Bethel Baptist Hospital

Bethel Baptist Hospital, Inc. (BBH) or Bethel Hospital is a 75-bed healthcare institution in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines founded in 1973. BBH is a non-profit mission institution affiliated with the Association of Fundamental Baptist Churches in the Philippines (AFBCP).HistoryEarly yearsThe hospital was founded from a small medical building established about 1946-1948 by two Association of Baptists for World Evangelism nurses: Rhoda Little and Jeanne Waggoner. It began to grow in 1949, when Dr. Lincoln Nelson, a Naval Physician, and Mrs. Nelson, RN joined the team, and when in 1951, and Mr. Esson, a pharmacist and Mrs. Esson, RN joined the team in 1951. By 1955, the clinic had 9 hospital beds, an x-ray machine, an operating room, digital radiography room, nursery, and a laboratory. In August 1963, a surgeon named Dr. Antonio Maravilla was the first Filipino doctor to join the medical team. He later became the first Filipino Medical Director in 1966.Bethel Baptist HospitalIn November 3, 1973, Bethel Baptist Clinic became the Bethel Baptist Hospital Inc. and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A new building was opened in 1996, which expanded it from 19 beds to 50 beds, upgraded the facilities, and had an accredited tertiary level laboratory. In 2013, Bethel Baptist Hospital opened a new wing, named the Nelson Wing in honor of the founding medical missionary, and making it a 68-bed healthcare institution with an intensive care unit.