Lesson 1: History of Medical Technologists in the Philippines Flashcards
The first hospital in the PH
Hospital Real in Cebu -1565
Built by Franciscans hospital for the poor and lepers
San Lazaro Hospital during 1578
was founded for poor spandiards
1596 - Hospital De San Juan de Dios
The Dominicans founded the University of Santo
Tomas
1611
Hospital founded in Cavite
Hospital de San Jose - 1641
Established the first
faculties of pharmacy and medicine
UST - 1871
Published journals of science and medicine
Boletinde Medicina de Manila (1886)
o RevisitaFarmaceutica de Filipinas (1893)
o Cronicas de CienciasMedicas (1895)
The central board of vaccination started producing
vaccine lymph
Had 122 regular vaccinators (vacunadores) in
manila and other major towns by 1898
1806
Provincial medical officers were appointed to
provide health care services throughout the
country
1876
Establishment of the Board of health and Charity
1883
Expanded board of health and charity
1886
Laboratorio Municipal de Manila was established
by the Spanish authorities for laboratory
examinations of food, water and clinical samples
although the laboratory was not adequately used in
the study of outbreaks
1887
Philippine war hero who
has employed as a chemical expert in this
laboratory
General Antonio Luna - 1887
After the fall of manila, the Spanish Military
hospital was converted into the
First Reserved Hospitals - 1898
—chief surgeon of the
division of the Pacific and eight army corps
Lt. Col. Henry Lipincott
the successor utilized the
laboratory to perform autopsies and examine
blood, feces, and urine, along with other laboratory
services
Richard P. Srong
The US government, through the Philippine
Commission established a bureau of government
laboratories under the Philippine commission act
no. 156
the bureau was located in?
It has a science library, chemical section, and serum
laboratory for the production of vaccines? What are the two laboratories.
1901
Calle Herran (Pedro Gil), Ermita, Manila
Biological Laboratory
Chemical Laboratory
Bureau of Government Laboratories’ first director
Paul Ferrer
The laboratory received over 7000 fecal
specimens, 900 urine specimens and 700
blood specimens
1909
Board of health established by the Americans was
changed into bureau of health
End of Philippine-American war
The board of health was reorganized into the
Philippine Health Service
1915
From Philippine Health Service, it was reverted to
Bureau of Health
1933
The University of the Philippines’ College of Public
Health formally opened its Certificate in Public
Health Program
June 1927
Japan attacked the whole of manila through aerial
assault and deployment of troops just ten hours
after bombing the Pearl Harbor
December 8, 1941
was the first laboratory
unit to be assigned in the South West Pacific Area
(SWPA)
3d Medical Laboratory - June 18, 1942
o The US forces landed in Leyte
o The laboratories including the 3rd, 5th, and 8th
Medical Laboratories and the 19th medical general
laboratory were relocated to the west pacific area
o Added to the list were the 26th and 27th medical
laboratories and the 363rdmedical composite
detachment
o These medical units were not merged but deployed
separately as small detachments or mobile
laboratory sections to military bases in different
islands
1944
list of laboratories in Leyte:
19th Medical General Laboratory
3rd Medical Laboratory
363rd Medical Composite Detachment
Tacloban
27th
Lingayen gulf:
26th medical laboratory
The only laboratory in Luzon
Established during world war II by the 6th infantry
division of the US Army at ____
Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz,
Manila
Known as the manila public health laboratory
The US army left
The laboratory was endorsed by the National
Department of Health and was non-operational
June 1945
Dr. Pio de reopened the laboratory
Rodawith the help of Manila city health officer Dr.
Mariano Icasiano
October 1945
—was the first graduate of the
medical technology program
Dr. Jesse Umali - graduated as a doctor of medicine in feu technology program.
offered the Medical
Technology course as an elective for pharmacy
students
1957
Medical Technology was recognized as an official
program in UST
1961
