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Maria Reyna-Xavier University Hospital, Inc.
Maria Reyna-Xavier University Hospital, Inc. (formerly Maria Reyna Hospitlis a 130-bed tertiary 4th level teaching training hospital, owned by the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro City, Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres and Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan.



History of MRXUH
Fifty Years ago, the late Archbishop James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, SJ,DD, had a dream – a health project in Cagayan de Oro, his Diocese for the poor, captured by the Japanese during World War II he was brought to Español de Santiago Hospital in Makati for recuperation. The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres were working there and took care of him. The Sisters braved to hide and keep essential supplies needed by the hospital from confiscation by Japanese soldiers in their surprise visits.

Archbishop Hayes returned to Cagayan de Oro after the world war. He invited the SPC Sisters to help actualize his dream of building a hospital in Mindanao to attend to the physical well-being of the people.

The first four Sisters arrived in Cagayan de Oro in 1947” Sister Gregoire de Leon, Superior, with her were Sister Amparo Bernaldez, Sister Agnes Jereza and Sister Teodora Jasmin. With no place to stay, yet, the Sisters stayed with the RVM Sisters in Lourdes School, after which they moved to the house built adjacent to the clinic. By this time, they were already supervising the construction of a 20-bed hospital and arranging for the equipment and supplies needed to complete the hospital set-up.

Generous benefactors gave invaluable contribution such as food, furniture, linen and even manpower to get the hospital as the Sisters were getting ready for their first admission. Emergency cases were accommodated and treated by the pioneer health care team with high success rate even with the rudimentary conditions of the newbie hospital.

1958 – 1968


 * Archbishop Hayes, wholeheartedly supported his pet project for the sick poor with his personal resources and contributions from well-known generous Kagay-anons, among them are the De La Salle Brothers, RVM Sisters and the Society of Jesus. With only basic Operating Room instruments and the expertise of the doctors, many surgical and gynecological cases, complicated and simple were performed successfully.  Patients recovered due to the compassionate and devoted patient care from the health care team lead by the Sisters and spurred by the love of Christ.  On Sundays, the Sisters with some hospital lay personnel found time to visit the neighboring areas and gave free treatment, medicines and used clothing to needy and basic catechesis to the children. Pigs, cows and poultry were raised in the backyard to supplement the Dietary.  Before the decade ended, a new hospital wing was built for the needed Delivery and Operating Rooms.

1968 – 1978


 * Archbishop Patrick Cronin, SSC, DD succeeded Archbishop Hayes in 1972 and continued his legacy of compassion for the sick poor and the needy. Land lots of Church property near the hospital were given to deserving hospital personnel where they can build their homes on.  Archbishop Cronin often visited the patients in the hospital and they were recipients of his generosity for their hospital expenses.


 * This period of Martial Law in the country (1965-1972), occasional sick or wounded “rebels” were treated in the hospital but managed to escape after treatment.

1978 – 1988


 * Archbishop Cronin retired due to ill health at St. Patrick’s House. He was replaced by Most Rev. Jesus B. Tuquib, D.D. who automatically assumed the Chair of the Maria Reyna Hospital Board of Trustees.  On its 25th Anniversary in 1983, different activities were organized throughout the year.  There was the commemoration of the Founder’s birthday, Thanksgiving Mass for benefactors and guests in March and dinner and dance for staff and personnel in May. The practice of the May Rosary devotion was also initiated that year and a pictorial exhibit in the hospital lobby that portrayed some events of the hospital’s 25-year history and significant personages.


 * The Sisters’ living quarters (cloister) was moved out of the hospital building to a new separate convent through the initiative and support of Archbishop Cronin especially from Misereor. To prevent squatter encroachment on hospital property, the concrete wall surrounding the hospital was elevated.  The total hospital bed capacity was now 90 with necessary additional constructions, renovations and acquisition of equipment.  In the inner vacant square stands a beautiful concrete Chapel, a constant reminder of God’s abiding presence and an invitation for short or long periods prayed for staff and personnel, patients and visitors.


