Lung Center of the Philippines
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) is a non-stock and non-profit corporation that was established on January 16, 1981 by President Ferdinand Marcos under Presidential Decree No. 1823.[1] It was placed under the administration of the Ministry of Health by President Corazon Aquino on July 29, 1986 under Executive Order No. 34.[2] The purpose of its creation was to provide health care that specifically targets lung and pulmonary disease. It is located in Quezon Avenue, Quezon City.
A fire on May 16, 1998 destroyed much of the LCP's build and equipment. The fire, which started on 2:20 AM claimed eleven lives with 9 more missing.[3] Calixto Zaldivar, the director of the Lung Center of the Philippines, was indicted on October 19, 1999 for criminal negligence. He was accused of ignoring advice from fire inspectors to install safety equipment at the Lung Center.[4]
The Lung Center of the Philippines was reopened on March 1, 1999 and a new LCP building partly funded by its fire insurance is now under construction.[5]
References
- ↑ P.D. No. 1823
- ↑ E.O. No. 34
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Asiaweek.com | Newsmakers | 10/29/99
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
|
Quezon City Central Business District
|
|||||
| Buildings |
 |
||||
| Parks and monuments | |||||
| Diliman | |||||
| Education | |||||
| Transportation |
|
||||
|
Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.
|
|||||
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a hospital in the Philippines is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
