Research locale The Dr. Paulino J.

Garcia Memorial research and Medical center started out as the Nueva Ecija General Hospital formerly established following the passage of a Public Act in 1930. The Hospital with a capacity of 30 beds was opened to the public on December 15, 1930. Dr. Facundo esquivel became its first chief of hospital. The building which housed the hospital still stand today as the main building with the old attached marker. In 1934, a cottage type nurses home was built. In 1935, the maternity pavilion and contagious pavilion were constructed from Crisostomo estate funds and from national appropriation, respectively. The two additional buildings increased bed capacity to 75 beds On may 23, 1957 Dr. Paulino J. Garcia, secretary of health transferred Dr Emiliano M. Perez Sr., Chief of Hospital of the Negros Occidental to the Nueva Ecija Provincial Hospital replacing Dr. Cifriano Abaya, who in turn, took Dr. Perez place in Negros occidental. Upon his assumption to duty. Dr. Perez made giant steps to advance the mission and goal of the hospital. By 1958, the dining room and kitchen were remodelled, the dormitory was enlarged and in its first floor, a social hall/conference lecture and library was built. In 1960, the old contagious pavilion was demolished and its site, a new surgical department was established. Bed capacity further increase to 125 bed. At this time, services were departmentalized into four major clinical departments: Medicine, Surgery, OB - Gyne, Pediatrics and the X-ray department were organized. Physicians selected to head the new formed department were trained in their respective fields in manila and abroad. In 1961, an annex to surgical ward was completed. This became the pay section. Bed capacity reached 150. The hospital acquired teaching and training status in February 1961. Nursing in the vicinity started affiliating with the hospital. In 1970, ground breaking for the new OPD was started which was completed in 1973. The opening of the OPD and the private floor increased the bed capacity to 225 beds, under Dr. Perez term

RA 5141 authored by the congressman Angel Concepcion authorizing an increased bed capacity of the hospital to 400 beds with the concomitant necessary appropriation was passed. Unfortunately, the funds for the endeavour merely tricked into really effect the increased to 400 on May 4, 1971 and approved by President Marcos into law on June 19, 1971 which converted the nueva Ecija Provincial Hospital into a National Hospital to be Known as the Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center.