Msgr Dennis J. Dougherty a Bishop of Jaro who asked for the SPC Sisters to take care
of the sick. He solicited funds to put up
St. Paul’s Hospital which was constructed on 1915.
Pioneers of 1911
Sr. Adrien
Sr. Antoine du Sacre-Coeur
Sr. Augustine de Marie
Sr. Felix de Marie
On August 16, 1916 patients were transferred to the new building
In 1941 the turn-over of ownership of St. Paul’s Hospital to the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres by Card Denis Dougherty
The Pioneer Doctors
Dr. Samuel Carson brought in the first patient & became the first Medical Director
Dr. Arroyo succeeded Dr. Varson until the outbreak of WWII
Dr. Gilchrist
Dr. Kilayko
The School of Nursing 1946
First Three Principals
Sr. Marie Louise Limbaga, MD
Sr. Marie Madeleine Denoga
Sr. Mary James Taguinod
The pioneering spirit of the first four sisters coupled with the flexibility to adapt the mission to the challenges of the present times remain as the guiding principle in the continuous remodeling & acquisition of modern technology. Today St. Pasul’s Hospital can boast of several firsts in Western Visayas if not in the south:
Kidney Center establihed in 2005 and is the first accredited kidney transplant facility outside Metro Manila
Respiratory Care Center
Sleep-related Disorder Laboratory – the only in the Visayas
