Motto in English Light and Charity Phone +63 34 432 7624 | Athletics NOPSSCEA President Samuel Z. Lee | |
Established Hospital – 1954School – 1961 Affiliation Roman Catholic, Lasallian Parent organization Riverside Medical Center Inc. Similar University of St La Salle, Colegio San Agustin, La Consolacion College–Bacolod, STI West Negros University, University of Negros Occident | ||
Riverside College, Inc. is a private medical college in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The college is owned and managed by the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital (formerly the Riverside Medical Center), which serves as its training and teaching facility. It is notable for being the first school affiliated with a teaching hospital to be established in Bacolod City.
History
Dr. Pablo O. Torre, Sr. began his medical practice in a family clinic in Bacolod City. The clinic expanded, later becoming the Riverside General Hospital, and Dr. Torre invited Carmelite nuns to assist in administering the facility. Four sisters joined the hospital in 1957 – Mother Superior Margaret Theresa, Sister Regina Javier, Sister Ma. Isabelle Gregorio and Sister Cristina Dean. Recognizing the need for competent staff to run the hospital, Dr. Torre established Riverside College, initially offering the School of Midwifery on June 11, 1961 and the School of Nursing on June 23, 1963. Riverside General Hospital became a teaching hospital for nurses.
In 1972, the hospital was renamed the Riverside Medical Center. Later, it was again renamed in memory of its founder, becoming the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital, albeit the name of its parent company retained its name as Riverside Medical Center, Inc. Riverside College, Inc. has also retained its name in reference to the hospital's original name.