Philippine Lung Center

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. [http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1981/pd_1823_1981.html P.D. No. 1823] ] It was placed under the administration of the Ministry of Health by President Corazon Aquino on July 29, 1986 under Executive Order No. 34. [ [http://www.lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1986/eo_34_1986.html E.O. No. 34] ] 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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/94725.stm Patients die in hospital fire] ] . 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. [ [http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/99/1029/newsmakers.html Asiaweek.com | Newsmakers | 10/29/99] ]

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. [ [http://www.coa.gov.ph/1999_AAR/GOCCs/LCP/LCP-99es.htm Executive Summary of the 1999 Annual Audit Report on the Lung Center of the Philippines] ]

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External links

* [http://www.lcp.gov.ph/ Official Website of the Lung Center of the Philippines]