 * Completed were the Intensive Care Unit, clinics for additional medical specialists, linen and laundry area, and canteen with kitchen. MIVA – Switzerland donated an L-300 van to supplement the available utility vehicles.

1989 – 1998


 * Innovative projects necessitated new spaces, air conditioned conference rooms, Board Room, male and female resident quarters, medical record section and covered court for group games, free clinics and social functions for the growing MRH family, and for big assemblies for Eucharistic Celebrations.


 * Because of ill health, Msgr. Cronin finally succumbed to his illness on February 19, 1991 in Maria Reyna Hospital. Departmentalization of medical practice formally began in 1993 with residency training program in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology.  The organized medical staff now had its rules and regulations drawn up and approved by the Board of Trustees.  Different schools in the locality also started affiliating in the hospital for their Nursing, Physical Therapy, dietetics and radiologic technology students.

1999 - 2008


 * In this decade, MRH continued to be the affiliating hospital of Nursing students from STI, Liceo de Cagayan University, Xavier University, Lourdes College and St. Paul University Surigao. The Radiologic Technology Interns were from Iligan Medical College, Liceo de Cagayan University and Dietetic and Nutrition Interns from Lourdes College.


 * In 2005, Archbishop Jesus B. Tuquib, D.D. retired at the age of 76 and the Archdiocese welcomed its new shepherd in the person of his Excellency Most Rev, Antonio Ledesma, SJ, DD who also assumed the chair of the Board of Trustees. Another flash flood occurred in late 2007 damaging the ground floor areas of the hospital. Thus, the ground floor was elevated during renovation of areas like Radiology Department to accommodate the new CT-Scan Unit and the old Pharmacy into a Dialysis Unit.  The Pharmacy was transferred to its present site near the Information and Admitting Department.  A two-storey building was built to accommodate the Linen and Laundry Department.

2010 to present


 * Desiring to expand its services in order to serve more people in need of quality and affordable health care, the Board of Trustees decided to venture into a breaking through partnership in the history of SPC Hospital Administration and of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro where the MRH is concerned. In June 29, 2010, The Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro represented by His Excellency Bishop Antonio Ledesma, SJ, DD, Msgr. Urcisino Columbus Villamil, SSJV and Fr. Gil Escalante, SSJV, The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres represented by Sr. Zeta Caridad Rivero, SPC, Provincial Superior, Sr. Arcelita Sarnillo, SPC and Sr. Santaniña Maria Bernaldez, SPC, and Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan represented by then President Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ, Engr. Elpidio Paras and Dr. Ruth Beltran forged a tripartite partnership and signed the Memorandum of Agreement as the new owners of the hospital.  With the change in the nature of ownership of the hospital came also the inevitable change of name.  With the hospital as now the base hospital for the College of Medicine and Nursing of Xavier University, the Security of Exchange Commission approved the new name of the hospital on April 8, 2011 as the now Maria Reyna – Xavier University Hospital, Inc.


 * A two-storey building for the new Emergency Room and Operating, the pioneer project of the now MRXUH, was blessed on May 8, 2011. It was also during this celebration that the MRXUH family paid tribute to the outgoing President of Xavier University (2005-2011), Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, S.J. and hospital Administrator (2003 – 2011), Sr. Elvira Theodore Ibardolasa, SPC.


 * At present, the hospital is awaiting the birth of its new Medical Specialty Center where it will house the Cancer Institute, the Cardiovascular Unit, the Pulmonary Care Center, the Orthopedic Center, the MRXUH-ACES Eye Center, the Medicine and Sports Rehabilitation Center, the Neuroscience, the Nuclear Medicine, the Hearing Center, Pain management Center, the dialysis Unit, the Gastro-intestinal Unit, the Wellness Spa, the Consultant’s clinics and the Conference Rooms.


 * Even with its pursuit for excellence, the hospital’s original charism remains to be the soul of its existence in the arena of caring for the sick and maintaining the total wellness not just of the people of Cagayan de Oro but of neighboring towns and isles, as well.