San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation
Private hospital in Pasay, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation, Inc. (SJDEFI or SJ, formerly Hospital de San Juan de Dios) is a private, non-stock, non-profit, joint institute of education and tertiary health sciences operating as a college and a hospital in Pasay, Philippines. Both the colleges and hospital are run by the Daughters of Charity. It started out as a hospital in 1578. The hospital is considered the oldest hospital in the Philippines. It is named after San Juan de Dios, a Portuguese-born soldier that turned health-care worker of Spain.
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Other name | San Juan de Dios Hospital San Juan de Dios College |
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Former name | Hospital de San Juan de Dios (hospital) San Juan de Dios Nursing School (college) |
Motto | Servire In Caritatem |
Motto in English | "Serve in Love" |
Type | Privately held company |
Established | June 24, 1578; 445 years ago (1578-06-24) |
President | Sr. Josie B. Onag, DC (College) |
Students | over 300 |
Address | 2772-2774 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay 1300 , , , 14°32′19″N 120°59′36″E |
Campus | Urban |
Hymn | SJDEFI College Hymn |
Nickname | SJDicians |
Website | sanjuandedios.org (hospital) sjefi.edu.ph (college) |
Throughout the years, the school has received accreditation from organizations such as the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), the Department of Education (DepEd). It has also become a member of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP).