Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center

 
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Jose R. Reyes Medical Center (JRMMC) is the regional hospital administrated through the national government. It is located in a densely populated urban area of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. JRMMC provides services in emergency department, obstetrics, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, and primary health care to Filipinos regardless of their ability to pay. Many professional schools of medicine, nursing, and other allied heath send their students to JRMMC for clinical training.

The nursing students from Truman State University spend one week at JRMMC working primarily in the labor/delivery room and in the nursery. They get exposed to the Philippines health care system in an urban government hospital at JRRMC. The Staff Training Offices arranges an orientation to the Philippines health care system and nursing practice in the Philippines. The students work with Filipino patients, physicians, and nurses within this institution.