WELCOME TO PGH, THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (by virtue of Republic Act 9500, or the UP Charter of 2008) Mabuhay from PGH, the Philippines’ 102-year old national tertiary referral center and teaching hospital of UP Manila (The Health Sciences Center) that includes the UP College of Medicine, UP College of Nursing, UP College of Dentistry and allied colleges. It is the largest government hospital administered by the UP System (not by the Department of Health); occupies 10 hectares of prime Manila real estate, 45 interconnected and stand-alone buildings, and 125,000 square meters of floor area; consists of 19 clinical departments distributed in the in- and outpatient sections, 1500 patient beds (1000 charity, 500 pay and special units); and includes modernized and upgraded service, training and research facilities, the latest of which are … Read entire article »