Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center - Philippines

The Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center located at Barangay 6 San Julian, Batac, Ilocos Norte has survived the test of time. From a mere emergency hospital when it was inaugurated on February 18, 1968, it became a general hospital and finally a Medical Center on March 3, 1981 by virtue of Administrative Order No. 122, s. 1981. Its expansion and conversion into what it is now were the results of a series of bills passed in Congress and through the support and concerted efforts of local officials and health administrators. Since then, medical and health services were not only made available to the populace of Ilocos Norte but the Medical Center has also catered to patients from neighboring provinces - Ilocos Sur, Cagayan, Abra, Kalinga and Apayao.