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516:) which was established as early as 1901 as a small infirmary, is the forerunner of the present-day Silliman University Medical Center. It was not until later in 1903 that a hospital was formally built in replace of it, by the American missionary doctor, Henry Langheim together with his wife who was also a medical practitioner as founders. The Langheims were the pioneers of Missionary Medical Work in Negros Oriental during when the Philippines was opened to Protestant missions. Henry Langheim and his wife took care of the general day-to-day operations in the hospital. On February 26, 1916, Katipunan Hall on the main campus of 158: 183: 885: 609:, are built to cope with the demands the community and the university needs. The structures are both connected or attached with the main hall. The SUMC Medical Arts Building, a 4-storey edifice, has clinics leased and occupied by a plethora of medical doctors of various expertise. The SUMC Medical Specialty Building, also a 4-storey structure, has the same quasi function as the Medical Arts Building and Main Hall. 25: 190: 165: 534:. As Japanese activity stepped up, the evacuation hospital had to close, and Dr Garcia joined the resistance in the interior mountains of Negros island where American missionaries and their families, SU faculty staff, and students operated throughout the duration of the war. After the Philippines was liberated in 1946 the hospital was re-opened. 141: 560:
In the early 2000s, saw the need for the hospital's expansion to server the surrounding community, thus resulting for its management to upgrade its facilities with the addition of newly built structures - the SU Medical Center Specialty Building (4 storey) and the SU Medical Center Medical Arts
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and served as the institution's member of the board of trustees. In 1947, the Board approved the plan for the hospital to become part of a medical union with the insistence that it retain its name and institutional identity. Thus it became part of a bigger organization under a Hospital Advisory
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SU Medical Center made a milestone in 1979 when its Van Houweling Research Laboratory discovered and produced a dog vaccine that gave a three-year immunity from rabies. The said development was later used by some countries on their fight against rabies, in collaboration with the
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At present, although owned by the Silliman University, the hospital is managed and administered by a board of trustees and corporation separate from the university, under the Silliman University Medical Center Foundation, Inc.
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Committee and continued to serve and operate under the watchful eyes of medical professionals until it earned recognition for their concern and regard toward the health and medical conditions of the general public.
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has adequate healthcare facilities catering the community in general. It also serves as a base hospital and medical care provider for the faculty and staff members, personnel, students and alumni of
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Since its founding in 1903, Henry Langheim did not only dedicated his service to the mission hospital but to the whole province of Negros Oriental as well. He taught at
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and those who had fled to the hills. Dr Roman Ponce de Leon remained at the hospital in Dumaguete, while Dr. Jose Garcia established an evacuation hospital at
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In 1942, the Dumaguete Mission Hospital staff agreed to divide their forces, so as to continue to serve both the people who remained in
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is Silliman University Medical Center's chapel. It is a venue for religious convocations and events of the hospital.
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During the onset of World War II, it resulted for some of the hospital's facilities and operations being minimized.
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As originally founded by the Presbyterian missionaries, SU Medical Center is subsequently affiliated with the
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and Rehabilitation Sciences. The hospital's chaplaincy program is served on the other hand by the
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Notable hospital's healthcare units housed at the SUMC Medical Specialty Building include the
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under the auspices of the Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board from the United States by the
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but is independent and non-sectarian. SU Medical Center maintains collaborative ties with
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Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines - Silliman University Medical Center
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The latest two addition to the recent expansion hospital has, the
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The United Church of the Philippines - The UCCP Healing Ministry
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was inaugurated as the home of Dumaguete Mission Hospital.
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in the medical fields and healthcare academic programs of
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A Level III tertiary private and licensed hospital by the
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missionary doctor Henry Langheim, it is the second oldest
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Silliman University Medical Center Official Facebook Page
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The SU Medical Center maintains collaborative ties with
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Silliman University Medical Center Medical Arts Building
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and Protestant founded hospital in the country after
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The University Hospital of Silliman University

Silliman University Medical Center is located in Visayas
Silliman University Medical Center is located in Philippines
Dumaguete
Negros Oriental
Philippines
Coordinates
9°18′46″N 123°18′24″E / 9.31278°N 123.30667°E / 9.31278; 123.30667
Care system
Funding
Non-profit hospital
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Affiliated university
Silliman University
Emergency department
www.sumcfi.org
tertiary
teaching

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