Victoriano Luna General Hospital Explained

Unit Name:AFP Health Service Command
Dates:1937–3 September 1946

September 3, 1946–Present
Country: Philippines
Branch:Armed Forces of the Philippines
Type:Combat Support Hospital
Role:Military Health and Well-being
Size:1000+
Command Structure:Armed Forces of the Philippines
Current Commander: Col. Fatima Claire S. Navarro MC (GSC)[1]
Garrison:Camp Colonel Victoriano K. Luna, V. Luna Avenue, Pinyahan, Quezon City
Nickname:AFPHSC
Notable Commanders:
  • Colonel Victoriano K Luna MC (GSC) PA
  • B.Gen. Normando T. Santa Ana, Jr. AFP[2]
Anniversaries:September 3
Decorations:
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Identification Symbol Label:Unit Seal of the AFP Medical Center
Identification Symbol 2 Label:AFP Medical Corps Branch Insignia

The Victoriano Luna General Hospital (or simply V. Luna General Hospital), also known as Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center[3] (AFP General Hospital), is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Wide Support Units tasked to provide medical care to military personnel and civilian human resources of the AFP, which includes their immediate dependents. It also refers to the healthcare facility complex that is occupied by the unit along V. Luna Avenue in Pinyahan, Quezon City.

History

The V. Luna General Hospital was named after Col. Victoriano Luna who was then Chief of the Medical Service and Adviser to the Chief of Staff. He came up with the idea in 1935 of putting up an Army Station Hospital to address the health service needs of a growing army.[4]

By 1937, Army Engineers started the design conceptualization and construction of Luna's dream. On September 3, 1946, pursuant to Headquarters Philippine Army (HPA) GO Nr 512, the 1st Philippine Army General Hospital was named "Colonel Victoriano Luna General Hospital" in honor Luna who conceptualized the medical center.[4]

Units

The units under the AFPHSC control are as follows:[5]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protect your loved ones, get vaccinated: V. Luna hospital exec. Philippine News Agency. March 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Profile of Commander AFPMC. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018215346/http://www.afpmedicalcenter.com/mc6/afpmc2/aboutus/leaders.htm. 18 October 2014. usurped.
  3. Web site: Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center - About Us. AFP Medical Center. July 28, 2016.
  4. Web site: History of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810114127/http://www.afpmedicalcenter.com/mc6/afpmc2/aboutus/history.htm. dead. August 10, 2014. AFP Medical Center. July 28, 2016.
  5. Web site: Organizational Chart of the AFP Medical Center. AFP Medical Center. July 28, 2016.