Riverside College (Philippines)
Riverside College, Inc. is a private medical college medical center in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The college is owned and managed by the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital, 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 to 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 The Riverside Medical Center, Inc. Riverside College, Inc. has also retained its name in reference to the hospital's original name.
