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NuCM104 Lesson 1 Timeline PDF
NuCM104 Lesson 1 Timeline PDF
NuCM104 Lesson 1 Timeline PDF
1912 Act No. 2156 Fajardo Act created the Sanitary Divisions, the
forerunners of present MHOs
1919 Act No. 2808 Nurses Law; Carmen del Rosario, 1st Filipino
Nurse supervisor under Bureau of Health; succeeded Miss
Mabel Dabbs
Timeline of Evolution 1
1927 The Office of District Nursing under the Office of General
Inspection, Philippine Health Service was abolished and
supplanted by the Section of Public Health Nursing.
1941 Dr. Mariano Icasiano - first city health officer; Office of Nursing
was created through the effort of Vicenta Ponce (chief nurse)
and Rosario Ordiz (assistant chief nurse)
Timeline of Evolution 2
Feb. Nurses decreased to 308 from 556
1946
Mrs. Genera M. de Guzman — Technical Assistant in Nursing of
the Department of Health recommended the creation of a
Nursing Office in the Department of Health
1953 RA No. 1082 Rural Health Law. The first 81 rural health units
were organized.
Timeline of Evolution 3
1958 RA 977 Division of Nursing was abolished and EO 288
1965 Reorganization Act
Timeline of Evolution 4
May EO 102 — redirects the functions and operations of DOH,
24, signed by former President Joseph Estrada
1999
Timeline of Evolution 5