is accredited and licensed as a Level 4 hospital by the Department of Health and as a Center for Excellence by the Philippine Healthcare Insurance Corporation. The hospital is departmentalized containing separate rooms and wards for surgical, pediatric and medical and obstetrical cases. It has a fully accredited training program in Family Medicine.
Services covered include Special and General Surgery, Neuro-surgery, Cancer treatment, Obstetrics, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Children s Diseases, Well-Baby Clinic, Family Planning, Blood, Heart and Lung Diseases, (X-ray), Anesthesiology, EENT Diseases, Psychiatry, Respiratory Therapy, Dermatology, Neurology, Dentistry Family Medicine.
Clinical services and facilities include modern air-conditioned operating rooms for abdominal, cancer, orthopedic, urology, and neurosurgery, plastic
INTRODUCTION
Lorma Medical Center is the largest private hospital in Region 1. Since it was launched in 1934, it has set the standard for quality care, cleanliness, specialization and technology and it is one of the leading Medical Centers of the North.
Lorma Hospital was founded by Dr. & Mrs. Rufino N. Macagba, Sr., both physicians. The name LORMA stands for their family names: LOR-enzana, the maiden name of Dr. Crispina Macagba and MA-cagba.
The hospital began admitting patients on May 12, 1934, auspiciously during celebration of Hospital Day. It started in the four bedroom house of the couple. As patients increased, attracted by the fine medical care and personalized service, more rooms were added. Over the years, many renovations and new constructions have brought about the modern Lorma Medical Center of today. In 1970, it was adjudged as the Most Outstanding Hospital in the Philippines in Community Service. In 2002, it was awarded the healthiest Private Hospital in Region 1.
The hospital is now a modern 136-bed medical center with about 350 workers, an average of about 3 workers for every patient. It is accredited and licensed as a Level 4 hospital by the Department of Health and as a Center for Excellence by the Philippine Healthcare Insurance Corporation. The hospital is departmentalized containing separate rooms and wards for surgical, pediatric and medical and obstetrical cases. It has a fully accredited training program in Family Medicine.
Services covered include Special and General Surgery, Neuro-surgery, Cancer treatment, Obstetrics, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Children s Diseases, Well-Baby Clinic, Family Planning, Blood, Heart and Lung Diseases, (X-ray), Anesthesiology, EENT Diseases, Psychiatry, Respiratory Therapy, Dermatology, Neurology, Dentistry Family Medicine.
Clinical services and facilities include modern air-conditioned operating rooms for abdominal, cancer, orthopedic, urology, and neurosurgery, plastic