rated by the Dominican Sisters will celebrate its 60th Diamond Jubilee in the healing ministry this year.

long celebration are the exhibits and bazaars, free pap smear, free dental services, free

immunization and deworming, skin and make-up workshops, workshop on how to loose, gain weight thru good nutrition, livelihood workshop, film viewing, jubilee walk, sportsfest, outing, homecoming among others.

persons experiencing the best quality health care service in mercy and compassion. The community of health workers also commit themselves to provide the best quality and compassionate health care services in satisfying all individuals with reverence and respect of their persons; deliver quality satisfying services expected of a training health care institution; to witness as a community, the mercy and compassion of a loving God in the performance of individual and communal responsibility. The Dominican Sisters as well as the entire SPH management believes that its services is part of the Church Apostolate and they commit themselves to provide the best quality and compassionate health care services within ethical standards to promote quality of life among caregivers and a healthy environment.

Conversion of St. Paul when the names of the five future missionaries were made known by Mo. Marie de la Paix, then superior general of the Dominican Sisters of the Infant Jesus (now the Dominican Sisters of the Trinity). They were Sr. Marie de St. Paul, OP (Pauline Gilmette); Sr. Gabriel de l’ Annonciation, OP (Rita Blais); Sr. Marie de St. Pierre, OP (Cecile Denis); Sr. Blanche-Marie, OP (There Naud) and Sr. Pauline Therese, OP (Therese Corriveau).

missionary sisters arrive in Davao. In October 1, 1948, the Sisters opened their purchased “Hospital de San Pedro“ from Dr. Alfredo Rivera and on November 1949 construction of a new hospital building in Sta. Ana parish commenced.

took place in May 1, 1950 to be known as San Pedro Hospital. The Sisters had their won quarters on the first floor of the hospital at that time. The Canadian Sisters also opened its door for its first postulants in December 25, 1950. Sr. Filipinas Paña, OP (Catherine – Marie) and Sr. Ofelia Salomia, OP (Sr. Anne – Marie) were the first Filipinas to pronounce their vows.

opening of the San Pedro School of Nursing in April 1956/ The Sisters extend their health services throughout Davao like San Pedro Hospital in Digos constructed in September 16, 1962; Christ the King Hospital in Tagum built on May 30, 1965; and the Agdao Public Health Center in 1966. Sr. Pauline Guilmette, one of the pioneers, fulfilled her cherished dream hospital on St. Joseph’s feast day following the ground breaking of the percent SPH building in March 19, 1965. And after four years, in February 11, 1969, the 350 bed capacity SPH was inaugurated by the then Papal Nuncio Msgr. Carmine Rocco.

collaborated with Canadian Sisters in mission to Burundi, Africa and in 1995, five S4isters responded to the request of the Dominican Family of the Philippines to collaborate in running the Sto. Tomas University Hospital in Manila .