DE LOS SANTOS MEDICAL CENTER MARKS 45 YEARS

Last November, De Los Santos Medical Center (DLSMC) celebrated its 45th year as a premier Philippine hospital providing quality healthcare services at affordable costs. From its humble roots as a 30-bed family-owned clinic specializing in orthopedic cases to a 150-bed tertiary hospi- tal with over 350 active and visiting multispecialist physicians, DLSMC has continued to evolve and expand over the years.

“Weare proud that the institution has stood the test of time and continues to be one of the wellknown private hospitals in Quezon City,” says Raul Pagdanganan, DLSMCpresident and CEO.

DLSMC first opened its doors as a clinic on Sept. 17, 1949, founded by Dr. José delos Santos Sr., known as the Father of Philippine Orthopedics, and his wife, Pacita delos Santos.

At the start, the clinic focused on orthopedic cases. On Nov. 17, 1973, the clinic reopened to the public as a fullfledged 150-bed hospital.

In June 2013, the hospital partnered with Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings Inc. (MPHHI), and became the seventh hospital under MPHHI’s banner. DLSMC has undergone exciting upgrades in the last five years. Specialty centers were introduced for specific diagnostic and therapeutic services, and it became the first private, level 3 hospital in Quezon City to offer the PhilHealth Z Benefit Package for kidney transplantation.

In 2018, DLSMC opened their first Catheterization Laboratory Unit for interventional cardiology and interventional radiology procedures. They acquired a 128-slice CT scan, and plans to offer coronary artery bypass grafting in 2019, as well opening a Cancer Center.

Call 89-DLSMC (35763).