Philippine Heart Center

The Philippine Heart Center was established in 1975 issued by former President Ferdinand E. Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 673. It was identified as the Marcoses ' edifice complex", defined by architect Gerard Lico as "a compulsion and obsession to build edifices as a hallmark of greatness."

It is a hospital that specializes in heart ailments. It has rooms for paying and charity patients and admits more than 14,000 patients every year, including the 3,300 patients that undergo heart surgery. It holds regular training programs for medical professionals. The hospital was built using 50% of the national health budget, while around the country, Filipinos were dying of curable illnesses like Tuberculosis, whooping cough, and dysentery.

It was originally named Philippine Heart Center of Asia and was changed to its current form in 1975. In 2014, the hospital was given a Qmentum International Gold Accreditation for August 2014 – 2017 by Accreditation Canada International for "excellence in hospital practices and safety.

The Philippine Heart Center (PHC) is a Level 4 Government-owned and controlled corporate (GOCC) specialty hospital accredited by the Department of Health and other regulatory agencies. It is seated in a 2.7-hectare lot at the corner of East Avenue and Matalino Street, Diliman, Quezon City proximate to other Specialty hospitals.