Believing in the importance of Jesus’s healing ministry amidst the world’s declining health condition, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is blessed with two more hospitals, two dental clinics, and ten existing hospitals nationwide.
Dr. Rogelio M. Garcia Memorial Hospital, a family-owned hospital operated by an Adventist couple, pledged their lofty support for the church’s mission. Their siblings made their family’s desire to donate the property a reality and turned it over to the Southern Mindanao Mission. The hospital is currently under the supervision of Adventist Medical Center—Iligan City, thus named Adventist Medical Center—Iligan City Tupi Branch.
Another center of influence for health is the Northern Luzon Adventist Hospital at Artacho, Sison, Pangasinan, which is currently under the supervision of Adventist Medical Center Manila in Pasay City.
Adventist Dental Clinics at Puerto Princesa and El Nido, both in Palawan, are also operational and provide dental care education and services. They believe that healthy teeth are essential for every person’s physical and social development.
Other existing hospitals in Mindanao operated by your friendly Sabbath-keeping friends are Adventist Hospital Davao, Adventist Medical Center-Valencia City, Adventist Medical Center-Iligan City, and Gingoog Sanitarium and Hospital at Gingoog City.
In the Visayas, the Adventist Church operates Adventist Hospital- Cebu Inc. at Cebu City; Adventist Medical Center -Bacolod City; and Adventist Hospital-Calbayog City, Inc
Three other Adventist hospitals also serve Luzon: Adventist Medical Center-Manila is in Pasay City, Adventist Hospital-Santiago City is in Isabela Province, and Adventist Hospital Palawan is in Puerto Princesa City.
There are 229 Adventist hospitals and sanitariums worldwide, 129 nursing homes and retirement centers, 1,475 clinics and dispensaries, 128 dental clinics, and 15 orphanages and children’s homes.
Following the footprints of Jesus in healing the sick and restoring their wounded souls through tenderness and compassion, God’s medical missionaries should also impart that “It is labor lost to teach people to look to God as a healer of their infirmities unless they are also taught to lay aside unhealthful practices. To receive His blessing in answer to prayer, they must cease to do evil and learn to do well. Their surroundings must be clean, and their habits of life correct. They must live in harmony with the law of God, both natural and spiritual.” Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, Chapter 16, 228.
Sir Roy G. Perez, President of Adventist International Health System International Philippines, Inc. (AIHSPI), “May our positive medical reputation along with the Adventist health philosophy continuously spread and ripple out to the sparse inhabitants of the cities, rural communities, and the rest of the world.” (SePUM Communication)
