THE Delgado Clinic was founded on August 1, 1948, by Dr. Jesus C. Delgado, a pioneering medical board examinations Topnotcher from University of Santo Tomas, and his wife, Mrs. Carmen Bayot-Delgado, with a vision of enhancing the quality of life through excellent personalized patient care.
In the 1960s, daughter Dr. Mary Rose Delgado-Abad and her husband, Dr. Rainerio S. Abad, an OB-GYNE specialist and oncologist, came back from the United States to give Dr. Delgado a helping hand as the clinic continued to grow.
After the demise of both Dr. & Mrs. Jesus C. Delgado in the 1980s, the reins of the medical facility were transferred to its former President and Administrator, Ma. Violeta Delgado-Cojuangco, who then completed her master’s degree in Hospital Administration with honors at Ateneo de Manila.
In 1988, in memory of the late founder, the clinic was renamed Dr. Jesus C. Delgado Memorial Hospital (JDMH). It continues to meet the growing health-care needs of the community with complete facilities as a tertiary hospital, committed to rendering high-quality service.
By 2017, JDMH became the 14th family member of the Metro Pacific Group of Hospitals led by Manuel V. Pangilinan. This enabled the 70-bed tertiary hospital to renovate its facilities, which made the hospital environment even livelier, as observed positively by the patients; upgrade its medical equipment to deliver excellent service with accuracy; and expand its capacity to serve its surrounding communities.
Last June, the JDMH Center for Women’s Health was recently opened. It offers comprehensive health care services specially dedicated for women composed of the
1 First Time Mom Unit – a facility that caters to the needs of the soon-to-be first-time moms;
2 Ultrasound System: GE Voluson E10 – a top-of-the-line premium 4D OB/GYN machine; and
3 Digital Mammography: Senographe Pristina TM by GE Healthcare.
JDMH is the second in Asia and the very first in the Philippines to obtain the Senographe Pristina TM by GE Healthcare, a Digital Mammography with Tomosynthesis machine which allows patients to control the pressure of the compression, providing them with the comfort and easing the pain during the procedure and delivering exceptional image quality at the same time.
JDMH continuously improves its facilities, equipment and services in the years to come with its commitment to provide health-care services that work for women of all ages, with utmost care and excellent service.