Quezon Institute

Quezon Institute is a hospital in Quezon City, Philippines. The hospital is operated and managed by Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. (PTSI) which also owns the property where the hospital stands. PTSI is a non-stock, non-profit organization. Quezon Institute is the biggest unit of PTSI. PTSI was incorporated on February 29, 1960 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 1960. During the American colonial era, tuberculosis was a major health concern in the Philippines. In 1910, a regional meeting was held in Manila and it was reported the mortality of the disease is estimated to be 40,000. The health situation led to the establishment of the Philippine Islands Anti-Tuberculosis Society on July 29, 1910. It was approved in August of the same year. Eleanor Franklin Egan and Sixto de los Angeles led the organization's efforts against tuberculosis. Egan served as the group's first president. The health facility of the Philippine Islands Anti-Tuberculosis Society first opened to the public as the Santol Sanatorium in 1918. In 1934, then-Senate President Manuel L. Quezon lobbied for the passage of the Sweepstakes Law which allocated 25 percent of its proceeds to the Philippine Tuberculosis Society. This led to the establishment of the hospital arm of the organization in 1938. The health facility formerly known as the Santol Sanatorium was renamed Quezon Institute, in honor of President Manuel L. Quezon who attended the inauguration of the hospital. The complex was designed in the Art Deco architectural style by Juan Nakpil. Quezon Institute was occupied by the Japanese Imperial Army during the World War II. The hospital's staff were ordered to be relocated to the San Juan De Dios Hospital in Intramuros, Manila. The hospital's equipment, records, and furniture were looted. After the end of World War II, President Sergio Osmeña lobbied for the allocation of for anti-tuberculosis efforts in the legislature. were allocated to the Philippine Tuberculosis Society (PTSI).