Iloilo Mission Hospital

Iloilo Mission Hospital
Central Philippine University–Iloilo Mission Hospital
Iloilo Mission Hospital aerial view in 2017
Map
Geography
LocationMission Road
Jaro, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates10°42′51″N 122°33′37″E / 10.71423°N 122.56019°E / 10.71423; 122.56019
Organization
Care systemNon-profit
TypePrivate tertiary, academic, and teaching hospital
Religious affiliationIn covenant with the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches but independent
Affiliated universityCentral Philippine University
Services
StandardsLevel III tertiary care
Emergency departmentYes
History
Former name(s)
  • Union Mission Hospital
Opened1901; 122 years ago
Links
WebsiteOfficial Website of Iloilo Mission Hospital

The Iloilo Mission Hospital (formally Central Philippine University–Iloilo Mission Hospital), also known as CPU–Iloilo Mission Hospital, CPU–IMH, IMH, or Mission, is a private tertiary, academic, teaching hospital in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines, managed and operated as the university hospital of Central Philippine University.[1] It was established in 1901 by American missionary doctor Joseph Andrew Hall as "the first Protestant and American-founded hospital in the Philippines".[2][3][4]

It became the first hospital for soldiers and constabulary during the American regime in the Philippines. The Baptists and Presbyterians operated the hospital jointly. Its administration was later ceded to the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in 1925 becoming the Iloilo Mission Hospital in 1932.

The hospital pioneered nursing education in the Philippines by establishing the Union Mission Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1906, which later became part of Central Philippine University and is now known as the Central Philippine University College of Nursing. The nursing school achieved significant milestones, including producing the first nursing graduates and top-ranking nursing board exam taker, and the first top-performing school in the history of nursing in the Philippines.[5][6]

While operating as the healthcare institution of Central Philippine University, the Iloilo Mission Hospital is independent and is administered by a separate board. It is a Level III accredited and licensed tertiary private hospital,[7] providing services to the community and serving as a teaching and training facility for the university in various medical fields and healthcare programs.[2] Iloilo Mission Hospital predates CPU's founding (founded in 1905) by four years.[8][9][10]

In 2001, the hospital celebrated its centennial and marked its contribution to Philippine and American colonial history, especially in pioneering nursing education. As part of the centennial commemoration, the IMH Centennial Building was constructed, and the hospital acquired the first Philips MX8000 CT Scan machine in Southeast Asia. In May 2019, the hospital acquired the first Siemens Healthineers ACUSON SEQUOIA Ultra-Premium Ultrasound Machine in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.[11][12]

Iloilo Mission Hospital is accredited for residency training programs in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Medicine, and Surgery. While originally founded by the Presbyterians, it is currently affiliated with the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches but maintains its independence.