San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital

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.

San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital
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Geography
LocationMalabon, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°41′17″N 120°57′19″E / 14.687929531724896°N 120.95534756490207°E / 14.687929531724896; 120.95534756490207
Services
Beds200
History
Former names
San Lorenzo Ruiz Municipal Hospital (1990–1998)
San Lorenzo Ruiz Women's Hospital (1998–2019)
FoundedMarch 8, 1990 (1990-03-08) (as municipal hospital)
October 1999 (1999-10) (as retained hospital)
Links
Websiteslrwh.doh.gov.ph

History

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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 December 1998, it was renamed title as San Lorenzo Ruiz Women’s Hospital.[1][2] In October 1999, it was now become a retained hospital under the Department of Health.[3][2]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new hospital was held on January 29, 2019 located at Panghulo, Malabon.[4] 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.[5] On September 29, 2025, the new hospital opened in Panghulo, Malabon.[6]

References

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  1. Nicol, Hannah (September 29, 2025). "Malabon, DOH reopen modernized San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "About SLRWH". San Lorenzo Ruiz Hospital. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  3. Pineda, Janna Marie (September 30, 2025). "CAMANAVA's first general hospital now open to serve public". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. Parrocha, Azer (January 29, 2019). "PRRD leads groundbreaking of new Malabon hospital". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. "Republic Act No. 11289". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  6. 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

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Relevant hospital laws and mandate

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  • Republic Act 6864
  • Republic Act 11289