St. Theodore of Tarsus Hospital

St. Theodore of Tarsus Mission Hospital, Sagada
A Mission of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines Diocese of Northern Philippines
Geography
Location	No. 1 Staunton Road, Sagada, Mountain Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines
Organisation
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Hospital type	Private, missionary
Services
Standards	Secondary care
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	~10
History
Founded	1903 (ministry), 1925 (licensed)
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Philippines

St. Theodore of Tarsus Mission Hospital, or simply St. Theodore's Hospital, is a missions hospital and the only medical facility located in the Anglican-majority Sagada, Mountain Province.^[1][2] It was established alongside the St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church by the then Missionary District of the Philippines, now the Episcopal Church in the Philippines.

History

St. Theodore's started as a medical mission ministry of Rev. and Mrs. John Staunton, a nurse by profession, in 1903, when they were assigned as missionaries by Bishop Charles Brent to Sagada. This medical ministry and initiative grew into a hospital facility, with the main building built in 1925 to serve the needs of Sagada and the surrounding communities.

Programs

Aside from emergency^[3] and primary in-patient assistance,^[4] the hospital also conducts alternative medical and dietary programs such as juicing and breathing exercises adapted from yoga.^[5] It currently has a partnership with St. Luke's Medical Center,^[6] another Anglican-Episcopalian missions hospital.

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