Established in 1938, Dr. Rolando Deduyo, Malacañang Clinic’s director, said the clinic now caters to an average of 1,000 patients daily, majority of whom are poor patients from the National Capital Region (NCR).

In 2003, Deduyo said Malacañang Clinic attended to at least 141,506 patients.

Of the number, more than 50,000 were new patients or those who sought medical consultations and treatment.

Aside from these services, Malacañang Clinic also provides para-medical services such as dental, nursing, pharmacy, laboratory, ECG, X-ray and ultra-sound.

Deduyo said Malacañang Clinic also operates a dialysis center, physical therapist and rehabilitation and diabetic clinics.

Aside from these, the clinic also conducts auxiliary medical services that include medical mission and free clinics, extension services in Golden Acres, emergency calls, hospital and home visits, referrals to hospitals, immunization, ambulance service and other special projects.

Latest addition to the Clinic’s services was the opening of the 24-hour emergency service upon the instruction of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Dr. Deduyo said.

All the services are provided free and patients are also given free medicines, he said.

Originally, as a branch of the Community Health and Nursing Association and under the auspices of then First Lady Aurora Quezon, the Office of the President officially absorbed Malacañang Clinic in October 1945.

Malacañang Clinic is currently housed in an old building on San Rafael St., Manila.